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Lake Charles, Louisiana's Choke combines sludge metal's swampy density with Southern groove and the blunt force of heavy riffing deeply tied to the Gulf Coast's murky musical tradition. Their sound is thick, hot, and relentless, rooted in the swamp.
Richmond, Virginia's Choke Chain delivers death metal with the aggressive directness that has made Richmond's extreme metal scene one of the most respected underground communities on the East Coast. Their sound is tight and vicious, reflecting the city's longstanding commitment to extreme music.
Ohio's Choke Hold brings crossover thrash sensibilities into collision with groove metal's heavier rhythmic swagger, producing a sound that is both aggressive and physically propulsive. Their work is built to move bodies in the pit as much as challenge ears.
Los Angeles's Choke Me operates in the brutal, compact world of grindcore, delivering short bursts of noise and aggression from the sprawling underground of Southern California. Their sound is confrontational and deliberately abrasive, cut from the genre's most extreme cloth.
Death metal and grindcore act from Rakovnik, Czech Republic, active since 2009. Their provocatively named output delivers abrasive, chaotic extremity in the Czech grind tradition.
Thrash metal band from Oxfordshire, England, formed in 2015. They deliver aggressive thrash from the English countryside.
Death-thrash metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2021. They channel a punishing blend of death metal aggression and thrash metal velocity from the Bavarian capital.
Yakima, Washington's Chokeout fuses groove metal's locking rhythms with hardcore's aggressive directness, creating a sound that is both heavy and kinetic from the Pacific Northwest's agricultural heartland. Their music is physical and combative, built for the pit.
UK black metal project formed in 2022. They craft dark, atmospheric black metal.
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