S.O.A

S.O.A (State of Alert) was an early hardcore punk group from Washington, D.C… They were fronted by Henry Garfield, who would later rise to fame as Henry Rollins. They formed in October 1980, and disbanded in July 1981 [1] and released No Policy on Dischord Records. They are sometimes regarded as one of the first groups playing what would be dubbed hardcore punk. They released a ten song 7” EP titled No Policy and contributed three songs to the compilation Flex Your Head, both on Dischord. The EP was financed by Henry since Dischord wanted to afford releasing the first Minor Threat 7” as well.