Suffocation: 'Legacy of Violence' DVD preview available
"From The Tank", a five-minute excerpt from the forthcoming Suffocation documentary film "Legacy Of Violence", can be viewed below. Due on DVD later in the year, the film was helmed by Jon Bickford and was produced by Suffocation Inc. and Extreme Management Group, Inc.Relapse Records released Suffocation's only official live record, "The Close Of A Chapter: Live In Quebec City", on October 27, 2009 in North America and November 2, 2009 internationally. Recorded in 2005 during the band's "Souls To Deny" world tour, the CD contains the band's complete, unedited performance.
Suffocation's latest album, "Blood Oath" (Nuclear Blast), sold around 3,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 135 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
The follow-up to 2006's self-titled record, "Blood Oath" was recorded with Joe Cincotta (who worked on the band's last two releases) and was mixed by Zack Ohren (All Shall Perish, Decrepit Birth). The cover artwork was once again brought to life by Jon Zig (Deeds Of Flesh, Disgorge, Gorgasm).