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Frank Mullen, (Born January 1970) is the vocalist of New York death metal band Suffocation and met fellow band mates Mike Smith and Terrance Hobbs 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.On later releases, notably Pierced from Within, his range was extended above a monotonal growls. 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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