Pinnacle of Bedlam | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Suffocation |
Cover: | Suffocation - Pinnacle of Bedlam album cover.jpg |
Caption: | Cover art by Raymond Swanland |
Recorded: | 2012 |
Genre: | Brutal death metal, technical death metal |
Length: | 38:22 |
Label: | Nuclear Blast |
Producer: | Suffocation, Zeuss, Joe Cincotta |
Prev Title: | Blood Oath |
Prev Year: | 2009 |
Next Title: | ...Of the Dark Light |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Pinnacle of Bedlam is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. It is the band's first full-length record since Pierced from Within to not feature Mike Smith (although he makes a guest appearance on the final track), instead the album features returning drummer Dave Culross, making this his only full-length record with Suffocation and his first release overall with the band since 1998's Despise the Sun. Track 10, 'Beginning of Sorrow', is a re-recording of the track of the same name from the album Breeding the Spawn. It is also the band's last album with longtime guitarist Guy Marchais.
A limited edition release of the CD included a DVD containing the 75-minute documentary The Making of Pinnacle of Bedlam.
In its first week, the album sold about 3,200 copies and landed at the 152 position on the Billboard 200.