Drowning Pool debuted the new song below, “Choke“. The track is the second single to emerge from the band’s first album in six years, Strike A Nerve, which is set to release on September 30th.
CJ Pierce, the band’s guitarist, offered the following on the track:
“‘Choke‘ is another one of my favorite songs off ‘Strike A Nerve‘. Musically, we really wanted to push ourselves to extremes on this album and venture outside our musical comfort zone with some of the songwriting and playing – like you hear on ‘Mind Right‘ – but ‘Choke‘ is a perfect mix of the more traditional Drowning Pool style and the foundation we laid on the ‘Sinner‘ record, and the ever-evolving band that we have become with Jasen Moreno.
Lyrically, ‘Choke‘ comes from a place where many of us have been before. It’s about when someone has given up on you, put you down, and speaks nothing but words of negativity and hate. But like we always do, we fight through, we persevere, and we ultimately overcome. We’re still here, we’re still thriving, and we’re not going anywhere. We’re strong, and we hope you choke on your words!”
The band has the following dates booked to support the album:
09/17 Orlando, FL – Central Florida Metal Fest
09/26 Memphis, TN – Lafayette’s Music Room
09/28 Warrendale, PA – Jergels
09/29 Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room
09/30 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
10/01 Beaver Dam, WI – Stormy’s Music Venue
10/02 Joliet, IL – The Forge
10/04 Lakewood, OH – The Winchester Music Tavern
10/05 Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
10/07 Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Four Mile Fork
10/08 State College, PA – Stage West Penn State
10/09 Brantford, FL – RV Music Fest
10/10 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
10/11 Knoxville, TN – The Concourse
10/12 Huntsville, AL – Shagnasty’s
10/14 Katy, TX – The Wildcatter Saloon
