Tag Archives: Suffokate

Suicide Silence to play benefit show for mental health foundation

Posted by on November 12, 2015

Metal can be used for the greater good and many bands have dedicated their time and effort towards a good cause, either by releasing limited-edition merch, advocating a benefit organization of their liking or simply playing a benefit concert. Suicide Silence joins the ranks of the latter as they just announced a headliner show in […]

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Suffokate sheds two members, drop off tour

Posted by on July 22, 2014

If you’re a deathcore fan, you’re probably aware of Suffokate. And if you’re a regular reader of metal websites, you likely know that the band has had some personnel issues in the past. In fact, the last we’d heard of them, their singer went missing and/or was deported to Canada. And he did it before […]

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Ex-Suffokate vocalist Matthew Krawchuk already in new band

Posted by on April 25, 2014

And so the saga of now ex-Suffokate vocalist  Matthew Krawchuk continues. In case you were eager to hear where Krawchuk ended up (you probably weren’t), he’s already in a new band only a week after leaving Suffokate. The new band in question is Writhen, a melodic death metal band from Canada (surprise, surprise). Krawchuk has posted […]

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Surprising few, Suffokate part with vocalist

Posted by on April 18, 2014

The last time we’d heard from Suffokate, the band had a few words for their vocalist, Matthew Krawchuk. Those words were “fuck you,” because the singer apparently bailed because he was “deported to Canada.” This happened just a few weeks after the band posted that he disappeared after a show and they couldn’t find him. […]

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Suffokate vocalist goes missing (again), band says “f**k you”

Posted by on March 31, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/YZ6c_DpEc_4[/youtube] There’s some weird drama happening with deathcore act Suffokate; the band recently had an incident where their singer, Matthew Krawchuk, went  and disappeared on the band one night after a show in Santa Cruz. Krawchuk was eventually found the next day alive and well, but it was never specified where he disappeared to or why. Still, it […]

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Mitch Lucker memorial show coming to CD/home video

Posted by on December 16, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/ZANE2dFOpEs[/youtube] It’s been just over a year since Suicide Silence vocalist Mitch Lucker perished in an motorcycle accident. Late last year, on December 21, the band and their musical peers got together to perform a memorial concert for the band’s fans and friends to raise funds for Lucker’s daughter, Kenadee. In addition to getting a […]

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Ricky Hoover Is Not The New Suicide Silence Vocalist

Posted by on May 1, 2013

Over the past several days, rumors that former Suffokate vocalist Ricky Hoover was joining Suicide Silence had reached a fever pitch. According to this message board, a member of Evergreen Terrace sparked the rumor of the possibility while speaking at a show this past weekend. Before long, “Ricky Hoover Suicide Silence” was one of the […]

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More Singers Confirmed For Mitch Lucker Tribute Show

Posted by on December 17, 2012

Phil Bozeman (Whitechapel), Cameron “Big Chocolate” Argon, Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men) and Ricky Hoover (Ex-Suffokate) have been confirmed to appear at the memorial show for Suicide Silence singer Mitch Lucker.

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Metal By Numbers 10/5: The Hunter Dominates The Charts

Posted by on October 5, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week, there are fourteen metal/hard rock releases making their debuts on the charts. Six of those releases made it into the top 200. And while two records in particular have been considered the […]

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New & Noteworthy, September 27th – The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears

Posted by on September 27, 2011

September just flew by, didn’t it? This busy month of metal is almost over, but we’re going out with a bang once again, in yet another week of double-digit releases with plenty of easily-recognizable names. This week is actually a first for New & Noteworthy, as the top of our list features both a Grammy […]

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