More than four decades after their brief but explosive run in the early 1980s California punk scene, the music of Intensified Chaos is finally receiving an official release. Formed in 1982 at Miramonte High School in Orinda, California, Intensified Chaos began when teenage punks met in a math class, inspired by the rising wave of hardcore punk bands including GBH, Discharge and Black Flag. Intensified Chaos was selected to open the Alternative Tentacles compilation Not So Quiet on the Western Front, a 1982 double album featuring 40 California and Nevada punk bands. The band also appeared on the first page of the debut issue of Maximum Rocknroll Magazine, which was packaged inside the album. During their short but energetic run from approximately 1982 to 1984, Intensified Chaos performed at iconic Bay Area venues and shared stages with influential punk bands such as the Dead Kennedys, Angelic Upstarts, Bad Religion, Verbal Abuse, Crucifix, Code of Honor, Vicious Circle, Toxic Reasons, Killing Joke, and many others. Although plans for an EP based on the original demo were discussed at the time, the record was never completed, leaving fans to wonder if more music from Intensified Chaos existed. 43 years later, the lost recordings finally surface. This LP collects the band’s early demo and live material. Capturing a moment when teenage energy collided with the birth of the Bay Area hardcore scene. Fast. Raw. Loud.
A forgotten piece of early ’80s punk history finally unleashed.