Philadelphia’s grindcore powerhouse trio DIE CHOKING will embark on a tour of the East Coast and Great Lakes regions this week. The tour commences this Thursday, August 10th at Philly’s Barbary where they will meet up with London, UK’s spastic fastcore punks, Mister Lizard, and the angular sonic marauders in Columbia, South Carolina’s Bathe for an eleven-date stretch.
DIE CHOKING ’s tour with Mister Lizard and Bathe will highlight various bands throughout the bustling DIY punk community including shows with Grin and Bear It, Falter, Deterioration, Eaten Alive, and more. The August 19th show at Cleveland’s Now That’s Class venue is an absolutely stacked billing that will also include legendary fastcore band Siege’s final area performance, plus special guests, and Cleveland hardcore punk mainstays, Fuck You Pay Me. The following night, August 20th at Pittsburgh’s ninth ann
Drummer Joshua Cohen commented on the tour, stating, “I love that we’re doing a true DIY run and bringing out two young, explosive bands from separate ends of the globe with two totally different spins on aggressive music. All of these shows have been booked by people actively supporting and involved in their respective DIY scenes. Which is important to recognize. We couldn’t do what we do without them. Mister Lizard and Bathe both put on absolutely insane live shows, so we’re totally stoked to bring a uniq