Chaos UK, the British guitarist associated with the punk band Chaos UK, died on March 12, 2026.
Chaos UK was an English punk rock band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol, and emerged from the anarcho-punk scene with a fast, aggressive hardcore punk style. The band recorded two EPs and a full LP for Riot City Records and was credited with helping revolutionize the hardcore punk scene alongside fellow Bristolians Disorder and Stoke’s Discharge.
Its debut LP was promoted by the label as the “fastest, noisiest LP in the cosmos,” and vocal duties on that recording were handled by bassist Chaos.
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.