Dave Suzuki (born February 8, 1972) is an American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
multi-instrumentalist from Las Vegas, Nevada. He is best known for his work as the guitarist, lyricist, bassist, and drummer for
Vital Remains
Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 1988.
History Formation and early years
Guitarist Paul Flynn formed Vital Remains in 1988. Vital Remains' first line-up included Paul Flynn on lead guitar, ...
from 1995 to 2007 and as a touring guitarist with
Deicide
Deicide is the killing (or the killer) of a god. The concept may be used for any act of killing a god, including a life-death-rebirth deity who is killed and then resurrected.
Etymology
The term deicide was coined in the 17th century from m ...
from 2004 to 2005. Since 2011, he has been the guitarist and vocalist for the doom/death metal band Churchburn.
His work can be heard on Vital Remains' ''
Forever Underground
''Forever Underground'' is the third album by the US death metal band Vital Remains. It was released in 1997 by Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent thr ...
'' (1997), ''
Dawn of the Apocalypse
''Dawn of the Apocalypse'' is the fourth full-length album by the American death metal band Vital Remains
Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 1988.
History Formation and early years
Guitar ...
'' (2000), ''
Dechristianize'' (2003), and ''
Icons of Evil'' (2007).
Vital Remains' live DVD, ''Evil Death Live'' (2007), filmed at 'Metalmania Festival' in
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
,
Poland
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, includes an interview with Suzuki.
Discography
;Vital Remains
*''
Forever Underground
''Forever Underground'' is the third album by the US death metal band Vital Remains. It was released in 1997 by Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent thr ...
'' (1997)
*''
Dawn of the Apocalypse
''Dawn of the Apocalypse'' is the fourth full-length album by the American death metal band Vital Remains
Vital Remains is an American death metal band from Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 1988.
History Formation and early years
Guitar ...
'' (2000)
*''
Dechristianize'' (2003)
*''
Icons of Evil'' (2007)
;Deicide
*
When London Burns (2006) (Live album)
;Churchburn
*''The Awaiting Coffins'' (2014)
*''None Shall Live... The Hymns of Misery'' (2018)
References
Black metal musicians
American musicians of Japanese descent
1972 births
Living people
American heavy metal guitarists
American male guitarists
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male musicians
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