Die Choking’s new video splits political parties with an axe ahead of Oct. Gallery 5 show

by | Sep 22, 2016 | MUSIC

We get so many (terrible) metal band press releases in our inbox it could be covered in digital entrails – but sometimes the wave of mediocre nu-metal bands opens up to reveal a treasure like Die Choking.

We get so many (terrible) metal band press releases in our inbox it could be covered in digital entrails – but sometimes the wave of mediocre nu-metal bands opens up to reveal a treasure like Die Choking.

Philadelphia grind outfit Die Choking has been melting faces and busting skulls since the release of Jan 2014’s /. Consisting of current and former members of TFD, Cop Problem, Burden, the “grindish punkish” band has made waves with the subsequent release of // and last year’s ///.

This lead to a European tour and now (thankfully) a number of US dates including a stop at Gallery 5 on Oct. 23rd.

While we’ve got a few weeks till their show, we thought we’d share a new video the band dropped. Thankfully they sent us the brutal and terrifying video to get excited about.

“Dead Figurehead is a fuck-off to intolerance and pushes against the rising neofascism we are seeing in the US right now,” said the band in a statement sent to Clrvynt.

The band goes on to criticize the broad range of American politics, comparing them to the Nixon-era days of mass corruption and cover ups.

“The current candidacy has been an eye-opening mirror for Americans,” the said. “In the end, it seems elected politicians are frequently not the leaders we want or need. Unfortunately, they may be the leaders we deserve.”

Check out the rest of their new record below and keep up with the G5 show here:

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner

Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com




more in music

Tim Barry Part 2 | Richmond, Family & November Fest

Tim Barry just released his ninth full album, Clear Blocks Ahead. He and I had a long, overdue conversation about everything and nothing, but sometimes about that new album. In part one of this three-part series, I brought up my first AVAIL show and found out that it...

RVA Live Music | Thundercat, Glimmer, Deathcat, Rikki Rakki

Lotta indie and a lot of dreamy shoegaze with a healthy dose of funk and hip hop this week. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply want someone to talk music? Hit us up at griffin@rvamag.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormQQG2UhtQ Thundercat,...

Thundercat Has Entered the Chat

Next Saturday, October 17th, the weird, funky spaceship that carts Thundercat around will land in Richmond for his show at The National. As a massive fan, I will absolutely be there. His is the kind of unique sound that makes a concert a “happening.” A funk so deep...

My First Phish Show in 1994 to Photographing Them in Richmond

In 1994, while in NOVA for high school, a friend who had grown up in Vermont introduced me to a band named Phish around the release of their fifth album, Hoist, and I became obsessed. As a classical-metal-progressive rock music fan, I loved it. My first show was...

Old Grace Street is Richmond History. Let’s Recognize It.

Editor's note: We were sent this petition after publishing: VCU Demolition Blitz: More Richmond Erased HERE. As reported by The Richmonder last week, “The Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan, which sailed through City Council with a unanimous vote Sept. 28, is intended...