State of Alert

State of Alert (or S.O.A.) was a punk rock group from Washington DC. They formed in October, 1980, and disbanded in June, 1981 http://www.dischord.com/bands/stateofalert.shtml and released one EP on Dischord Records. They are sometimes regarded as one of the earliest groups playing what would later be dubbed hardcore punk.

Related Topics:
Punk rock - Washington DC - Dischord Records - Hardcore punk

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SOA played a total of nine gigs in and around Washington DC. Rollins later described their performances: "All of them were eleven to fourteen minutes in duration because the songs were all like forty seconds ... and the rest of the time we were going, 'Are you ready? Are you ready?' Those gigs were poorly played songs in between 'Are you ready?s"

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Today, they are remembered primarily as Rollins' first band, before he joined Black Flag and then founded Rollins Band.

Related Topics:
Black Flag - Rollins Band

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After Rollins departure the band Ian MacKaye's brother Alec Mackaye joined on vocals and the band turned into The Faith which released a split LP with Void and a full length called 'Subject To Change'.

Related Topics:
Ian MacKaye - Alec Mackaye - The Faith - Split LP - Void

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Members of SOA also went on to Iron Cross

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