“For me this is the purest & true representation of what I had envisioned for Choke all those years ago.” — Gregg Paiva
Two years ago, we experienced a greasy, savory experience of hardcore punk at local delicatessen and punk rock institution Stay Gold Deli, the circle pit spinning and spinning to the whims of Choke, Slutbomb, and George Crustanza. It’s been about that long since the last Choke release, but the Oakland band just returned with a new six-minute vicious sonic assault entitled Hatred Smile.
Recorded and mixed by Dino Ismic at Blindspot Studio in San Jose, the six tracks here waste no time in tearing down the hatemongers, genocide deniers, and life destroyers through vocal-syncopated drums, double-edged riffs of guitar and bass, and doubled up high/low register vocals.
For more like this, check out the 2021-2022-era Splits Comp by Choke also just uploaded to Bandcamp.
