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| − | '''Mike Smith''' (born July 1970) is a drummer for New York band [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]]. He performed on their 1990 demo ''Reincremated'', the 1991 EP, ''[[Human Waste]]'', their 1991 debut album ''[[Effigy of the Forgotten]]'', and their 1993 album ''[[Breeding the Spawn]]''. He then departed from the band and was subsequently replaced by drummer Doug Bohn. He returned when Suffocation reformed in 2002 after a four-year hiatus and performed on their 2004 release, ''[[Souls to Deny]]'' and 2006's [[Suffocation (album)|Suffocation]]. | + | '''Mike Smith''' (born July 1970) is a drummer for New York band [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]]. |
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| − | Mike also appears on the song "Dawn of a Golden Age" on ''[[Roadrunner United|Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions]]''.
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| − | == Technique and Style ==
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| − | Much as Suffocation is often called the founders of brutal death metal, Mike is credited for laying the groundwork for the drumming style that is a cornerstone of the genre.
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| − | As perhaps the most important of his innovations, Mike invented and pioneered the technique of a blast beat sometimes known in the NYDM drumming community as the "Smith Blast" or to others as the ''"Suffo-Blast"'', which is played with bass drums, snare, and cymbals all in synchronization, as opposed to the original form, which most attribute to [[Napalm Death]]'s [[Mick Harris]], where the snare drum alternates with the bass drum and cymbal. On Suffocation's early material including the 1991 EP ''[[Human Waste]]'' and subsequent debut album ''[[Effigy of the Forgotten]]'', Mike used this form of the blast beat exclusively, and while later Suffocation albums have made use of both forms of the blast beat, it continues to be a signature of their sound.
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Latest revision as of 12:38, 21 May 2021
Mike Smith (born July 1970) is a drummer for New York band Suffocation.
