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Infobox musical artist| name = Suck| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = South Africa | genre = Hard rock , acid rock , Heavy metal music|heavy metal | years_active = 1970–1971| label = Shadoks| associated_acts =| past_members = Louis Joseph Forer
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Suck were a Rock music|rock band who were part of South Africa's first wave of hard rock titled, the "Big Heavies." The group lasted eight months between 1970 to 1971 in which they recorded their lone LP, Time to Suck . It was later released in America in 2009."Allmusic|class=album|id=r1591506|pure_url=yes Time to Suck > Overview". Allmusic . They were also one of the earliest groups to cover Black Sabbath .Christe (2003), pg. 9, "''Japan's outlandish Flower Travellin' Band and South Africa's clumsy Suck went as far as to record Black Sabbath cover songs as early as 1970, when the vinyl on the record was barely dry. " In March 2007 they were featured in an article in Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock magazine titled, "The Lost Pioneers of Heavy Metal" where they were referred to as " acid rock|acid punk rock|punk metal".Cite news |title=The Lost Pioneers of Heavy Metal |last=Sleazegrinder |magazine=Classic Rock |date=March 2007

Discography
  • Time to Suck (1971)


  • References


  • Ian Christe|Christe, Ian (2003). Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal . HarperCollins. ISBN 0-380-81127-8


  • Notes


    reflist
    Category:South African rock groups
    Category:South African heavy metal musical groups
    Category:Hard rock musical groups

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