Frank Mullen

Frank Mullen
Mullen at the 2014 Free & Easy Festival.
Background information
Origin	Long Island, New York, United States
Genres	Death metal, technical death metal
Years active	1989 – 1998, 2003 – present
Labels	Relapse (1991, 1998, 2004 – 2007) Roadrunner (1991 – 1996) Nuclear Blast (2008 – present)
Associated acts	Suffocation

Frank Mullen, (born January 1970) is the lead vocalist of the American death metal band Suffocation, and met 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. 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.

He is featured on the Suicide Silence song "Smashed".^[1] 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.^[2]

Since after the release of Pinnacle of Bedlam, He 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 2 weeks due to his new job.

Personal life

Mullen has a daughter, Rayna Mullen. Both of them live in Long Island, New York.

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."^[3]

References

1. ↑ Zaleski, Annie. "Suicide Silence reveal official "The Black Crown" tracklisting". Alternative Press. Alternative Press. Retrieved 6 June 2011. 
2. ↑ http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2009/10/death-metal-spirit-fingers/
3. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Frank Mullen at Metal Martyr"