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U.S. Chaos wrote songs and rehearsed in a basement for months before they played their first concert. In 1981, when their singer
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Skolsky on vocals, Reitmeyer on guitar, Gibson on bass, and Glenn 'Spikey' Mayer on drums. Mayer was later replaced by Eddie Enzyme (Active Ingredients, Fahrenheit 451, the Pickes). The band continued to play and release new material into 2007, the year Reitmeyer
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