History
State of Alert was fronted by Henry Rollins, then using his original surname Garfield. They formed in October 1980 and disbanded in July 1981. They released a 10-song EP titled No Policy and contributed three songs to the compilation Flex Your Head, both on Dischord Records. No Policy was financed by Rollins since Dischord wanted to afford releasing the first Minor Threat 7-inch as well. In March 1981, drummer Simon Jacobsen left the band and was replaced by Ivor Hansen, whom remained in the band until they broke-up in July.
S.O.A. played a total of 9 concerts in and around the eastern US, their first on December 6, 1980, in Washington, D.C., and their last on July 10, 1981, in Philadelphia. 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 readys?"
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