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Choke

Choke was a band from Perth that combined humorous, even depraved, lyrics with a somewhat blitzkreig death/thrash style. Raving reviews and a strong following was helped early in 1999 by a Fear Factory support. In mid-2000 Choke became entangled in a censorship storm when Federal Police seized all copies of their album and had the artwork destroyed on the grounds that it was too offensive for the general public. All copies were recalled and the band was under threat of an immense fine, although this proved to be no barrier to their continued misbehaviour. Lee Powell was replaced in the band by Merim Osmanovich in 2001, but his stay was spectacularly short, dashing plans for a follow-up album and east coast tour. In May 2001, Choke announced that they would split up after a final gig the following August. Glenn Dyson later joined Pathogen and he and Brad Wesson own Prime Cuts Records and Soundworks Entertainment, a successful promotions and touring business. Choke reformed in mid-2006 with Pathogen/The Furor drummer Louis Rando to play at Metal for the Brain. Smokin' Tailpipe Action was re-released with extra tracks from the 'Onabigwun' demo, new (even more pornographic) cover-art and an AC/DC cover. Glenn Dyson (g) Gavin Ford (g, v) Matt Giovinaao (d) 2001 (temp) Merim Osmanovich (d) 2001 Lee Powell (d) - 2000 Louis Rando (d) 2006 Brad Wesson (b) -- Another biography from Prime Cuts Music -- Established in Perth in late 1996, CHOKE, became notorious in the late nineties with their outrageous shows, outrageous lyrics & sheer lack of taste. For a band like Choke it was hard to pigeon-hole the band into a specific genre, but the closest you'll get is yobboporngrind. Like most metal acts there is the growling vocals and chunky guitar riffs, but underneath this is the lyrics to their songs. Total depravity, total muck, total lack of maturity & a heavy influence of perverted sex. Up to the demise of CHOKE the band had two releases gloriously expelled from the public shitters of Perth. These include their debut demo tape release in 1997 'Onabigwun' which included instant classics such as 'Fear the Bad Boy' and 'Fist of Fury'. Their next release was their CD 'Smokin Tailpipe Action', which included favourites like 'Chocaholic', 'Anal Vineyard', 'Spicy Skin Free' & the infamous 'Your Mums Cunt Stinks'. In Oct 2001, Choke's brilliant CD 'Smokin Tailpipe Action' was been banned by the Censorship office for its naughty lyrics and CD book art, thus becoming the first band in Australian history to have a recording banned in their own country. A marvellous effort that the boys are still incredibly proud of today. As for the band on the live scene, well the punters come out in droves to see the band perform in various states of inebriation & costumes. Choke were very privileged to support the now shithouse international act Fear Factory on their Perth leg of their tour in March of 1999 and blew many of the Fear Factory fans away, which wasn't really that hard. This showed in the next weekend at their CD launch for 'Smokin Tailpipe Action' where they had an audience of 400+. They also managed to score the support slot for the premier Aussie grind band Blood Duster in Perth in 2000. In August 2001 CHOKE played their last ever show to a throbbing crowd of 600. Having played one cumback Perth show in November 2005 & a performance at the last ever Metal For The Brain 2006, it was time, due to poopular demand & increasing penile pressure, to re-release the brilliant 'Onabigwun' & 'Smokin Tailpipe Action' plus a bonus cover of AC/DC 'Dirty Deeds' onto one scrotum punching cd. Featuring new tasteless artwork, this release is a must have in any Australian metal fans collection.

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