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- ↑ "Hare Krishna Hard Core". krishnacore.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Biography". krishnacore.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ allmusic (((108 > Biography)))
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- ↑ "i.Integral: interview: Hardcore band "108"". i-integral.blogspot.com. January 27, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ "108 not breaking up?". lambgoat.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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