Henry Garfield formed State of Alert (S.O.A) in October of 1980 with guitarist Michael Hampton, bassist Wendel Blow, and drummer Simon Jacobsen. The band released 13 songs through Dischord โ three on the "Flex Your Head" compilation record and ten on the "No Policy" EP, which was Dischord's second-ever release โ and performed a total of nine shows before calling it quits in July of 1981.