Mike Smith (born July 16, 1971 in
Bronx,
New York) is an American
multi-instrumentalist, best known as the former
drummer of the prominent New York-based
death metal band
Suffocation. He performed on their 1990 demo
Reincremated, the 1991
EP,
Human Waste, their 1991 debut album
Effigy of the Forgotten, and their 1993 album
Breeding the Spawn. He then departed from the band and was subsequently replaced by drummer Doug Bohn. He returned when Suffocation reformed in 2002 after a four-year hiatus and performed on their 2004 release,
Souls to Deny, their 2006
self-titled album, and 2009's
Blood Oath. Smith left Suffocation for the second time in February 2012.