Despise the Sun
Despise the Sun is an EP by American death metal band Suffocation, released on January 6, 1998. It was the last recording before Suffocation's breakup, and the last to feature guitarist Doug Cerrito and bassist Chris Richards. It was the final album produced by Scott Burns, who had worked on Effigy of the Forgotten and Pierced from Within, as he retired from the music industry after its recording in 1997. The EP was reissued on April 30, 2002 through Relapse Records.
The last track, "Catatonia", originally appeared on the Human Waste EP.
The sample placed at the beginning of "Funeral Inception" is from Kevin Spacey, said in the 1995 film ''The Usual Suspects.''
Personnel
;Suffocation- Frank Mullen - vocals
- Terrance Hobbs - lead guitar
- Doug Cerrito - rhythm guitar
- Chris Richards - bass
- Dave Culross - drums
- 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