Chaos UK
Punk Hardcore Band from United Kingdom formed in 1979
Band Members : Fran Fearon, Mower, Andrew Briggs, Gabba, Phill Thudd, Ram Raider, Richard Potts, Marvin Gauntlett, Adrian Rice, Chuck, Nige, Beki, Devilman, Andy Farrier, Simon Greenham, J. Cloth, Victor Dominicis
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 original line-up of Simon Greenham on vocals, Andy on guitar, Chaos (aka "Lice") on bass and Potts on drums recorded two EP's and a full LP for Riot City Records. In the process, they, along with fellow Bristolians Disorder and Stoke's Discharge, revolutionised 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 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.
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.
Band Members : Fran Fearon, Mower, Andrew Briggs, Gabba, Phill Thudd, Ram Raider, Richard Potts, Marvin Gauntlett, Adrian Rice, Chuck, Nige, Beki, Devilman, Andy Farrier, Simon Greenham, J. Cloth, Victor Dominicis
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43 albums

Earslaughter / 100% Two Fingers In The Air Punk Rock
2022 - United KingdomPunk, Hardcore
Vinyl LP ⎯ 15 Tracks
Emergency Records , Punk 'n' Loud Records

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

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 ⎯ 9 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)
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