...Of the Dark Light

...Of the Dark Light is the eighth studio album by American death metal band Suffocation, released on June 9, 2017, via Nuclear Blast.^[1] It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Charlie Errigo and drummer Eric Morotti, and their final album to feature original vocalist Frank Mullen. At 35 minutes and 17 seconds, this is the shortest Suffocation album.

...Of the Dark Light
Studio album by Suffocation
Released	June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded	December 2016
Studio	Full Force Studios, Long Island, New York, United States
Genre	Brutal death metal, technical death metal
Length	35:17
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Suffocation Joe Cincotta
Suffocation chronology
Pinnacle of Bedlam (2013) ...Of the Dark Light (2017) Hymns from the Apocrypha (2023)
Singles from ...Of the Dark Light
"Your Last Breaths" Released: April 13, 2017 "Return to the Abyss" Released: May 12, 2017

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[3]
Exclaim!	8/10[4]
Metal.de	8/10[5]
Metal Hammer	[6]
Metal Storm	6.4/10[7]
MetalSucks	[8]
Paste	6.7/10[9]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[10]
Rock Hard	9/10[11]
Sputnikmusic	2.0/5[12]

...Of the Dark Light received generally favorable views from critics. At Metacritic (a review aggregator site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from music critics), based on 4 critics, the album has received a score of 72/100, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Clarity Through Deprivation"	Derek Boyer	Terrance Hobbs	4:04
2.	"The Warmth Within the Dark"	Boyer	Hobbs	3:39
3.	"Your Last Breaths"	Boyer	Hobbs	4:36
4.	"Return to the Abyss"	Hobbs Boyer	Hobbs	3:56
5.	"The Violation"	Boyer	Hobbs	3:41
6.	"...Of the Dark Light"	Boyer	Hobbs Boyer	3:41
7.	"Some Things Should Be Left Alone"	Frank Mullen	Hobbs Boyer	3:23
8.	"Caught Between Two Worlds"	Boyer	Hobbs Boyer	4:19
9.	"Epitaph of the Credulous" (re-recorded from Breeding the Spawn)	Mullen (credited: Suffocation)	Hobbs Doug Cerrito (credited: Suffocation)	3:58
Total length:				35:17

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[13]

Suffocation

• Frank Mullen – vocals
• Terrance Hobbs – guitar
• Charlie Errigo – guitar
• Derek Boyer – bass
• Eric Morotti – drums

Additional musicians

• Kevin Muller – backing vocals

Production

• Joe Cincotta – production, engineering
• Chris "Zeuss" Harris – mixing, mastering
• Colin Marks – artwork, design

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	167
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	80