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Whether tearing through anti-establishment anthems or rallying for environmental and social justice, D.O.A. have never taken their foot off the gas (or the throat of the status quo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur D.O.A. collection brings together the band's essential vinyl cuts, rare represses, and the kind of physical formats that feel as urgent and vital as the day they were pressed. Punk isn’t dead — it’s just wearing a bit more denim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlug in, play loud, and question everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hardcore-81","title":"Hardcore 81","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the release of \u003cem\u003eDOA's Hardcore 81\u003c\/em\u003e, the North American punk rock explosion finally got a name. \u003cstrong\u003eDOA\u003c\/strong\u003e were the first band to use the term 'hardcore' when describing the kind of hard-edged punk music they and their contemporaries had been playing for nearly three years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how right they were, with 1981 being the year hardcore broke across America. 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