Couple of days after arriving from Punk Rock Holiday, we went to Slovenia again to check out Total Chaos, legendary American streetpunk hardcore veterans on their 30th anniversary tour.
We traveled to Slovenia pretty late, so when we arrived to Maribor, Muškat Hamburg I guess already played because veteran hardcore punk band Odpisani from Slovenia were preparing themselves on stage to begin their set. We already wrote about and interviewed Odpisani on the pages of this zine, so these guys play their vision of oldschool hardcore punk, fast and ferocious, yet melodic and catchy with lyrics in Slovenian dialect spoken in these upper parts of that country. Their circa 45 minute set included all the hits from the band´s more than 20 years career and nicely warmed up all the people for the headliners of the evening. Odpisani really play a lot of gigs last two years, so the band is now tighter than ever, really worth checking out.
This was my third Total Chaos gig in three years, so I knew what to expect. They are celebrating 30 years of the band and play a gigantic world tour this year. Vocalist Rob Chaos is a living legend, his stage persona is really commanding upon the audience to enjoy and cooperate in the gig, so the band gave their best to play their hearts out to the crowd. All the classics were there like Riot City, Squatters Song, Punk No Die, Pledge Of Defiance and after more than an hour, Total Chaos triumphantly ended their set with Lost Boy. I think this was their best gig that I watched until now. The first two times was at the bigger festivals, but Total Chaos in a small club like this one is a must see. After the gig we hung out in front of the club with our Slovenian friends for a while and then we went home, a bit tired, but happy.
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