Editing D.O.A. (band) (section)

=== ''Hardcore '81'' and further line-up changes (1981–1989) ===
On April 22, 1981, the band released their second album ''[[Hardcore '81]]''; the record's title and its extensive North American promotional tour is sometimes credited with popularizing the term "[[hardcore punk]]".<ref name="Larkin80" />

Randy Rampage was fired from the band on January 1, 1982, and was replaced by ex-Skulls drummer Dimwit on bass. After a short tour of California, Chuck Biscuits left the band and joined [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]].<ref name="Larkin80" /> Dimwit switched back to drums and [[Subhumans (Canadian band)|Subhumans]] singer [[Brian Roy Goble|Wimpy Roy]], another ex-Skulls member, was hired as the new bass player and second singer, leaving Keithley as the last remaining original member.<ref name="Ish">{{cite book|first=Joey |last=Keithley |title=I, Shithead: A life in punk |publisher=Arsenal Pulp Press|year=2003|pages=107–111 |isbn=1-55152-148-2}}</ref> This line-up would last from 1982–1983 and later 1985–1986 and produced several notable releases, including the EP ''[[War on 45]]'' (now expanded into a full-length album).  ''War on 45'' found the band expanding their sound with touches of funk and reggae, as well as making their anti-war and anti-imperialist political stance more clear.

1985's ''Let's Wreck The Party'' and 1987's ''True (North) Strong And Free'' saw the band taking on a more mainstream, hard-rock oriented production, but without watering down the band's political lyrical focus.<ref name="Larkin80" />  Meanwhile, the band's line-up changes continued after ''Let's Wreck the Party'', with Dimwit replaced by Kerr Belliveau. Belliveau stayed only three weeks with the band but recorded the ''Expo Hurts Everyone'' 7" as well as two songs for ''True (North) Strong and Free'' before being replaced by [[Jon Card]] from [[Personality Crisis (band)|Personality Crisis]]. Dave Gregg quit in 1988 after D.O.A. fired their manager Ken Lester, to which he was close. The band hired Chris Prohom from the [[Dayglo Abortions]] as a replacement.<ref name="Ish2">{{cite book|first=Joey |last=Keithley |title=I, Shithead: A life in punk |publisher=Arsenal Pulp Press|year=2003|pages=202|isbn=1-55152-148-2}}</ref>