Chaos UK
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| Music genre(s) | Hardcore Punk |
| Homebase | Bristol, UK |
| Years active | 1979-Present |
| Current Status | Active |
| Notable Records | Burning Britain EP, Chaos UK, Just Mere Slaves, Enough To Make You Sick, Live in Japan, Total Chaos, Floggin' The Corpse, Kanpai |
| Label(s) | Riot City, Vinyl Japan, Anagram Records, Cleopatra Records, Discipline Records |
| Website | Chaos UK on MySpace |
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Chaos UK are an English Hardcore Punk band formed in 1979 near Bristol.They played fast sloppy hardcore punk rock initially. Consisting of Simon on vocals Andy on guitar Kaos on bass and Potts on drums (although they have been through many different line ups over the years with Kaos and Gabba as the only consistent members). Their lyrics deal with topics such as unemployment, economic recession, drinking, killing babies, distrust of government, the police, and authority in general.
In their 20+ year career Chaos UK toured the world (including a Japanese tour which produced the Live in Japan album) played with bands such as Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Oi Polloi, The Exploited, Swinging Utters, Misery, and many others. They also released over 20 LPs, EPs, Singles, Splits, and live albums.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Releases
- Demo (1981)
- Burning Britain 7" (Riot City, 1982)
- Loud Political & Uncompromising 7" (Riot City, 1982)
- Chaos UK LP (Riot City, 1983)
- Short Sharp Shock 12" (COR/Weasel, 1984)
- Just Mere Slaves 12" (Selfish, 1984)
- Chaos UK/Extreme Noise Terror split LP (Manic Ears, 1986)
- Chipping Sodbury Bonfire Tapes LP (Slap Up/Weasel, 1989)
- Headfuck 7" (Desperate Attempt, 1989)
- Head on a Pole 7" (Desperate Attempt, 1991)
- Enough to Make You Sick LP (Vinyl Japan, 1991)
- Chaos UK/Raw Noise split LP (Vinyl Japan, 1991)
- Live in Japan LP/CD (Cargo, 1991)
- Total Chaos LP/CD (Anagram, 1991)
- Death Side/Chaos UK split CD (Selfish, 1993)
- 100% Two Fingers in the Air Punk Rock 12"/CD (Slap Up, 1993)
- Secret Men 7" (Slap Up, 1993)
- Floggin' the Corpse CD (Anagram, 1996)
- King for A Day 7" (Discipline, 1996)
- Morning After the Night Before (Cleopatra, 1997)
- Heard it, Seen it, Done it CD (Discipline, 1999)
- Chaos UK/Assfort split 12" (Discipline, 2000)
- Kanpai CD (Discipline, 2000)
[edit] Reissues
- The Singles LP (Riot City, 1984 - includes first two 7"s)
- Short Sharp Shock CD (Anagram, 1991)
- Radioactive Earslaughter/100% Two Fingers in the Air CD (Anagram, 1993)
- The Best of Chaos UK CD (Anagram, 1999)
- Enough to Make You Sick/Chipping Sodbury CD (Anagram, 1993)
[edit] Bootlegs
- Live 1986 LP (?)
- Chaos UK/Death Side split LP (1993)
[edit] Compilations
- Punk and Disorderly LP (Abstract/Posh Boy, 1982) "4 Minute Warning"
- Riotous Assembly LP (Riot City Records, 1982) "Senseless Conflict"
- UK/DK LP (Cherry Red, 1983) "No Security"
- Punks's Not Dread LP (Sink Below, 1991)
[edit] Members
[edit] Original Members
- Simon (vocals)
- Andy (guitar)
- Kaos (bass)
- Potts (drums)
