Pierced from Within

Pierced from Within
Studio album by Suffocation
Released	May 23, 1995
Recorded	Morrisound Recording
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	45:31
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Scott Burns
Suffocation chronology
Breeding the Spawn (1993) Pierced from Within (1995) Despise the Sun (1998)

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Pierced from Within is an album released in 1995 by the technical death metal band Suffocation. "Synthetically Revived" is a re-recording of the song of the same name from the Human Waste EP and "Breeding the Spawn" is a re-recording of the title track from the band's previous album.

Both this album and Effigy of the Forgotten have been re-released by Roadrunner Records as part of the Two from the Vault series.

This is the only full-length album by Suffocation not to feature Mike Smith as a drummer.

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Suffocation except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Pierced from Within"		4:26
2.	"Thrones of Blood"		5:14
3.	"Depths of Depravity"		5:33
4.	"Suspended in Tribulation"		6:31
5.	"Torn into Enthrallment"	Cerrito, Harrison, Mullen	5:25
6.	"The Invoking"		4:36
7.	"Synthetically Revived"		3:53
8.	"Brood of Hatred"		4:36
9.	"Breeding the Spawn"		5:09
Total length:			45:31

Personnel

Suffocation

• Frank Mullen - vocals
• Terrance Hobbs - guitar
• Doug Bohn - drums
• Doug Cerrito - guitar
• Chris Richards - bass

Production

• Guest co-lyrics for "Torn into Enthrallment" by Lee Harrison (Monstrosity)
• Produced by Scott Burns & Suffocation
• Engineered and mixed by Scott Burns
• Assistant engineer: Dave Welner
• Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, FL, USA
• Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound, Miami, FL, USA
• Cover Art: Hiro Takahashi