Where they from?
Oakland, CA. I went to the batting cages for the first time in at least 20 years yesterday and I will say hitting was infinitely harder than I remember. The most solid contact I made was during the last round when I stepped up to the plate and hit a ball that went flying off the bat and hit me directly in the face. My sister filmed it and posted it on TikTok and it’s currently her highest viewed video.
Why the hype?
Do you like grind but are also a tough guy who likes punching your knuckles into the floor until they are raw and bleeding? Well than Good Lord do I have a band for you. Choke come from the school of grind that borrows rather liberally from modern moshcore to create a sound that is both thuggish and menacing. If bands like Ground and ACxDC tickle your fancy than do yourself a favor and get your Choke on. Just not in a sexual way, unless of course you’re into that sort of thing, in which case just be careful (and have the car home by 11).
Latest release?
Hatred Smile, self-released. Oh yeah, the Super Bowl is also this weekend. I have my pick but I really don’t want to make the dedicated readership of this column upset. Ok, well, you know sometimes as a writer you just have to take certain literary risks if you want to take your place with the all-time greats, so here it is. My Super Bowl prediction is: the Jets will not win it.
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