Straight edge hardcore band Suffocate Faster returns with a new single and a new EP announcement. ‘Time Flies‘ is the first peek of the second collection of tracks in the band’s two-part EP release, ‘This Is The Way Vol. 2‘ coming out on November 17, 2023, via Smartpunk Records. The band continues to please heavy music fans with their fast-paced, no-fluff tracks that bring nonstop energy from beginning to end. This one in particular carries a meaningful, hopeful message for themselves and listeners alike.
“This one means a lot to us. It’s easy to get down on life, ourselves, career, family. But we’ve learned to be better than this, be positive, and carry on in a better light. Stay strong, push on, and see the light.” says Chris Towning, guitarist of the band.
Suffocate Faster was formed in the fall of 2001 while attempting to stray from the over-exposed trends that plagued Cincinnati, Ohio’s music scene. Inspired by the confluence of metal and hardcore perpetrated by the likes of Hatebreed and Earth Crisis, the four piece sought to create music far more aggressive than what was being heard on radio and television. The band hit the studio and the road until 2007 with pride in the straight-edge lifestyle and positive message to share.
In their short tenure the band released 2 full-length records; 2004’s ‘Only Time Will Tell‘ and 2006’s ‘Don’t Kill The Messenger‘. Flash-forward to 2019 and a call to bring the band back together with original guitar player and founder Chris Towning, the band was reinvigorated with the desire to create new music to reach their original fans and new alike. The current lineup consisting of Chris Alsip, Lance Hudson, and Corey Williams was brought together by Towning’s unifying goal. Suffocate Faster is back and stronger than ever with release two new EPs slated to release via SmartPunk in 2023.