New Mexican Disaster Squad was an American

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. It was formed in

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in 1999. Their last show was at the Fest 7 on November 1, 2008, though the band did reunite to play Radfest in North Carolina, May 2010. The band's MySpace page describes their sound as "harken ngback to the glory days of American hardcore with equal influences from the east and west coasts". They released four full-length albums, the last, ''Don't Believe'' (2006), on

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. On December 28, 2008, a posting on the band's MySpace page announced that Goldfarb, Minino, and Johnson had joined with Tony Foresta, the vocalist from

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, to form a band called No Friends. Eight years later, Goldfarb, along with Chris Pfister, Chris Kretzer, and Zach Anderson formed a new Orlando punk-pop band, Debt Neglector. In August 2018, they released their first album on SmartPunk Records, ''Atomicland''.

Members

*Brian Wayne Etherington –

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*Sam Johnson –

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*Alex Goldfarb –

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*Matt Whitman - Bass guitar

Discography

*"Weapons and Equipment of Counter Terrorism" 7" (1999) *''New Mexican Disaster Squad/Destination: Daybreak Split'' CD (2000) (Breaker Breaker Records) *''Abrasive Repulsive Disorder'' CD (2002) (Breaker Breaker Records) *''New Mexican Disaster Squad'' CD (2003) (

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) *''New Mexican Disaster Squad / Western Addiction Split LP/CD'' (2004) (

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) *''Don't Believe'' CD (2006) (

) *''Don't Believe'' LP (2006) (No Idea Records) *''Peace With Nothing'' EP Digital Download (2007) (Jade Tree Records) *''Peace With Nothing'' EP 7" USA (2007) (Kiss Of Death Records) *''Peace With Nothing'' EP 7" Europe (2007) (Rat Patrol Records)

Other appearances

*"You're Incorrect" Take Action! Vol 4 (2004)

References

External links

NMDS MySpace page
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