Han blev inspireret af bands som: [[KoЯn|Korn]], [[Deftones]], [[Slayer]], [[Sepultura]] og alt andet hans far nu kom hjem med <ref name="The AU Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaureview.com/interviews/the-au-interview-mitch-lucker-of-suicide-silence-usa|title=the AU interview: Mitch Lucker of Suicide Silence (USA) &#124; the AU ...|date=20. november 2010|publisher=The AU Review|access-date=20. november 2010|archive-date=11. december 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211042716/http://www.theaureview.com/interviews/the-au-interview-mitch-lucker-of-suicide-silence-usa|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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