Drummer Mike Smith was one of the founders of New York's Suffocation. The band's trademark is extreme old-school death metal delivered successfully during the nineties.



Yet Mike Smith decided to part ways with the band in 1994 and was replaced by drummer Doug Bohn.



Suffocation had more or less disbanded in 1998, but in March 2003 a reformation was announced, featuring original drummer Mike Smith again.



In February 2012 Mike Smith resigned once again from Suffocation. He was followed up by Dave Culross.