Chokt
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Chokt is the name of Industrial metal
and Alternative rock
band consisting of three members, Pete Murray of Lo-Pro
and Ultraspank
, Walter Flakus of Stabbing Westward
, and John Stevens of Ghost Machine
. It serves as a side-project for Murray, who uses it for songs that don't quite fit as Lo-Pro songs.
with guitarist Neil Godfrey. They released one self-titled album
in 2003. However, after touring in support of the album, they were dropped from the Geffen
record label. While the band decided to press on and eventually release more music in 2009 and 2010, there was a period of over six years where the band did not release any music. During this time, one of Pete Murray's side projects was producing Ghost Machine's 2005 self-titled album
, in which he worked with John Stevens.
Eventually, they started working with Walter Flakus and started making music together. Pete Murray performed vocals, while the other two both are listed as "guitar, bass, and programming". The band appears to use a drum machine for the music's drumming. Members were never actually in the same room together when working on music, but rather, they used Pro-Tools and emailed each other parts back and forth.
The band started streaming songs in 2006, and continued to stream a few per year up through 2009. Most debuted on the band's myspace, but occasionally from Murray's myspace as well. For Pete Murray, it was intended as an outlet for music that didn't quite fit for his other band Lo-Pro, while the other band member's bands had disbanded. While Chokt has not streamed any new music since Fall 2009's "Only You", this is likely due to Murray's involvement with Lo-Pro finally releasing the Letting Go EP in October 2009 and The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge
on June 8, 2010. In an interview for Lo-Pro, Pete Murray announced his intentions to gain more exposure for Chokt, claiming "it won't be secret for long".
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
and Alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band consisting of three members, Pete Murray of Lo-Pro
Lo-Pro
Lo-Pro is an American five-piece hard rock band. They released a self-titled album in 2003. However, after touring in support of the album, they were dropped from the Geffen record label. The band then spent years working on new material, and streaming many new songs on their Myspace...
and Ultraspank
Ultraspank
Ultraspank was an industrial nu metal band in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They released two albums, a self-titled album in 1998, and a follow-up, "Progress", in 2000...
, Walter Flakus of Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band. They formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois and began recording in the 1990s. The band announced a dissolution in 2002.- Early years :...
, and John Stevens of Ghost Machine
Ghost Machine
Ghost Machine is a five-piece music group from the United States. The band is also notable for featuring two members from Motograter, vocalist Ivan Moody , also vocalist for Five Finger Death Punch, and drummer Chris "Crispy" Binns, and John Stevens of The Clay People.-History:Ghost Machine came...
. It serves as a side-project for Murray, who uses it for songs that don't quite fit as Lo-Pro songs.
History
Pete Murray released two albums as the frontman of Ultraspank, and when the band broke up, he eventually formed Lo-ProLo-Pro
Lo-Pro is an American five-piece hard rock band. They released a self-titled album in 2003. However, after touring in support of the album, they were dropped from the Geffen record label. The band then spent years working on new material, and streaming many new songs on their Myspace...
with guitarist Neil Godfrey. They released one self-titled album
Lo-Pro (album)
Lo-Pro is the self-titled debut album of Lo-Pro, released on September 30, 2003. It had one single in "Sunday" which garnered considerable radio play upon release...
in 2003. However, after touring in support of the album, they were dropped from the Geffen
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
record label. While the band decided to press on and eventually release more music in 2009 and 2010, there was a period of over six years where the band did not release any music. During this time, one of Pete Murray's side projects was producing Ghost Machine's 2005 self-titled album
Ghost Machine (album)
Ghost Machine is the self titled debut album by the five-piece music group Ghost Machine. The album was released on July 26, 2005 via the band's own label Black Blood Records. It however can be purchased from major online retailers such as Amazon.com and CD Universe.The album contains a total of 13...
, in which he worked with John Stevens.
Eventually, they started working with Walter Flakus and started making music together. Pete Murray performed vocals, while the other two both are listed as "guitar, bass, and programming". The band appears to use a drum machine for the music's drumming. Members were never actually in the same room together when working on music, but rather, they used Pro-Tools and emailed each other parts back and forth.
The band started streaming songs in 2006, and continued to stream a few per year up through 2009. Most debuted on the band's myspace, but occasionally from Murray's myspace as well. For Pete Murray, it was intended as an outlet for music that didn't quite fit for his other band Lo-Pro, while the other band member's bands had disbanded. While Chokt has not streamed any new music since Fall 2009's "Only You", this is likely due to Murray's involvement with Lo-Pro finally releasing the Letting Go EP in October 2009 and The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge
The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge
The Beautiful Sounds of Revenge is the second full-album by Lo-Pro, originally scheduled to be released was May 25, 2010, but was delayed to June 8, 2010, in order to add more songs to it. It is their third formal release of music, after their self-titled release in 2003 and the Letting Go EP in...
on June 8, 2010. In an interview for Lo-Pro, Pete Murray announced his intentions to gain more exposure for Chokt, claiming "it won't be secret for long".
Song List
- Train Home to Nothing (2006)
- Passion (2006)
- Burning (2006)
- Distress (2006)
- Magazine (2007)
- Launch Pad (2008)
- Tonight (2008)
- Only You (2009)