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Choking Victim was a crust punk|crusty ska punk band (the band described itself as performing "crack rocksteady"), from New York City, in the 1990s.
Background
The band became became well-known at the C-squat in the Lower East Side of Manhattan for their innovative music and politically charged lyrics. They also became infamous for their Satanism|Satanic imagery and references to the vagrant lifestyle, such as crack-smoking, shoplifting, and squatting. Like many other bands in the Punk rock|punk scene, they had strong anti-police sentiments in their songs. The band prides itself on its atheism, making reference to Satan for the purpose of being offensive, rather than any actual worship of the deity. On the album No Gods, No Managers, they use excerpts from the lectures of political scientist Michael Parenti.
Choking Victim broke up after the first day of recording for their first full-length LP, ''No Gods, No Managers'', but the recordings from that one day were enough to make a full album. After they broke up, (Stza and Ezra Crack) formed the band Leftöver Crack, and Skwert and Ezra formed INDK. Sascha has spent the last several years organic farming|organically farming in upstate NY. Choking Victim and Leftöver Crack are anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic and anti-fascist.
On November 11th, 2000, Choking Victim reunited to play a ... read all
And When There Is No Hope
I Smoke Some Crack I Shoot Some Dope
Feline Guitar Antics
The Screaming Cat
