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State Of Alert

Washington, D.C.

Henry Garfield formed State of Alert (S.O.A) in October of 1980 with guitarist Michael Hampton, bassist Wendel Blow, and drummer Simon Jacobsen. The band released 13 songs through Dischord — three on the "Flex Your Head" compilation record and ten on the "No Policy" EP, which was Dischord's second-ever release — and performed a total of nine shows before calling it quits in July of 1981.