Collie's Anger

**Collie's Anger** is a American screamo/post-hardcore band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2009 by vocalist Garrett Evil (real name Garrett McLaughlin) and rhythm guitarist Kyle Black. Formed in response to Garrett being kicked out from Blood On The Dance Floor, the band is perhaps known for their 2013 album *You Made A Illness*, as well as their 2016 album *Barcaronpa* which both charted the Billboard Independent Albums chart in 2014 and 2017. They've seen success in recent years with some stylistic changes.

## Background information

### Also known as

* Dahvie The Cunt (2009)
* Sykore (2009)
* Chocolate Chokehold (2009-2010, 2023)

### Genres

Screamo, Post-hardcore, Noise rock, Alternative metal (later discography), Shoegaze (early)

## Members

### Current members

Garrett Evil, Ashlee Vinson, Kyle Black, Jeff Carter, Scott Graves

## History

After Garrett McLaughlin got kicked out from Blood On The Dance Floor by Jesus David Torres, also known as Dahvie Vanity, Garrett would start writing his own songs under the name Dahvie The Cunt as a one-piece screamo/shoegaze project. This later turned into meeting rhythm guitarist Kyle Black and drummer Scott Graves who were fans of Garrett's screaming vocals in Blood On The Dance Floor. They soon changed their name to Sykore as a parody name to nu metal band Psycore, but changed it to Chocolate Chokehold in late 2009 due to two factors. One being to put respect into Psycore's name and another following bassist Ashlee Vinson and lead guitarist Jeff Carter joining the band. In the original run as Chocolate Chokehold, the band self-released their debut EP *Miavia* in early 2010. In May 2010, the band announced on Tumblr that they would change their name to Collie's Anger due to a possible lawsuit by the Nestlé Candy Shop that could occur if they didn't change their name. The band later got signed to Projekt Records in late 2010. In 2013, the band released their debut album *You Made A Illness* which debuted a screamo and post-hardcore mixed with noise rock and shoegaze sounding. The album charted the Billboard Independent Albums chart throughout January to July 2014. The band played Warped Tour on the Ernie Ball stage to promote the album before going on the Rockstar Uproar Tour 2014 and opening for Black Veil Brides, Falling In Reverse, Set It Off and Drama Club for the 2014 Black Mass Tour. In 2016, the band released their second studio album *Barcaronpa* which was the beginning of the band distancing themselves from shoegaze in favor of a alternative metal sounding. This album also charted the Billboard Independent Albums charts from January to July 2017. The band went on the Barcaronpa Tour with La Dispute, Knocked Loose and Crobot as the opening acts. In 2019, the band released their third studio album *Lithium* which fully distanced the band from the shoegaze sounding for the alternative metal sounding. The band opened for Korn and Alice in Chains for their co-headlining tour in that year. In 2020, the band released their fourth studio album *Slump* which was the final album in the *Lithislump* saga of their two albums. In 2021, the band supported a petition to get Dahvie Vanity in prison by playing a concert called "Dahvie The Predator" with New Years Day and Davey Suicide at Fraco's Bar and Live Music, with signatures of that said petition and money from the event being given to families of victims of sexual harassment. In 2023, the band released their fifth self-titled studio album which featured Garrett Evil doing clean singing, screaming and growling along with bass fuzz and occasional blast beats. Also in 2023, the band briefly changed their name back to Chocolate Chokehold to release their only self-titled studio album. The band has announced a tour for 2024 with Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown and Nickelback called the Assrock Tour.

## Members

Garrett Evil \*real name Garrett McLaughlin\*-lead vocals (2009-present) \*has 8 different Shure microphones\*

Ashlee Vinson-bass (2009-present) \*plays a Squier Natural 5-string Classic Vibe '70s Jazz bass\*

Kyle Black-rhythm guitar (2009-present) \*plays a Sidejack Black Pro DLX guitar with Death By Audio Supersonic Fuzz Gun fuzz and Gamechanger Audio Plasma distortion pedals\*

Jeff Carter-lead guitar (2009-present) \*plays a Epiphone Blue Tiger Aged Gloss SG guitar with Dwarfcraft Devices Pitch Grinder fuzz and BOSS DS-2 distortion pedals\*

Scott Graves-drums (2009-present) \*plays a double bass 9 piece drum set by Ludwig and ZBT\*

## Discography

### As Chocolate Chokehold

*Miavia (2010, EP)*

*Chocolate Chokehold (2023)*

### As Collie's Anger

*You Made A Illness (2013)*

*Barcaronpa (2016)*

*Lithium (2019)*

*Slump (2020)*

*Collie's Anger (2023)*