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Suffocation announce departure of drummer

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Suffocation have announced in a recent interview with HitKiller.com that drummer Mike Smith has quit the band, and has been replaced by Dave Culross. The band said: "[Smith] and the rest of us had serious differences of opinions... he has since been replaced with Dave Culross, who had played and recorded on 'Despise the Sun'... Dave is a permanent member now."

Suffocation have announced in a recent interview with HitKiller.com that drummer Mike Smith has quit the band, and has been replaced by Dave Culross.


The band said:


"[Smith] and the rest of us had serious differences of opinions... he has since been replaced with Dave Culross, who had played and recorded on 'Despise the Sun'... Dave is a permanent member now."


When asked about their new album, the band mentioned that it would be released in the coming months through Nuclear Blast Records.