Chokehold were one of the most standout vegan straight edge hardcore bands of the 1990's, and craziest of all, they were from Canada. They first formed in 1990 and released the “More Than Ever” demo tape in 1991. At the time, few edge bands had yet to cross over into the heavier, slower riffs, and the band was soon renowned as one of the heaviest in hardcore, drawing ire from some purists for incorporating a much more metal influence into their sound. The band also stirred up a lot of controversy with their lyrical content, which also was far left-of-center when it came to other edge bands. However, controversy led to their rise in popularity, which paralleled that of other up and coming vegan straight edge bands such as Earth Crisis and hardline bands like Vegan Reich and Raid. While bands that adhered to Hardline were totally opposed to abortion, Chokehold was vehemently pro-choice (a message that's most prevalent in the "Content With Dying" LP). Members went on to play in such bands as The Swarm, Brutal Knights, Left For Dead, Haymaker, Our War and Seventy-Eight Days.
Disclaimer- The "Content With Dying" LP and "Instilled" 7" are CD rips, hence the albums being only one long track. Its how the band/label pressed them and I'm still not sure to this day why, but at least you get the CD quality rip.
Prison of Hope (1993)
Instilled (1994)
Content With Dying (1995)
Tooth and Nail (1997)
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