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Associated acts
  
Name
  
Frank Mullen


Role
  
Vocalist

Children
  
Rayna Mullen

Frank Mullen Frank Mullen of Suffocation Mojo 13 Flickr Photo

Origin
  
Long Island, New York, United States

Years active
  
1989 – 1998, 2003 – present

Labels
  
Relapse (1991, 1998, 2004 – 2007)Roadrunner (1991 – 1996)Nuclear Blast (2008 – present)

Genres
  
Death metal, Technical death metal

Similar People
  
Terrance Hobbs, Mike Smith, Dave Culross, Doug Cerrito, Guy Marchais

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Frank Mullen, (born January 1970) is the vocalist of the American death metal band Suffocation, and met band mates Terrance Hobbs and Mike Smith in high school. He is recognized to be among the first to bring low-pitched vocals in death metal. His approach on Effigy of the Forgotten could be considered to be the "blueprint" to the death growls as we know it today. Unlike some death metal vocalists, his lyrics are pronounced more clearly. He achieves this by simply opening his mouth wider, but still retaining his low-pitched growls.

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He is featured on the Suicide Silence song "Smashed." He is also known to wave his hand to the blast beats in Suffocation's songs, which can be seen when performing live and in videos.

Frank Mullen Frank Mullen of Suffocation Saint Vitus Bar Flickr

Since after the release of Pinnacle of Bedlam, Mullen announced that he will retire from full-time touring from the band which means that he can no longer tour with the band for more than two weeks, due to his new job.

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Hardrockchick interviews suffocation vocalist frank mullen


Personal life

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Mullen enjoys listening to several different types of music. When interviewed on the question of what particular taste he has in what he listens to, he responded with, "I don’t know, I mean I listen to a little bit of everything, I’m a big fan of like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Run-DMC, old hard rock, The Who, The Doors, Janet Jackson, Zeppelin. You know." Mullen is also an atheist.

References

Frank Mullen Wikipedia