''Despise the Sun'' is an EP released in 1998 by the

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 ...

band

Suffocation Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can i ...

. It was the last recording before Suffocation's breakup (and subsequent reformation in

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

), and the last to feature guitarist Doug Cerrito and bassist Chris Richards. Like the albums ''

Effigy of the Forgotten ''Effigy of the Forgotten'' is the debut full-length album by New York City, New York-based death metal band Suffocation (band), Suffocation, released in 1991. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave. Several of the tracks had appeared on e ...

'' and '' Pierced from Within'', it was produced by Scott Burns, although it would also prove to be their last album recorded with Burns, as by the time they had reformed he had retired from the music industry. The last track, "Catatonia", originally appeared on the ''

Human Waste Human waste (or human excreta) refers to the waste products of the human digestive system, menses, and human metabolism including urine and faeces. As part of a sanitation system that is in place, human waste is collected, transported, treated a ...

'' EP. The line spoken at the beginning of "Funeral Inception" is from Kevin Spacey, said in the 1995 film '' The Usual Suspects.''

Track listing

Personnel

;Suffocation * Frank Mullen - vocals * Terrance Hobbs - lead guitar * Doug Cerrito -

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

*Chris Richards -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Dave Culross -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

;Production *Doug Cerrito - design, layout, logo, cover concept *Brian Harding - engineering assistant *Steve Heritage - mixing assistant, mastering assistant *Robert Weigel - band photography *Dave Culross - cover concept *Jason Fligman - executive producer * Travis Smith - artwork, design, layout, cover concept * Scott Burns - producer, engineering, mixing, mastering

References

{{Authority control Suffocation (band) albums 1998 EPs Relapse Records EPs Albums produced by Scott Burns (record producer)