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- ↑ Pearson, David (2020). Rebel Music in the Triumphant Empire: Punk Rock in the 1990s United States. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-753488-5 . Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ↑ Jeralyn Mason, Das Oath review, Prefix Mag, August 1, 2006
- ↑ Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 219 Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Access date: June 19, 2008
- ↑ Sameet Sharma. "Forcing Nostalgia on Mark McCoy, 20 Years After Charles Bronson's First Show". Vice . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
