Kaaos was a Finnish
hardcore punk band from Tampere, Finland. Formed in March 1980, they were one of the first
hardcore punk bands in Finland to release a record (the first being
Rattus, at a time an ordinary -77 style
punk band), and though their lineup has changed frequently through the years, the band is somewhat active through the years. Only the band's guitarist Jakke (who later became the vocalist) remained as the original member and grew to become the center figure of
Kaaos. Their
music defined what HC
punk means for Finns and their EP "Totaalinen
Kaaos" released for
Propaganda Records and the LP "Ristiinnaulittu
Kaaos" on Barabbas Records were successful. While their early songs
… Read more became known to be focused on the local authorities (the police) they always criticized not only the
government, but also how
different beliefs and
religions are used to justify
war and the suffering
war causes. They also sang about day to day violence they had to meet on the street as punks in their day and many other personal topics, yet keeping true to the
anarcho punk view.
After many line up changes, which were to follow the band until the end,
Kaaos released the EP "Totaalinen
Kaaos" ("
Total chaos") which is, by many, considered to be their finest release and, in the Finnish
punk culture, is one of the most definitive records of the "82-
hardcore" style of Finnish
hardcore, named after the year this and some other Finnish
hardcore punk records came out, all released by local independent labels. At this point,
Kaaos also became known outside Finland mostly because of tape trading and for the fact that their releases were sold and traded abroad. However this did not help them back home. Gigs were scarce and their next release Valtio tuhoaa, ei rakenna ("The
government destroys, does not build") was not released until the nineties.
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