They released their first EP in 2005. It was self-titled and 16 minutes long. Its original release was on September 30, 2005 through Riverside local label Third Degree Records but it was officially reissued by British label In at the Deep End Records in 2006. Soon after its release, they started touring around USA, booking all their own tours.
In September 18, 2007, Suicide Silence released their first full-lenght album called "The Cleansing". It debuted at number 94 on the Billboard 200, selling 7,250 copies in its first week of release.
Fun Fact:The music video for "The Price of Beauty" was banned from the MTV playlist for being deemed too "visually and lyrically explicit", as the theme of the video depicted graphic gore imagery revolving around a woman undergoing a facelift surgery, but having her face instead horribly dismembered and mutilated in the process. (
With the success of their debut album, they were included to take part in Mayhem Festival that took place during the summer of 2008. Afterward, they toured Europe with Parkway Drive and Bury Your Dead, following a successful US tour with the same bands. Suicide Silence then followed along with a tour in Australia with Parkway Drive, A Day to Remember and The Acacia Strain. At this point, Suicide Silence was beginning to gain a wide range of fans throughout the world.
In April 2009 they received the Revolver Golden God awards for "Most Innovative Band" and later that year "Best New Talent".
Suicide Silence released their second album "No Time to Bleed" on June 30, 2009 through Century Media. The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in the first week in the United States alone. "Genocide" was released as the album's second single, and a remix of the song was featured in the
Suicide Silence were included on 2009's Pedal to the Metal tour, along with the bands Mudvayne, Static-X, Bury Your Dead, Dope and Black Label Society.
Their third album, "The Black Crown" was released on July 12, 2011 and sold over 14,400 copies in the United States alone during its first week of release, which had it debuting at position number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart.
When asked by KeI still have the same beliefs and same views, but I'm more open to everything. At this point in my life, I don't see the good in making people hate you for something you say. This record [The Black Crown] is for everybody.
The group was included on the line-up for the fourth annual Mayhem Festival, again playing on the Extreme Stage with other metal acts including Machine Head, Trivium and All Shall Perish during July and August 2011.
