NewsFebruary 27, 2012 8:02 PM ET6,025 views

Suffocation confirms departure of drummer

In a new interview with HitKiller.com, New York death metal band Suffocation has confirmed the rumored departure of drummer Mike Smith, who quit the band. According to the band, "[Smith] and the rest of us had serious differences of opinions... he has since been replaced with Dave Culross, who had played and recorded on 'Despise the Sun'... Dave is a permanent member now." Additionally, when asked about their next album, the band stated that it's been scheduled for a Fall 2012 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Unless you can read Russian, we suggest viewing more extensive excerpts from the interview here.

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anonymous 2/27/2012 5:06:42 PM

Well, these guys are fcked now.

anonymous 2/27/2012 6:02:12 PM

Dave Curloss is great. This isn't bad news.

fuckthisband 2/27/2012 6:05:04 PM

are you fcking shitting me

fuckyourxs 2/27/2012 6:15:09 PM

Not gonna lie, pretty bummed out by this. Still love Suffo, still hoping for a brutal record.

slut 2/27/2012 6:46:26 PM

"Can you blast beat? You're in"

anonymous 2/27/2012 7:23:44 PM

mike smith is not essential. he didn't drum on pierced from within and they were better for it. plus dave culross is a way better drummer than mike smith.

ShaolinLambKiller 2/27/2012 7:32:58 PM

took you long enough to confirm this.

ShaolinLambKiller 2/27/2012 7:33:44 PM

mike smith is not essential. he didn't drum on pierced from within and they were better for it. plus dave culross is a way better drummer than mike smith. Dave didn't drum on that album either. it was Doug.

anonymous 2/27/2012 7:45:17 PM

shit sucks that dude was bad ass , nice motherfcker too, but i never minded daves work honestly

f28r06a42n12k 2/27/2012 8:18:19 PM

Fuuuuuuck yessss

don_king_lip_froth 2/27/2012 9:25:34 PM

weird.

anonymous 2/28/2012 2:33:31 AM

All white is alright.

anonymous 2/28/2012 2:43:34 AM

the guitar player that looks like the predator?

Deadwithfear 2/28/2012 3:13:14 AM

This is really surprising but not all that disappointing. It's not like smith is an insanely skilled drummer.

anonymous 2/28/2012 5:24:33 AM

mike smith is not essential. he didn't drum on pierced from within and they were better for it. plus dave culross is a way better drummer than mike smith. Dave didn't drum on that album either. it was Doug. good job, youre right. i must be missing where i said dave played on pierced from within.

anonymous 2/28/2012 5:27:10 AM

ShaolinLambKiller mike smith is not essential. he didn't drum on pierced from within and they were better for it. plus dave culross is a way better drummer than mike smith. Dave didn't drum on that album either. it was Doug. No shit. Where does it say he did? Dumbass.

Snoopy2 2/28/2012 6:33:18 AM

Get Travis Barker as a fill in you fcking gays

anonymous 2/28/2012 8:35:38 AM

This dude invented a style of blast before a bunch of fools did it. He's a big part of death metal. You're all morons

BlackJosh 2/28/2012 8:44:38 AM

Heard about this last week. fcking sucks. These guys live in the next town over so hopefully I'll run into Mike one of these days.

LoydChristmas 2/28/2012 10:01:51 AM

slut 15 hours ago "Can you blast beat? You're in" LOL

TheLoudestGuyInTheRoom 2/28/2012 10:17:52 AM

Mike Smith is an awesome drummer. Hate to see him leave, but will still support and check out Suffocation's new shit




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