"Choke" is

Sepultura Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash met ...

'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. 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

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Track listing

CD #"Choke" #"Gene Machine/Don't Bother Me" (

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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 *

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– lead guitar * Paulo Jr. – bass *

Igor Cavalera Igor Graziano Cavalera (born 4 September 1970) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the former drummer for the heavy metal band Sepultura, which he co-founded with his brother Max in 1984. Max left the band in 1997, and Igor himself would ...

– drums Technical personnel *Sepultura – production *

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– 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

References

{{authority control Sepultura songs 1999 singles 1998 songs Song recordings produced by Howard Benson Roadrunner Records singles Songs written by Igor Cavalera Songs written by Andreas Kisser Songs written by Paulo Jr.