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Chokehold were a vegan straight edge hardcore band hailing from Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. They first formed in 1990, releasing the “More Than Ever” demo tape in 1991. This was quickly followed in 1992 by a split EP with Crisis of Faith and the Life Goes On EP that same year. The band was soon renowned as one of the heaviest in hardcore, drawing ire from some purists for incorporating metal riffage into their sound. Their rise in popularity paralleled that of other vegan straight edge bands such as Earth Crisis and hardline bands like Vegan Reich and Raid. While bands that adhered to Hardline were totally opposed to abortion, Chokehold was vehemently pro-choice. While Chokehold were atheists and radicals with a strongly anarchist streak to their politics, many of the hardline bands were by contrast conservative (expressing belief in a higher power, homophobia, support for the death penalty and prisons and other conservative views).
In 1993 Chokehold released the Prison of Hope LP through American label Conquer the World Records (CTW). They released their next record, 1994’s Instilled EP, on Philadelphia, PA’s Bloodlink Records. This EP featured some of their most powerful and political material to date, notably the anti-religious song “Anchor”, the anti-homophobia song “Mindset”, and “Burning Bridges”, with its hard-hitting lyrics: “The corporations are aware where the average person is not, violence against one meat eater is not going to liberate a million animals.
In 1993 Chokehold released the Prison of Hope LP through American label Conquer the World Records (CTW). They released their next record, 1994’s Instilled EP, on Philadelphia, PA’s Bloodlink Records. This EP featured some of their most powerful and political material to date, notably the anti-religious song “Anchor”, the anti-homophobia song “Mindset”, and “Burning Bridges”, with its hard-hitting lyrics: “The corporations are aware where the average person is not, violence against one meat eater is not going to liberate a million animals.
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Content With Dying
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Breathless
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The Killing Has Begun
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Depopulation
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willxbr wrote:
the best band
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dsfaxover wrote:
wow, this band is great
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Cleptomanics wrote:
Hey. Are you a vegan? If yes please join our group Vegans. Thank you.
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Suyomizzle wrote:
This band is amazing
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blackouthc wrote:
last show recording is so sick. wish there was video... unless there is
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theoneofshadows wrote:
So fucking hard. Band rules.
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HDS7 wrote:
you can get their entire discography on this blog: http://howcantheyintendtoheal.wordpress.com
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Interlock wrote:
NEVER NEEDED A CRUTCH TO MAKE ME STRRRRRRRONG, NEVER TURN TO SUCH A FUCKING LIE, I'LL NEVER BE THAT WAY
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useyourhands wrote:
you call yourself pro life?i call you pro murder... amazing band
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XXXelsegundoXXX wrote:
I was very surprised by some so called "similar artist", maybe the guitars rifts are more important as the content of the lyrics. Pro-choice !
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XXXelsegundoXXX wrote:
Please come back !
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sebaxxxtian wrote:
(L)
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HDS7 wrote:
ya i agree. mike warden is a big douche.
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andrewkingpdx wrote:
love this band.
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majself wrote:
I WON'T FAAAAAAAAAAAALL!
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ISOM55 wrote:
NOT NO FICTITIOUS MALE BEING, NOT NO SEXIST BOOK OF LIES
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robmafia wrote:
mike ctw is such a shyster piece of shit.
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blackouthc wrote:
content with dying is amazing.
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mrglavin wrote:
what the fuck does pro-choice mean. is it one of those stupid fucking american phrases like pro-life that instantly defines a person as left or right wing
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joshuaxvx wrote:
ANIMAL LIBERATION, EARTH LIBERATION, HUMYN LIBERATION WILL ONLY COME THROUGH EDUCATION!
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