CRISE TOTAL (TOTAL CRISIS)WERE FORMED IN ..83 WITH THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF SHOQUE AND THE VOCALIST OF HOLOCAUSTO,in a lisbon suburb called algueirao and another called portela,they were Manolo(vocals)Rui Rocker(guitar)P.Ampola(bass)and Joao F.(drums).they came along with the second wave of punk-rock that was happening in europe at the time,very influenced by u.k. and american h/c bands the band was the first to play with such speeds at that time,no one else played as hard or as fast as they did,not until ..86-..87 anyway,they played with other bands like MATA-RATOS,GRITO FINAL,CAGALHOES,KU DE JUDAS,G.N.M.,EMILIO E A TRIBO DO RUM etc,they achieved quite fast the status of cult band,such was they..re impact on the portuguese scene,with all the trials and tribulations of the normal rock..n..roll lifestiles soon the band broke up in ..86,they..ve had several formations,even recorded without the main driving force wich was singer Manolo,but now after 25 years they are getin together for a mini=tour to celebrate 25 years of crisis,with Manolo back at the helm again it will probably prove that they..re status as pioneers of the h/c movement is well deserved,the crisis continues...
releases over d years:
..84 STOP APARTHEID TAPES in greece,germany,brasil,japan,u.s.a..
..85 SOM SUBVERSIVO k7 in brasil,yugoslavia,japan,mexico,
..84 LP DANSA DO SOM(COMPILATION)[1 TRACK] ....89 TOUR DE FARCE(COMP)[2TRACKS]
..96 FAST..N..LOUD CD"A CRISE CONTINUA...""THE CRISIS CONTINUES"
..97CAOS EM PORTUGAL(CD)[2 TRACKS]..03 ZEROWORKS CD"SUICIDIO INVOLUNTARIO""INVOLUNTARY SUICIDE"
..08 SUBSOUNDS CD"TRULY ALIVE AT THE R.R.V.""BEM VIVA NO R.R.V."
