Chaos UK formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol, by vocalist Simon Greenham
(member until 1983), guitarist Andy Farrier, bassist Chaos (Adrian Rice), and
drummer Spot (Richard Potts). Their 1982 EPs Burning Britain and Loud Political
and Uncompromising reached number 8 and number 27 on the UK Indie Charts,
establishing their hardcore reputation. The debut album Chaos UK (1983) was
followed by Short Sharp Shock (1984) and the 1986 split Radio Active Enslaughter
with Extreme Noise Terror. In 1989 they released The Chipping Sodbury Bonfire
Tapes, and 1991’s Live in Japan documen...