Total_Chaos-Avoid_All_Sides-Advance-2008-SDR

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2007-12-23

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ARTIST: Total Chaos
TITLE: Avoid All Sides
LABEL: Punkcore/People Like You
GENRE: Punk
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 213 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 26:26
RELEASE DATE: 2008-02-04
RIP DATE: 2007-12-17
ENCODER: LAME

Track List
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1.  speak no evil (intro)            1:19
2.  professional liars               1:42
3.  tomb of doom                     1:58
4.  fuck the C.H.P.                  2:12
5.  dancing on your grave            2:24
6.  avoid all sides                  1:56
7.  pure insanity                    2:10
8.  don┤t care anymore               2:16
9.  bomba away                       2:24
10. send the boys home               2:16
11. no loyalty                       2:07
12. america ⁿber alles               1:41
13. what we are                      2:01


Release Notes:

Almost 18 years ago (Sept.-Oct. 1989) in Pomona Valley, CA was the birth of
Total Chaos. Created out of the desperate need to save a dying genre of punk
rock- during a time that the market was saturated with a more commercial new
style. Along the side of a dedicated few other bands who believed in the dying
genre and all that it represented- to them it was not only music- but a forum-
to convey important political and social views. One of those allies was Jay Lee
from Resist and Exist who with Total Chaos started organizations such
as-UVP(United Valley Punks) OCP(Orange County Peace Punks) and AGC (Alternative
Gathering Collective)- holding social events like- Food Not Bombs- giving
support to the Big Mountain Indian Reservation and helping to open the Los
Angeles Anarchist Center. The idea of social responsibility to both bands was a
significant thing- from organizing peace punk picnics- to protesting against the
Gulf War- their music had meaning and stood for something. In 1991 Total Chaos
recorded their first demo- which led to their first 7 inch in July of 92
Nightmares. In March of 93 they put out their first full length album Were the
Punks- to promote the record they did shows around California- during that time
word of the album reached Mexico City- leading to an offer to do a full Mexico
tour with a band called the Yaps. With mostly sold out shows-the tour was deemed
a success. Between sold out shows in the U.S. and Mexico- interest hit lead
guitarist of Bad Religion and the owner of the biggest punk label in the world
Epitaph Records Bret Gurewitz. Leading to the signing of the band in Sept. 93, a
quote from Rob Chaos regarding the signing to the label, I felt signing to the
label was a huge opportunity to save my genre- to allow the style to reach the
masses and help those that were like me to be heard. (shortly after Gary Doom
left the band and was replaced by Ron Mcmurder) By Jan. of 94 the band was in
the studio recording Pledge of Defiance still to this day being the hardest most
political controversial album ever put out by Epitaph records- to date. Total
Chaos did 2 full U.S. tours- one of them being with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
with riots in some cities and states- clearly showing the impact of the message
and the power of the response by the fans. Returning from tour- the band went
back into the studio- now with a new lead guitar player-Shawn Smash- leading to
a masterful collaboration- ending with the creation of Patriotic Shock. They hit
the road in June of 95 with the legendary Battalion of Saints in many shows-
because of Total Chaoss- strong anti- racist material and social political
message- made the tour not easy- with national racists organizations showing up
at every show, many death threats, even the album being banned in Japan-
regardless of all the opposition, they did not falter and the message was still
being expressed. In the summer of that year the band does their first European
tour- which was bigger than anyone expected- with sold out gigs all across
Europe- ending up at the legendary Chaos Days in Hanover, Germany. Not schedule
to play (the police would not allow it) but lucky because of a folk rock
festival (The Harvest Festival) that was playing in a local park- where swarms
of punks met to later attend the Chaos Days- discovered the bands arrival and
literally threaten the promoter- with violence and destruction of property if
the band was not allowed to play (amazing fans)- so they played- with one of the
band members (Shawn Smash) a half blooded German-fluent in the language- spoke
to his fellow country men- stating Lets Riot as the intro to the legendary song
Riot City- unfortunately the riot cops showed up right after the song and the
literal Chaos Days begun (the show made national headline news throughout the
world). Shortly after returning to the states Gearbox left the band- being
replaced with Suzy Home wrecker- the band decided and after 3 hardcore albums
they wou

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