Suicide Silence
History
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### Formation, demos and self\-titled debut EP (2002–2006\)

Suicide Silence was founded in 2002 in [Riverside](/wiki/Riverside%2C_California "Riverside, California"), [California](/wiki/California "California"). At the time, it was a side project made up of musicians from other bands. The band's first release was in 2003: the *Death Awaits* [demo](/wiki/Demo_%28music%29 "Demo (music)"). After *Death Awaits* was completed, the band began recording a second demo, which was released in 2004 and saw a fair change in the group's lineup; Josh Goddard replaced Justin Tufano on drums and Mike Olheiser replaced Chris Grucelski on bass. It also saw the firing of vocalist Tanner Womack after the band's first performance in April 2003, which left all vocal duties solely to [Mitch Lucker](/wiki/Mitch_Lucker "Mitch Lucker"), who had joined as a co\-vocalist just after the recording of *Death Awaits*. It was by this time that the band members began committing more time to Suicide Silence. The following year the band began work on their first release backed by a small independent label; [a self\-titled EP](/wiki/Suicide_Silence_%28EP%29 "Suicide Silence (EP)") which was released at the end of September of that year. It was initially released by Third Degree Records, and later re\-released in the UK through In at the Deep End Records – the group booked all their own tours around the USA soon after its release. The EP featured new guitarist Rick Ash who replaced Josh Tufano. Ash would not stick around for too long however, and was replaced by Mark Heylum who remains as lead guitarist to this day. 2006 marked the departure of drummer Josh Goddard, who was replaced by Alex Lopez (ex\-guitarist for Blacheart Eulogy and [The Funeral Pyre](/wiki/The_Funeral_Pyre "The Funeral Pyre")).

### *The Cleansing* (2006–2008\)

With a new solidified and dedicated lineup, Suicide Silence recorded six [pre\-production](/wiki/Pre-production "Pre-production") songs while in the process of signing with [Century Media Records](/wiki/Century_Media_Records "Century Media Records") in 2006, it led to their then upcoming full\-length album debut: *[The Cleansing](/wiki/The_Cleansing_%28Suicide_Silence_album%29 "The Cleansing (Suicide Silence album)")*. The album was written, recorded, and completed in 2007 and was recorded in Los Angeles with engineer [John Travis](/wiki/John_Travis_%28producer%29 "John Travis (producer)") and was produced and mixed by Tue Madsen. The album also features artwork by [Dave McKean](/wiki/Dave_McKean "Dave McKean"). *The Cleansing* saw its release on September 18, 2007, and debuted at number 94 on the [*Billboard* 200](/wiki/Billboard_200 "Billboard 200"), selling 7,250 copies in its first week of release. The sales of that week ending combined with its later sales made *The Cleansing* one of the best\-selling debut albums in Century Media history. With the success of their debut album, Suicide Silence were included to take part in [Mayhem Festival](/wiki/Mayhem_Festival "Mayhem Festival") that took place during the summer of 2008\. Afterward, they toured Europe with [Parkway Drive](/wiki/Parkway_Drive "Parkway Drive") and [Bury Your Dead](/wiki/Bury_Your_Dead "Bury Your Dead"), following a successful US tour with the same bands. Suicide Silence then followed along with a tour in Australia with Parkway Drive, [A Day to Remember](/wiki/A_Day_to_Remember "A Day to Remember") and [The Acacia Strain](/wiki/The_Acacia_Strain "The Acacia Strain") in mid\-2008 during the time when they were included to perform at Sweat Fest. At this point, Suicide Silence was beginning to gain a wide range of fans throughout the world. While returning home from the continuous tours, the band covered the song "Engine No. 9" by [Deftones](/wiki/Deftones "Deftones"), and released the cover on their limited edition *Green Monster single* as well as the [iTunes Store](/wiki/ITunes_Store "ITunes Store") all during the same year.

### *No Time to Bleed* (2008–2010\)

[thumb\|left\|Suicide Silence performing at 2008's Mayhem Festival](/wiki/File:Suicide_Silence_Live.jpg "Suicide Silence Live.jpg")
Shortly before embarking on [Mayhem Festival](/wiki/Mayhem_Festival "Mayhem Festival") in mid\-2008, Suicide Silence's MySpace profile title read "Suicide Silence (Is writing a new album)", which was the first indication of ensuring the upcoming of their second album. On June 26, 2008, Mitch Lucker appeared on the *[Headbangers Ball](/wiki/Headbangers_Ball "Headbangers Ball")* blog podcast. In the interview, Lucker stated that the album would be recorded through tracks as opposed of being recorded live, such as *The Cleansing*. He also said the new album would "blow *The Cleansing* away." Machine was chosen by the band to be the producer of the album. The title for it was revealed as being *[No Time to Bleed](/wiki/No_Time_to_Bleed "No Time to Bleed")*.[Headbangers Ball](https://web.archive.org/web/20090726052317/http://www.mtv.com/shows/headbangers_ball/series.jhtml) MTV2

Suicide Silence began recording *No Time to Bleed* in February with production by acclaimed producer Machine and engineering by Will Putney. During Music as a Weapon as well as the band's Cleansing the Nation tour, they began to perform the songs "No Time to Bleed", "Your Creations", "Lifted" and "Wake Up" months before the release of the album. In April they received the *[Revolver](/wiki/Revolver_%28magazine%29 "Revolver (magazine)")* Golden God award for "Most Innovative Band" and performed at the awards show.[Morbid Miller's Interview with Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence!!](http://www.raginpitmagazine.com/2498/morbid-millers-interview-with-mitch-lucker-of-suicide-silence/)  Raginpit – International Metal Music Suicide Silence were included on 2009's Pedal to the Metal tour, along with the bands [Mudvayne](/wiki/Mudvayne "Mudvayne"), [Static\-X](/wiki/Static-X "Static-X"), [Bury Your Dead](/wiki/Bury_Your_Dead "Bury Your Dead"), [Dope](/wiki/Dope_%28band%29 "Dope (band)") and [Black Label Society](/wiki/Black_Label_Society "Black Label Society"). During the same year, the group was awarded the Golden God award for "Best New Talent".

Suicide Silence released *No Time to Bleed* on June 30, 2009, through [Century Media](/wiki/Century_Media_Records "Century Media Records"). The album peaked at No. 32 on the [*Billboard* 200](/wiki/Billboard_200 "Billboard 200"),\[ Allmusic – Suicide Silence Billboard charts] selling 14,000 copies in the first week in the United States alone. The opening track from the album, "Wake Up" was released as a [digital download\-only EP](/wiki/Wake_Up_%28Suicide_Silence_EP%29 "Wake Up (Suicide Silence EP)"), which includes the original song, a live performance of it, and a remix handled by [Shawn Crahan](/wiki/Shawn_Crahan "Shawn Crahan") of [Slipknot](/wiki/Slipknot_%28band%29 "Slipknot (band)"). A music video was produced for the song as well and made its debut premiere on [Fearnet](/wiki/Fearnet "Fearnet"). "Genocide" was released as the album's second single. Its music video was created in collaboration with [Bloody Disgusting](/wiki/Bloody_Disgusting "Bloody Disgusting") and a remix for the song was featured in the *[Saw VI](/wiki/Saw_VI "Saw VI")* [soundtrack](/wiki/Saw_VI_%28soundtrack%29 "Saw VI (soundtrack)").[Suicide Silence Premieres "Genocide" Music Video Online](http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=50026) Metal Underground[Fangoria — Final lineup for the SAW VI SOUNDTRACK revealed!](http://www.fangoria.com/musick/musick-news/3866-final-lineup-for-the-saw-vi-soundtrack-revealed.html) . Retrieved October 7, 2009 Suicide Silence announced production for a music video for the song, "[Disengage](/wiki/Disengage_%28song%29 "Disengage (song)")", of which was released as a [single](/wiki/Single_%28music%29 "Single (music)") on April 20, 2010\. The video for it was released during June 2010\.[Suicide Silence Posts Single Teaser Trailer](http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=54973) \- in Metal News The band played throughout the entire [Warped Tour 2010](/wiki/Warped_Tour_2010 "Warped Tour 2010") on the Altec Lansing Stage. In October, the group began their first headlining tour in two years[Suicide Silence's Mark Heylmun](http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/08/19/suicide-silences-mark-heylmun-the-metalsucks-interview/) MetalSucks with support from [MyChildren MyBride](/wiki/MyChildren_MyBride "MyChildren MyBride"), [Molotov Solution](/wiki/Molotov_Solution "Molotov Solution"), [The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza](/wiki/The_Tony_Danza_Tapdance_Extravaganza "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza") and Conducting from the Grave.[Suicide Silence to headline fall tour](http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=14956) Lambgoat

### *The Black Crown* and Lucker's death (2011–2012\)

[thumb\|right\|The band's original vocalist, [Mitch Lucker](/wiki/Mitch_Lucker "Mitch Lucker"), died in late 2012\.](/wiki/File:Suicide_Silence_%40_Arena_Joondalup_%2812_12_2010%29_%285273245862%29.jpg "Suicide Silence @ Arena Joondalup (12 12 2010) (5273245862).jpg")
By 2011, Suicide Silence began preparing their third full\-length album in [Big Bear, California](/wiki/Big_Bear_Lake%2C_California "Big Bear Lake, California"), with [Steve Evetts](/wiki/Steve_Evetts "Steve Evetts") as the selected producer.[SUICIDE SILENCE Enters the Studio with Steve Evetts; New Album Due This Summer](http://www.metality.net/2011/01/suicide-silence-enters-studio-with.html#disqus_thread)  Metality.net During March, the group performed at California's Metalfest, and a week later, Nevada's Extreme Thing festivals,[Suicide Silence \- Metal Festival Dates](http://www.allmetalfest.com/band/suicide-silence/)  All Metalfest at both of these performances, the band confirmed that the new album would be titled *[The Black Crown](/wiki/The_Black_Crown "The Black Crown")*. Working titles for the album were "Cancerous Skies", "Human Violence" and "Fuck Everything".[Suicide Silence announce new album title "The Black Crown"](http://metalriot.com/news/suicide-silence-announce-new-album-title-the-black-crown/)  Metal Riot When asked by *[Kerrang!](/wiki/Kerrang%21 "Kerrang!")*, Lucker revealed that the album's lyrical themes would feature more of the personal topics that *No Time to Bleed* had in\-concept rather than the [anti\-religious](/wiki/Antireligion "Antireligion") theme that *The Cleansing* held. Lucker explained "I still have the same beliefs and same views, but I'm more open to everything. At this point in my life, I don't see the good in making people hate you for something you say. This record \[*The Black Crown*] is for everybody." The song "Human Violence" premiered on radio station [Liquid Metal](/wiki/Liquid_Metal_%28Sirius_XM%29 "Liquid Metal (Sirius XM)") on May 13, 2011\. *The Black Crown* was released on July 12, 2011, and sold over 14,400 copies in the United States alone during its first week of release, which had it debuting at position number 28 on the *Billboard* 200 chart.[Suicide Silence begin writing new album](http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/3888/17740/Suicide-Silence-begin-writing-new-album.html) The Gauntlet

The group was included on the line\-up for the fourth annual [Mayhem Festival](/wiki/Mayhem_Festival "Mayhem Festival"), again playing on the Extreme Stage with other metal acts including [Machine Head](/wiki/Machine_Head_%28band%29 "Machine Head (band)"), [Trivium](/wiki/Trivium_%28band%29 "Trivium (band)") and [All Shall Perish](/wiki/All_Shall_Perish "All Shall Perish") during July and August 2011\.[Rockstar Mayhem Festival](http://www.rockstarmayhemfest.com/bands)  Bands

Founding member and vocalist Mitch Lucker died on November 1, 2012, at precisely 6:17 am. It was announced by Orange County Coroners Office that he had suffered severe injuries incurred from a [motorcycle accident](/wiki/Traffic_collision "Traffic collision"). One report stated that Lucker crashed his motorcycle shortly after 21:00 on October 31\.[SUICIDE SILENCE Singer Dies In Motorcycle Accident \- The Gauntlet News](http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/3888/26580/SUICIDE-SILENCE-Singer-Dies-In-Motorcycle-Accident). Thegauntlet.com (November 1, 2012\). Retrieved on 2012\-11\-13\.[R.I.P Suicide Silence'S Mitch Lucker](http://www.totaluprawr.com/magazine/r-i-p-suicide-silences-mitch-lucker/) . Total Uprawr (November 1, 2012\). Retrieved on 2012\-11\-13\.

On December 21, 2012, a memorial show to benefit Kenadee Lucker's future education costs was held at the [Fox Theater](/wiki/Pomona_Fox_Theater "Pomona Fox Theater") in [Pomona, California](/wiki/Pomona%2C_California "Pomona, California"). The show was titled "Ending Is the Beginning: Mitch Lucker Memorial Show" as a reference to both an early song from the band (see *[Suicide Silence](/wiki/Suicide_Silence_%28EP%29 "Suicide Silence (EP)")*) as well as acknowledging the transitional period for the band following Lucker's death. The show itself featured the members of Suicide Silence performing songs from each of the band's releases with a different guest vocalist performing with the band for each song. In addition to the memorial show, the band started the Kenadee Lucker Education Fund and continues to promote donations towards Mitch's daughter.

### New vocalist, *Ending Is the Beginning* and *You Can't Stop Me* (2013–2015\)

[thumb\|220px\|left\|Hermida, best known for fronting [All Shall Perish](/wiki/All_Shall_Perish "All Shall Perish"), became the new vocalist of Suicide Silence in 2013\.](/wiki/File:Suicide_Silence_-_Rock_am_Ring_2017-AL6316.jpg "Suicide Silence - Rock am Ring 2017-AL6316.jpg")
After nearly a year of inactivity, it was confirmed on October 2, 2013, that Suicide Silence would hire a new vocalist, Hernan "Eddie" Hermida of [All Shall Perish](/wiki/All_Shall_Perish "All Shall Perish"). The band released a clip of their song "You Only Live Once" with Hermida on vocals.

On October 23, 2013, the band announced on Facebook that they were writing new material via a picture captioned, "Feels good to be working on new music. More updates coming soon." Subsequently, on October 30, the band announced they would start recording their next album the following week. On November 5, they announced the new album would be released early Summer 2014\.

On December 16, 2013, the band released a trailer for *[Ending Is the Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show](/wiki/Ending_Is_the_Beginning:The_Mitch_Lucker_Memorial_Show "The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show")*, which was released on CD/DVD/Blu\-ray on February 18, 2014\. In an interview with Soundwave TV on February 22, 2014, vocalist Eddie Hermida stated that one of the songs on the new album would contain some of Mitch Lucker's final lyrics.

On April 23, 2014, the band announced the title of their upcoming fourth album to be *You Can't Stop Me*, which was taken from the title of a song that [Mitch Lucker](/wiki/Mitch_Lucker "Mitch Lucker") had written before his death. The album was released on July 14 in the United Kingdom and July 15 in the United States. On May 2, Suicide Silence announced that a song off their new album, *[You Can't Stop Me](/wiki/You_Can%27t_Stop_Me_%28album%29 "You Can't Stop Me (album)")*, "Cease to Exist" would be released as the first single off the album. The song was released on May 6, 2014, and performed live for the first time at [Rock am Ring 2014](/wiki/Rock_am_Ring "Rock am Ring") on June 6, 2014\.

### *Sacred Words* and self\-titled fifth album (2015–2019\)

On October 6, 2015, Suicide Silence announced via their Facebook page they were going to be releasing a new EP on October 23, 2015, titled *Sacred Words*, featuring the eponymous track from [*You Can't Stop Me*](/wiki/You_Can%27t_Stop_Me_%28album%29 "You Can't Stop Me (album)"). It featured "Sacred Words" as well as various unreleased tracks, including 3 live tracks taken from a live performance at the Hungarian festival RockPart 2015\. The band also stated that they began working on a new album in 2016\.

On December 27, 2016, The band announced that their self\-titled album, *[Suicide Silence](/wiki/Suicide_Silence_%28album%29 "Suicide Silence (album)")*, would be released on February 24, 2017, via Nuclear Blast. The first single "Doris", which had been performed live at Knotfest in 2016, was released on January 6, 2017, to scathing criticism from fans due to the perceived drastic stylistic shift. The album became a notable departure from their established deathcore sound, instead pursuing a sound resembling [nu metal](/wiki/Nu_metal "Nu metal"), heavily influenced by 1990s acts such as [Korn](/wiki/Korn "Korn") and [Deftones](/wiki/Deftones "Deftones"). The album received mixed reviews from critics. About 4,650 copies were sold in its first week of sales, which was 69% less than the 15,000 first week sales of their previous album *You Can't Stop Me*.

### *Become the Hunter* and *Remember... You Must Die* (2019–present)

On October 21, 2019, the band announced their sixth studio album will be called *[Become the Hunter](/wiki/Become_the_Hunter "Become the Hunter")* with a release date expected in early 2020\. The album artwork and track listing was released through their label [Nuclear Blast](/wiki/Nuclear_Blast "Nuclear Blast"), and on November 11, the band released the opening, instrumental track "Meltdown" from the record. In all, the album spawned three other singles: "Love Me to Death", "Feel Alive" and "Two Steps". Drummer Lopez was absent from its recording due to entering [rehabilitation](/wiki/Drug_rehabilitation "Drug rehabilitation"), so drums on the record were instead performed by Ernie Iniguez as a session contribution.[SUICIDE SILENCE Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer ALEX LOPEZ, Announces New Music](https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/suicide-silence-parts-ways-with-longtime-drummer-alex-lopez-announces-new-music)

In early 2022, the band announced their return to [Century Media Records](/wiki/Century_Media_Records "Century Media Records"), where they released their first three albums. On April 29, Lopez had departed the band. Ernie Iniguez, who had played drums on *Become the Hunter*, was announced as his live replacement for any upcoming tours. In June 2022, the band announced the title of their seventh studio album, *[Remember... You Must Die](/wiki/Remember..._You_Must_Die "Remember... You Must Die")*, along with a short audio clip. The album is set for release in early 2023\.

On August 31, Suicide Silence released the first single and title track "You Must Die" along with a music video. On October 31, the band premiered the second single "Capable of Violence (N.F.W.)" along with an acommpanying music video. On December 9, the band published third single titled "Alter of Self" and revealed the new album would be released on March 10, 2023\. On February 8, 2023, one month before the album release, the band unveiled the fourth single "Dying Life" and its corresponding music video.


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