"Choke" is Sepultura's tenth official single, and the first of three from the album Against, released in 1998. This is the band's first single with Derrick Green on vocals. It is still played in concerts. The video for the single was filmed at Green's first concert with the band, and can be found on the DVD Live in São Paulo. The cover artwork simply shows the four member of the band during the same performance.
Overview It was the band's last single to chart in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 91.Sepultura Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography It was released as both a CD and 12" picture disc.
A multitude of people were known to have demoed vocals for "Choke" including Marc Grewe of Morgoth, Phil Demmel of Machine Head and Vio-Lence, Jason "Gong" Jones of Drowning Pool, Jorge Rosado of Merauder and Chuck Billy of Testament.
Track listing
CD "Choke" "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover) "Against" (demo version)
12" vinyl "Choke" "Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (Bad Brains cover) "Against" (demo version)
Personnel Derrick Green – vocals, rhythm guitar Andreas Kisser – lead guitar Paulo Jr. – bass Igor Cavalera – drums, percussion
Technical personnel Sepultura – production Howard Benson – production, mixing Carlo Bartolini – recording, engineering Tim Palmer – mixing Bobbie Brooks – mixing James Saez – assistant mixing Mark Moncrief – assistant mixing David Bryant – assistant engineering Daniel Mantovani – assistant engineering Tosh Kasai – assistant engineering James Bennett – assistant engineering Tape Op by Skye A.K. Correa
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