Chokehold
June 26, 2007
CHOKEHOLD
‘Blindfolded’
(TBC)
Upon their inception in 2005, Chokehold – a five piece metal band based in Oxfordshire – swiftly set about turning a previously stale metal scene on its head. Planting their roots firmly in the DIY ethics of old, the band hit the road at every given opportunity.
Tearing themselves away from the live stage, Chokehold entered the studio with friend and producer Steve ‘Geezer’ Watkins to record the five-track EP ‘Legion’. Raw, dynamic and unrelenting, the disc soon caught the attention of Casket Records, who released the quintet’s debut full-length – the Nick Hemingway produced ‘The Killing Has Begun’ – in April 2006.
The album soon gained positive reviews from the likes of Terrorizer, Zero Tolerance and the Metal Observer. A video for the track ‘Faith of Fear’ was completed soon after, receiving heavy rotation from Scuzz TV with the offer of a guest host slot on Total Rock radio following.
However, it wasn’t long before the urge to hit the road again became overpowering. In September 2006 they joined forces with Sinocence and Sandstone as the headline act on the ‘Casket Lullabies Tour’, tearing across the UK and Ireland for some 2 weeks and earning a sterling 4K review from Kerrang! Magazine in the process.
Ryan Bird
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