Chaos UK
Hardcore Punk Band from United Kingdom formed in 1979
Chaos UK is an English punk rock band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol. They emerged as part of the anarcho-punk scene, developing a fast and aggressive hardcore punk style. The band recorded two EPs and a full LP for Riot City Records. In the process, they, along with fellow Bristolians Disorder and Stoke's Discharge, revolutionized the hardcore punk scene. In particular, the Japanese '80s hardcore punk bands were heavily influenced by Chaos UK and Disorder's brutal take on punk. Chaos UK's debut LP was notable in the fact that the band's label claimed it was the "fastest, noisiest LP in the cosmos" in the short-lived "Punk Lives" magazine. Vocal duties on this recording were also handled by bassist Chaos.The original line-up consisted of Simon Greenham (vocals), Andy Farrier (guitar) and Adrian Rice (bass, aka Lice and later Chaos/Kaos) finally joined by Richard Potts (drums, aka Potts). The mid-1980s saw an almost new line-up, with Chaos remaining the only original member. He was joined by Mower on vocals, Gabba on guitar (previously with Nottingham's The Seats of Piss), and Chuck on drums. Over the rest of the 1980s, Chaos UK were the mainstay and lynchpin of the UK hardcore punk scene playing many hundreds of shows around the world, including Japan (the first English punk band to do so, but with a stand-in drummer: Blackmore of Bristol punk band Lunatic Fringe), the United States, Mexico, and all over Europe.Mower eventually left the band and Gabba would go on to use new songs in new band FUK.
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44 albums
Studio Outtakes '81-'83
2014 - United KingdomPunk
Vinyl 7" ⎯ 2 Tracks
Negative Insight Zine
Kings For A Day - The Vinyl Japan Years
2008 - United KingdomHardcore, Punk
CD Album ⎯ 38 Tracks
Discipline
The Riot City Years
2004 - United KingdomPunk
CD Album Compilation ⎯ 22 Tracks
Step-1 Music
The Dangerous Study
2001 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore
CD Maxi-Single ⎯ 4 Tracks
Discipline
Earslaughter / 100% Two Fingers In The Air Punk Rock
1999 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore
CD Album Compilation ⎯ 15 Tracks
Anagram Records
The Best Of ... Chaos UK
1998 - United KingdomPunk
CD Album Compilation ⎯ 25 Tracks
Anagram Records
Chaos U.K
1997 - United KingdomPunk
Cassette Advance ⎯ 14 Tracks
Not On Label (chaos Uk Self-released)
Nottingham Rock City 6th May 1996
1996 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore
VHS PAL ⎯ 18 Tracks
Barn End Productions
Live At Cas Rock, Edinburgh
1994 - United KingdomHardcore, Punk
VHS PAL ⎯ 13 Tracks
Barn End Productions
Live In Cologne 17.11.93
1993 - United KingdomHardcore, Punk
VHS PAL ⎯ 1 Tracks
Spunx Productions
Death Side / Chaos UK
1993 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore
CD Album ⎯ 18 Tracks
Selfish Records
One Hundred Per Cent Two Fingers In The Air Punk Rock
1993 - United KingdomPunk
CD Mini-Album ⎯ 7 Tracks
Slap Up Records
Enough To Make You Sick & The Chipping Sodbury Bonfire Tapes
1993 - United KingdomPunk
CD Album Compilation ⎯ 23 Tracks
Anagram Records
Making Half A Killing
1992 - United KingdomPunk
Vinyl 12" ⎯ 6 Tracks
Discipline, Vinyl Japan
Enough To Make You Sick! = メイク・ユー・シック
1992 - United KingdomPunk
CD Album ⎯ 11 Tracks
Toy's Factory
Making A Killing
1992 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore, Crust
Vinyl LP ⎯ 15 Tracks
Discipline
Total Chaos - The Singles Collection
1991 - United KingdomPunk
CD Album Compilation ⎯ 19 Tracks
Anagram Records
In Concerto Al Centro Sociale Autogestito
1989 - United KingdomHardcore, Punk
Cassette Album ⎯ 5 Tracks
Not On Label (c.s.a. Udine Self-released)
Live 8/5/85
1989 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore, Crust
Cassette Limited Edition ⎯ 23 Tracks
Desperate Attempt Tapes
The Chipping Sodbury Bonfire Tapes
1989 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore
Vinyl LP ⎯ 13 Tracks
Slap Up Records
Short Sharp Shock
1984 - United KingdomPunk
Vinyl LP ⎯ 11 Tracks
Children Of The Revolution Records
Loud Political & Uncompromising
1982 - United KingdomPunk
Vinyl 7" ⎯ 3 Tracks
Riot City Records
Chaos U.K.
1981 - United KingdomPunk
Cassette Single Sided ⎯ 5 Tracks
Not On Label (chaos Uk Self-released)
Live At "Berlins" Nottingham 30/8/98
- United KingdomHardcore, Punk
VHS Numbered ⎯ 50 Tracks
Destroy Music
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Last Update : 01 Juin 2024
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