Kaos Rising is a death metal,[1] or thrash metal, band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in late 1999, they soon recorded their first demo, entitled "Wiped Away". This demo attracted the attention of California's Jet Speed Records, and in the winter of 2001, they recorded their first full-length album, Welcome To The Violence, which was released in 2002/2003. Following this release, they opened for many major bands such as Fear Factory, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Hatebreed, and others. After much touring in 2004, they recorded their second album, Cold Years To Come, which was released in October/November 2005 by Break The Surface Music. Whereas Welcome To The Violence came across as a more experimental album, with few songs that could be considered extremely fast, Cold Years To Come has a much faster, old-school thrash feel to it, and certainly contains a higher degree of musical quality. According to their MySpace page, they broke up sometime in early 2006.[2]

Kaos Rising
OriginChicago, United States
GenresDeath metal,[1] thrash metal
Years active1999 - 2006
LabelsJet Speed Records
Break The Surface Music
Past membersCasey Loving
Scot Johnson
Chad Woods
Jason Jaros
Matt Brennan

Self-described as "Hardcore Stomping Death Groove", which is a quite accurate description of their music, their major influences seem to be Machine Head, Soulfly, and Dying Fetus, although none of these are exact soundalikes.

Members

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  • Vocals- Casey Loving
  • Guitar- Scot Johnson
  • Bass- Chad Woods
  • Drums- Jason Jaros
  • Sampler- Lucas Theroux

Former members

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  • Greg Delange(Guitar on Welcome To The Violence)
  • Bryan (Bass on Welcome To The Violence)
  • Matt Brennan (Drums)

Releases

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  • Wiped Away (2000) (Demo)
  • Welcome To The Violence (2002/2003)
  • Cold Years To Come (2005)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cold Years To Come". Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ MySpace.com - Kaos Rising - Chicago, ILLINOIS - Hardcore / Metal / Death Metal
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