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After cramming practices for a month, the four-piece dubbed themselves \u003cem\u003eJello Biafra and the Axis of Merry Evildoers\u003c\/em\u003e! and featured \u003cstrong\u003eBiafra\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRalph Spight\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eVictims Family\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFreak Accident\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHellworms\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eJon Weiss\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(\u003cstrong\u003eSharkbait\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHorsey\u003c\/strong\u003e), and \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gould\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eFaith No More\u003c\/strong\u003e) The band took the stage in a sold-out two-night stand at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. 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