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- ↑ Means End Interview And Bio Archived 2013-06-25 at the Wayback Machine The Core Of Brutality. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- "MEANS END Signs With ROGUE RECORDS." Blabbermouthnet. Blabbermouth, 7 Aug. 2013. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.
- "The Core Of Brutality: Means End Interview And Bio." The Core Of Brutality. Core Brutality, 13 May 2013. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.