Suffocate For Fuck Sake hail from Sweden and describe themselves as Sigur Ros, Breach, Cult of Luna, Mono, and Mogwai (playing a the same time). Other than that they are a pretty darn mysterious band. There is absolutely no information on the members, or are there any pictures of the band. I can't find any touring information and their Myspace is pretty bare. What else would you expect from a band from Sweden called Suffocate For Fuck Sake?
SFFS definitely live up to their name during portions of their album, but it isn't all rage and fury. They sprinkle a heavy sludge sound over vast expanses of beautifully dark instrumentals and samples of interviews in Swedish. The focus of the interviews are about a young woman looking back at her time spent in a mental institute. The quotes come from her, her friend, her mother, and her doctor at the time and they serve as a guide as the album meanders through the girl's terrifying story.
It is a concept album so I would suggest taking the time and listening to it all at once. I know from personal experience if you get through that first song you will be hooked. This will be a challenging listen due to the long song durations and the experimental use of dialogue in a language you most likely won't be able to understand, but you will be rewarded with glimmering atmospheric guitar work, cripplingly sad piano, and violent vocals.
(I'll post the translations for the samples as soon as I find them)
-Jim
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