released it under that name. It soon became a successful release for the label and in 1995 the band was flown to Europe, to be part of a tour with Finnish band Impaled Nazarene and American act Absu. The Mechanik had injured his back at a Bolt Thrower concert in Sydney only weeks before the tour, resulting in an extended hospital stay in a major Sydney hospital's spinal injuries unit. So he was unable to play drums for many months afterwards and the band had no choice but to quickly search for a replacement drummer. Melbourne based drummer Matt 'Skitz' Sanders from the band Damaged was recruited and rushed into rehearsals for the tour. After the first few dates of the tour, it was soon realised that the other Sadistik Exekution members were behaving in an unprofessional manner, resulting in various problems. It was during this tour that one of the most famous incidents in the band's history occurred. With only a few more dates to be played in Italy and Germany, Dave Slave, Kriss Hades and Rok began fighting and causing damage to the tour bus. After a short period, their behaviour got out of control and the bus was stopped while tour management and the bus drivers were deciding how to deal with the situation. Eventually the tour proceeded, although the guitarist Kriss Hades struggled to play the rest of the shows with a badly broken finger. Upon returning to Australia, Sadistik Exekution ceased all activity for many several months while Hades recovered. The band's outrageous behaviour during this tour also meant that the band were never invited to return to Europe for any further tours or live shows for the remainder of the decade and beyond. K.A.O.S. With Sloth back in the band once more, Sadistik Exekution spent most of 1996 working on their third album KAOS, which was initially released through Australian label Shock Records in May 1997. A mini EP called Sadistik Elektrokution was also released by Shock Records in 1998 which featured remixed versions of a few previous songs as well as a bass solo by Dave Slave. KAOS was then released again in 1998 by Osmose Productions and this version had a few small differences in the artwork and layout. Faster and rawer than anything they had produced before, this album saw the beginning of a particularly active period for the band, with