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Hypergrind trio DIE CHOKING will begin their first tour of Europe this week, kicking off Grind Is The New Black. The tour also marks the CD release of the band’s debut album III, being co-released between The Compound Recs and Selfmadegod Records.

Surrounding its initial deluxe vinyl release through The Compound Recs in October, DIE CHOKING’s III has been issued glowing accolades from international punk and metal press outlets and bewildered fans who have witnessed the trio deploying the LP’s ripping anthems live. III will now be issued on CD, the disc being made available on their European tour. The CD will then be available in Europe via Selfmadegod Records and in the US via The Compound Recs/Earsplit Distro on February 26th.

Preorders for the CD version of III and the limited vinyl pressing of III in an A Side/B Side black-base Blue Splatter and more can be found exclusively right HERE, and the Blues Of The Mighty Haze and Blue & Bone Splatter Milky Clear pressings of the vinyl and other merch options through DIE CHOKING right HERE.

DIE CHOKING‘s maiden overseas tour, Grind Is The New Black sees the band joining up with Paris-based Department Of Correction for their maiden overseas tour, with two weeks of shows beginning this Friday, February 12th, and running through the 27th, the shows heavily concentrated in the UK and France, and including a set at the first DeathFist Fest in Nantes.

Following the European tour, DIE CHOKING is also confirmed to take part in Berserker III Fest in Detroit, playing March 4th with Conan, Cannabis Corpse, Black Tusk and Yautja. Several additional tour dates with Fucking Invincible will follow the fest. April will see them on a Southeast mini-tour with Organ Dealer, taking part in Useless Christ Fest 14 in Philly with Birdflesh, Suffocation, and many more. May will have DIE CHOKING out on a mini-tour of New England with Pyrrhon, and July will see them raiding the Southeast again for Blood Rust II Fest in Asheville, North Carolina with the likes of Torch Runner, Prisoner, Empty Vessels, Bathe, Abacus, and others.

Joshua Cohen was also recently featured in a Metal Injection feature on 5 Insane Grindcore Drummers, placing DIE CHOKING alongside the likes of Phobia, Magrudergrind, Gridlink, Pig Destroyer, Misery Index, and more in the percussion department; check out the feature HERE, and stand by for a brand new video next week.

Stream DIE CHOKING’s III in its entirety at Soundcloud HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

DIE CHOKING III Tour Dates:
2/12/2016 Le Buzz – Paris, FR w/ Department Of Correction
2/13/2016 Bar Live – Roubaix, FR w/ Department Of Correction
2/14/2016 Unicorn – London, UK w/ Department Of Correction
2/15/2016 Red Lion – Bristol, UK w/ Department Of Correction
2/16/2016 Northumberland – Newcastle, UK w/ Department Of Correction
2/17/2016 Maguire’s Pizza Bar – Liverpool, UK w/ Department Of Correction
2/18/2016 The Old Angel – Notthingham, UK w/ Department Of Correction
2/19/2016 DeathFist Fest – Nantes, FR w/ Department Of Correction [info]
2/20/2016 Raymond Bar – Clermont Ferrand, FR w/ Department Of Correction
2/21/2016 Les Pavillons Sauvages – Toulouse, FR w/ Department Of Correction
2/22/2016 Thunderbird Lounge – Saint Etienne, FR w/ Department Of Correction
2/23/2016 Haus Mainush – Mayence, DE w/ Department Of Correction
2/24/2016 Sanitätstelle – Chemnitz, DE w/ Department Of Correction
2/25/2016 Epplehaus – Tübingen, DE w/ Department Of Correction
2/26/2016 Cafete – Bern, CH w/ Department Of Correction
2/27/2016 Black Box – Saint Dizier, FR w/ Department Of Correction
3/04/2016 Berserker Fest III – Detroit, MI [info] w/ Conan, Cannabis Corpse, Black Tusk, Yautja
3/05/2016 House Show – Lansing, MI w/ Sunlight’s Bane, Dead Hour Noise, Mutilatred
3/10/2016 Gallery 5 – Richmond, VA w/ Fucking Invincible
3/11/2016 Sidebar – Baltimore, MD w/ Fucking Invincible
3/12/2016 Lava Space – Philadelphia, PA w/ Fucking Invincible
4/08-09/2016 Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA @ Useless Christ Fest 14 w/ Birdflesh, Suffocation
5/12/2016 The Funky Jungle – Providence, RI w/ Pyrrhon
5/13/2016 Obrien’s – Boston, MA w/ Pyrrhon
5/14/2016 Geno’s Rock Club – Portland, ME w/ Pyrrhon
5/15/2016 – Westcott Community Center – Syracuse, NY
7/08-10/2016 Tiny Boat Art Space in Asheville, NC@ Blood Rust II Fest w/ Torch Runner, Prisoner, more

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Now just two weeks from release is the second 7” from Philadelphia-based hyperthrash/grindcore trio, DIE CHOKING, simply entitled II, and as The Compound prepares for the wax to hit the streets, today Cvlt Nation leaks a new track from the decimating EP.

Brutal doesn’t even begin to describe the output this destructive, light-speed release, as DIE CHOKING picks up where their debut self-titled EP left off, discharging five songs in less than six minutes. Yet an equally heavy theme surges within the band’s lyrics on II, most notably in its closing track, “Tonsil.” With the vinyl version of the EP, the band is including a printed document which will serve as a legal, personal Living Will, to memorialize one’s final wishes upon their time of death.

Issues founding bassist/vocalist Paul J. Herzog of the track’s lyrics and the inclusion of the Living Will with the EP, “This song is a dedication to the memory of Jahi McMath who died on December 12th 2013. Despite the absolute, irreversible nature of brain death she (as far as I know) remains on ‘life’ support. The controversy of this is obvious but my interest is geared more towards the broader subject of CHOICE in regards to medical treatment during end of life scenarios. It is unfortunate, but families often contradict explicit wishes of dying loved ones. The severe and painful nature of pursuing a ‘do everything you can’ mentality is dire to say the least. This, to me, is pure tragedy. My goal is to open the dialogue a bit and introduce a tool to communicate the questions one needs to ask should they or a loved one be in a life threatening or life ending circumstance. Most people WILL end up THERE and not simply die in their sleep nor arrive to a facility DOA.”

Cvlt Nation is now hosting an exclusive stream of “Tonsil” as well as a peek at the Living Will document and a more extensive statement on the song at THIS LOCATION.

Noisey/Vice previously unleashed the EP’s opening track “Non-Yielder” RIGHT HERE.

II will see release on September 29th via The Compound and DIE CHOKING, on both digital and virgin red vinyl 7” in a run of 300 copies. The band’s hyperactive, earthmoving grind/thrash resounds with an even darker powerviolence edge than their self-titled EP, with even more velocity and fury fueling the tunes. Recorded and mixed at Mark It Zero Studios with Dan O’Hare (Brutal Truth), as was its predecessor — the music harnessed in one day and the vocals in another — II was mastered by Brad Boatright at AudioSiege (Baptists, Code Orange Kids, Integrity).

Preorders for the virgin red vinyl 7” can be placed via The Compound HERE.

DIE CHOKING has booked a hometown record release show for II on October 17th with Pyrrhon, Artificial Brain and Fantasy Panther. This show will begin a week-long DIE CHOKING and Fantasy Panther tour which is partially confirmed, with several shows in the final stages of planning, and new shows are already being booked for later in the Fall.

DIE CHOKING Live:
10/17/2014 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA *II record release show w/ Pyrrhon, Artifical Brain, Fantasy Panther [info]
10/18/2014 The Wasteland – Kutztown, PA @ V.O.S Fest w/ Unknown To God, Empty Vessels, Fantasy Panther [info]
10/19/2014 Voodoo Brewery – Meadville, PA w/ Grin & Bear It, Fantasy Panther
10/22/2014 Quarters – Milwaukee, WI w/ Fantasy Panther
11/16/2014 Dishaus – Baltimore, MD w/ Visions Of War, Wrath Cobra, Incisor [info]

“Featuring past and present members of such family-friendly units as Total Fucking Destruction and Cop Problem comes Die Choking, a Philadelphia trio hellbent on grind obliteration with their new EP II.” – Noisey

“The great thing about this release is that you can just put this on an endless loop and you’ll never get tired of it. The grind is real, the grind is great and the grind is intense. 4/5” – Headbang Or GTFO

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