No Gods / No Managers
Being the only studio album from Choking Victim out of two EPs and a single… Read Full Bio ↴Being the only studio album from Choking Victim out of two EPs and a single and immediately disbanding after release; No Gods / No Managers would be released on March 23rd, 1999 under Hellcat Records. No Gods / No Managers is an album that engulfs itself into dark themes like pessimistic and nihilistic philosophy. Anarchism, and anti-religious material; with the album cover featuring satanic imagery like: an upside down cross, the Sigil of Baphomet, Baphomet himself and pitchforks. Outside of the abrasive artwork for this album, No Gods / No Managers' lyrical material promotes anti-capitalist, anarchist, political and their vagrant; drifter lifestyle that can be heard on 500 Channel; their most popular track that isn't a single, and Crack Rock Steady. No Gods / No Managers further double downs on it's anti-capitalist messages by not featuring a barcode on some of the first pressings of this album in the U.S; and even uses excerpts and lectures from a political scientist Michael Parenti, a political scientist. No Gods / No Managers is a play on the word, "No gods, no masters". Which is derived from an anarchist motto/phase.

With the release of this album, Choking Victim would immediately gain notoriety in the punk scene and so as this album. With it's refreshing new sound and influences of ska punk, crust punk and anarcho-punk Choking Victim wouldn't be the only ones with this unique sound, as their influence would be later heard on many nascent bands like Star Fucking Hipsters and No-Cash after their disbandment and help diversify this whole new music scene/wave called crack rock steady.

While some tracks on here like Suicide and Moneyl would be featured on this album, it's worth noting that both tracks would have different recordings compared to their debut.

After the bands immediate disbandment, lead vocalist of this band; Stza, would later help form and play for other bands under this exact style like Star Fucking Hipsters and most notably Leftöver Crack.
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No Gods / No Managers
Choking Victim Lyrics


500 Channels 500 channels of a day-dream stimulation Helps me to resent m…
Crack Rock Steady Crack Rock Steady, Are you ready to stop The rotten blue men…
Five-Finger Discount A walk through the product store and 15 aisles to…
Fuck America T.V. tries to sell me stuff that I don't really…
Fucked Reality It feels like Jesus on the cross It's so religious in…
Hate Yer State [backwards CD Intro] You think you're alive motherfucker? Yo…
In Hell You may find my appearance and demeanor foolish, but it…
In My Grave All the times that were good or bad, And the thought…
Living the Laws Lies equal destruction Greed and your eviction Yer living t…
Money I am sick and tired and my money's always spent, And…
Praise to the Sinners What's the purpose of it? Capitalism would not collapse if…
Suicide (A Better Way) Sippin on the dragon the other day, Tompkins Square Park up…
War Story You thought uncle Sam wanted you But you were used, you…


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