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Starting off as a 100% pure, lightning fast hardcore punk band, D.R.I. (aka Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) eventually became one of the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal, along with Suicidal Tendencies and Corrosion of Conformity. As the 1980s went on, they gradually mixed more elements of heavy metal into their sound; as they did so, their songs got longer and featured more sections and more variety in tempo. D.R.I. managed the then-rare feat of crossing over to metal audiences while retaining their skatepunk and hardcore fan bases — they had something for all those audiences to love (or hate). Vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy were the two constants throughout the band’s frequent lineup shifts, and kept them going for well over a decade.

D.R.I. were formed in Houston, TX (USA), in May 1982, evolving out of a defunct hardcore band called the Suburbanites. Singer Kurt Brecht, drummer Eric Brecht (his brother), and bassist Dennis Johnson had all played in that outfit, and with new guitarist Spike Cassidy in tow, they renamed themselves Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, after a frequent insult from the Brechts’ father (who objected vehemently to their rehearsals). The band was soon performing live around Houston, and before the end of the year, they issued a 22-song debut, Dirty Rotten EP, on their own Rotten label. Pressed in limited quantities, it was reissued as a 12” LP in 1983, appropriately retitled Dirty Rotten LP. The wider exposure for this version helped make the group’s name in the punk underground, and after a supporting tour that year, they relocated to San Francisco.

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1	I Don't Need Society full track	233
2	Couch Slouch full track	200
3	Yes Ma'am full track	197
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5	Snap full track	168
6	Beneath the Wheel	165
7	Commuter Man full track	147
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9	Who Am I full track	131
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dollmassacre wrote:
yesterday evening

Love!

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ContraEnzo wrote:
Monday evening

classic!!

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Ivar138 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

best band ever!

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aaronWHAT wrote:
17 days ago

Fucking pwnage. Much prefer their punk stuff to the thrash, but the thrash is just as good.

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quaker66 wrote:
last month

thrash zone rules! :P

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wecouldreason wrote:
last month

BENEATH THE WHEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLL

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Bastard_Nation wrote:
September 2009

will play in Europe, fuckin' Spain!

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Gradouble wrote:
September 2009

some fuckin motherfucking song !

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PhonSiE wrote:
September 2009

I'd Rather Be Sleeping

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CycoMikie wrote:
September 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Crossover-Thrash

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AlexHeavy wrote:
September 2009

thrash fromt he heart!

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duut wrote:
September 2009

WHO AM I?

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IMUSJr69 wrote:
September 2009

tHEY'RE SONGS IS 2 DAM LONG!!

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Megacorpse88 wrote:
September 2009

Schools A Job, But You Dont Get Paid

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Maxymale wrote:
September 2009

You are garbage.

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1337dan wrote:
September 2009

D.R.I.

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abasofdoom wrote:
September 2009

D.R.I. is touring the U.S. cheeeah

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BiaBellie wrote:
September 2009

perfeito ;D

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nalo503 wrote:
August 2009

D.R.I In Portland!!! fuck yeah!!

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pathtoyirah wrote:
August 2009

The lyrics to Thrashard are too smart for me.

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Nov 27 D.R.I. El Corazón, Seattle WA, United States
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Nov 28 D.R.I. Satyricon, Portland, OR, Portland, United States
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