INTENSIFIED CHAOS That's Not Freedom 1982

More than four decades after their brief but explosive run in the early 1980s Northern Californian 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 three teenage punks met in a math class: vocalist Rob “Noxious,” bassist Adam Gates (later known as MC Bob C. Cock of Primus), and former Fang drummer Chris “Critter” Ritter. Inspired by the rising wave of hardcore punk bands including GBH, Discharge and Black Flag, the trio quickly recruited guitarists Torrence Tang (Turner) and Bill Collins, forming the lineup that would record the band’s earliest material.

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.

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. 6 tracks from their one and only June 1982 demo plus 9 tracks recorded live at Berkeley Square May 1982

Cover photo by Patti Tuori of Kris Barnes and Rachel Twin, comes with square insert, poster and postcard filled with photos, flyers and bio

300 copies, 200 black/100 splatter