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Track listing

Personnel

*Joe Yerke - lead vocals *Kyle Wasil - lead guitar *Nate Sjogren - drums *Beau McCarthy - bass guitar *Bram Roberts - trumpet *Mike Rowland - trombone

References

The Insyderz albums 1998 albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub