Choke (Sepultura song)

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"Choke"
Single by Sepultura
from the album Against
B-side "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover)
ReleasedNovember 28, 1998 [1]
Recorded
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Genre Groove metal
Length4:15
Label Roadrunner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sepultura singles chronology
"Ratamahatta"
(1996)
"Choke"
(1998)
"Against"
(1998)

"Choke" is Sepultura's tenth official single, and the first of three from the album Against , released in 1998. This is the band's first single with Derrick Green on vocals. It is still played in concerts. The video for the single was filmed at Green's first concert with the band, [2] and can be found on the DVD Live in São Paulo . The cover artwork simply shows the four member of the band during the same performance.

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Overview

It was the band's last single to chart in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 91. [3] It was released as both a CD and 12" picture disc.

A multitude of people were known to have demoed vocals for "Choke" including Marc Grewe of Morgoth, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and Vio-Lence, Jason "Gong" Jones of Drowning Pool, Jorge Rosado of Merauder and Chuck Billy of Testament. [4]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Choke"
  2. "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover)
  3. "Against" (demo version)

12" vinyl

  1. "Choke"
  2. "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover)
  3. "Against" (demo version)

Personnel

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References

  1. Hobson, Rich (November 20, 2020). "The Story Behind The Song: Sepultura's Choke". Metal Hammer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  2. Sepultura - Choke [OFFICIAL VIDEO] on YouTube
  3. Sepultura Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography
  4. "ANDREAS KISSER Says CHUCK BILLY's SEPULTURA Audition Tape Was 'Interesting'". Blabbermouth. December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2024.