Terrance Hobbs
{{Short description|American guitarist}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Terrance Hobbs (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hobbs at the 2014 Free & Easy Festival
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|04|6}}
| origin = Selden, Long Island, New York, U.S.
| genre = Death metal, technical death metal
| occupation = Guitarist
| years_active =
| current_member_of = Suffocation
| website =
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Terrance Hobbs (born April 6, 1970) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the death metal band Suffocation.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p14414/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Suffocation|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=June 13, 2010}} He has been a constant member in the band since their first released title Reincremated along with bandmates Frank Mullen and Mike Smith, who all met in high school. Hobbs also played in the deathgrind project Criminal Element, which featured fellow Suffocation member, Derek Boyer.
Artistry
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Hobbs is noted within the extreme metal community for his combination of fast and repetitive barred riffing accompanied by other swept and often technical unexpected patterns. This approach laid down the basics of what would eventually be considered technical/brutal death metal.{{Additional citation needed|date=May 2025}} He said: "as bands started to get progressively faster, our ears really liked that, and I think we thought it was fucking stupendous."{{cite web | url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2021/10/08/suffocation-death-metal/ | title=Suffocation Celebrate 30th Anniversary of 'Effigy of the Forgotten' | date=October 8, 2021 }}
Typically, his shred-heavy guitar solos are accompanied with tremolo use, usually in the form of divebombs, trills and other techniques. Pierced from Within contains many examples of this, with an array of atmospheric, palm-muted breakdowns and complex riffs, along with Effigy of the Forgotten and Souls to Deny, the latter of which features a great deal of layered riffing and melodies.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Hobbs mainly uses a custom B.C. Rich Warlock installed with a Floyd Rose locking tremolo, a DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge pickup, Gotoh tuners, and fitted with D'Addario strings. His pedals include a Maxon OD-9 overdrive pedal, and a Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor. His amplification consists of a Peavey 6505+ played through Vader cabinets.{{Cite episode |title=Suffocation |series=Gear Masters |network=Digital Tour Bus |number=66 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DttjsUuh0wo}}
References
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