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- ↑ Read more about Autopsy Archived December 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ Read more about Abscess (USA) Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ "Abscess Calls It Quits, Autopsy Back Full Time". ultimate-guitar.com.
- ↑ "Metal-Rules.com Zine - Chris Reifert - Ex-DEATH, ex-AUTOPSY & ABSCESS". metal-rules.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
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