D.R.I.

Contact: DRI.info@yahoo.com The band's name stands for "Dirty Rotten Imbeciles". D.R.I. are considered by many to be "the fathers of crossover thrash" along with Suicidal Tendencies , S.O.D. , M.O.D. , and Excel . According to an interview with Kurt Brecht , they did not coin the term "crossover" themselves but rather adopted it as people began referring to the band's roots in one genre (punk) crossing over into the metal crowd. The band was first called US D.R.I. ; after their last show under that name on December 31st, 1982, at The Island in Houston, they changed their name to simply D.R.I. 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 Kurt Brecht in tow, they renamed themselves Dirty Rotten Imbeciles after a frequent insult from the Brechts' father (who objected vehemently to their rehearsals). They started as a hardcore punk band, then got thrashier and thrashier. D.R.I. is considered one of the first bands to use the blast beat with their song "No Sense!" from their Dirty Rotten EP. Being one of the first crossover bands and among the first few hardcore acts to gain acclaim in a mainstream light, D.R.I. has faced heavy criticism from other hardcore punk bands like Sore Throat, Electro Hippies, and several others. Although D.R.I. hadn't released new material until 2016, they have never broken up. The band still tours and performs on occasion. They went on hiatus from 2006 to 2009 when Spike Cassidy was diagnosed with cancer, and he has been recovering since. Two or more of their members played in the band Boody Print in the early '90s. It's unknown whether or not they released anything. The song "Couch Slouch" appeared in the 2005 video game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland . Compilation appearances : - "Runnin' Around" on Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death (Ward-9, 1983) - "Madman" and "Sad to Be" on Rat Music for Rat People Vol. 1&2 (CD Presents, Ltd., 1984) - "Madman" and "Sad to Be" on Rat Music for Rat People Vol. 2 (CD Presents, Ltd., 1984) - "Running Around" on Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death (Ward-9 Records, 1984) - "Snap" on International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation (R Radical Records, 1984) - "Yes Ma'am" on What Doesn't Hurt Us Makes Us Stronger ( Destiny Records , 1985) - "Five Year Plan" and "Fun and Games" on Complete Death ( Restless Records , 1986) - "I Don't Need Society" (incorrectly listed as "Yes Mama") and "Soup Kitchen" on Eastern Front: Live at Ruthie's Inn ( Restless Records , 1986) - "I Don't Need Society" (incorrectly listed as "Yes Mama") and "Soup Kitchen" on US Speedcore Invasion (Disaster, 1986) - "Untitled" on Hardcore - Thrash-Metal-Radioshow (Speed Air Play, 1986) - "Violent Pacification" and "Bad to Be" on Bad Entrails 4 (Psychic Brain Slash Tapes, 1986) - "Madman" on Rat Music for Rat People Vol. I, II & III (CD Presents, Ltd., 1987) - "Tear It Down" on Restless/Metal Blade Compilation Cassette ( Restless Records / Metal Blade Records , 1987) - "Untitled" on Speed Air Play 27.8. (Speed Air Play, 1987) - "I'd Rather Be Sleeping" on Hardcore Punk Rock ( K-Tel , 1988) - "Manifest Destiny" on Stars on Thrash ( Roadrunner Records , 1988) - "Manifest Destiny" on Thud Sweat and Cheers: The Enigma Metal Compilation CD ( Enigma , 1988) - "Slum Lord" on Fall '88 Metal Blade Sampler ( Metal Blade Records , 1988) - "Think for Yourself" on New Music Seminar Sampler ( Metal Blade Records , 1988) - "Five Year Plan" on Now That's What I Call Metal ( Roadrunner Records , 1989) - "Nursing Home Blues (Live)" on Underground U.S.A. Music Magazine #2 Hardcore Special Edition VHS ( M.U.V. , 1989) - "Suit and Tie Guy" on Metal Vision - Volume 1 VHS (Retail Vision, 1989) - "Thrashard" on Pony Canyon Cuts November '89 ( Pony Canyon , 1989) - "Violent Pacification" on Stop Animal Slaughter Tape (1989) - "Beneath the Wheel" on Hard Hitters Volume 6 Fall 1989 (The Hard Report, 1990) - "Five Year Plan" on Heavy Hammer Hits II/90 ( Roadrunner Records , 1990) - "Suit and Tie Guy" on Much Music / The Power Hour: Volume 2 ( CBS , 1990) - "Suit and Tie Guy" on Metal Blade Records - Video Meltdown VHS (Enigma Music Video, 1990) - "Acid Rain" on CMJ Metal Marathon '92 (College Music Journal, 1992) - "Suit and Tie Guy" on Restless Catalog Sampler ( Restless Records , 1992) - "Acid Rain" on Cuts ; Cut Tunes From New Release ( Pony Canyon , 1993) - "Acid Rain" on Rock Hard Video Vol. 5 VHS (Hard Visions, 1993) - "Running Around" on Stop Selling Out Punk! (Punk Bootleg Tapez, 1994) - "Five Year Plan" on hu H (CD 6) (Huh Music Service, 1995) - "Five Year Plan" on RockVideo Monthly - Heavy Metal Releases - July 1995 VHS ( Warner Music Enterprises , 1995) - "Syringes in the Sandbox" on hu H (CD 15) (Huh Music Service, 1995) - "The Application" on hu H (CD 8) (Huh Music Service, 1995) - "Under the Overpass" on Tribute to Bruce Lee (AB Gigantic, 1996) - "Who Am I ?" on Nasty News (1997) - "I'm the Liar" on Social Chaos Anarchy in North America Tour '99 (Beloved Recordings, 1999) - "Sad to Be" on Thrash of the Titans (Know Records, 2000) - "15. Marec 1998 - Gala Hala Metelkova" on Pank Bolšak (1993 - 2000) VHS (Non Plus Ultra, 2001) - "Wages of Sin" on Angular Fever: An Eye Gauge Records Compilation (Eye Gauge Records, 2001) - "Down to the Wire" on Punk Chunks 2 (Lameass Records, 2002) - "Enemy Within" and "Suit and Tie Guy" on Metal Blade Records 20th Anniversary ( Metal Blade Records , 2002) - "Reaganomics" on Queencrust Versus Kiss the Goat (2003) - "Sad to Be", "I Don't Need Society", "Five Year Plan", "Violent Pacification" and "Counter Attack" on Counter Attack ( Beer City Records , 2003) - "Thrashard" on Restless Sampler ( Restless Records , 2003) - "Couch Slouch" on Metal Hammer Presents Clash of the Titans ( Metal Hammer , 2004) - "Stupid, Stupid War" and "Counter Attack" on Punk Подвал ( Rebel Records Russia , 2004) - "Broke" on The Harder, The Better: Volume Eight ( Turkey Vulture Records , 2005) - "Running Around" on Amiquitäten (Kampfgarten Tapes, 2005) - "Running Around" on American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 ‎( Rhino Records , 2006) - "Nursing Home Blues" on Punk Goes Metal ( Cleopatra Records , 2007) - "Enemy Within" on This Is Thrash (Metro Triples, 2008) - "Money Stinks" on Thomas Cowgill – Class War (Actual Pain, 2008) - "Beneath the Wheel" on The Crobar Vol One - Soho, London (Union Square Music, 2009) - "Five Year Plan" on Tarjolla Tänään 80's Hard'n'Heavy (VL-Musiikki Oy, 2009) - "Unknown Track Four" on Killed By Tapes Vol. 2 (Tribute, 2017) - "War Crimes" on oOoOO & Islamiq Grrrls – Dazed Mix (2018) - "Beneath the Wheel" on Skate 2 - Soundtrack (Electronic Arts, 2021) - "Reaganomics" on Lights Out! (Clorox Boy Records, 2023) Unknown date: - "Argument Then War" and "Stupid Stupid War / Counter Attack" on World War III CD - "Couch Slouch" on Memories Of Tomorrow - "Soup Kitchen" and "No Sense" on Bad Entrails 3 (Psychic Brain Slash Tapes) - "Suit and Tie Guy" on Danzig (Home Video) DVD - "Unknown Track" on United Metal Maniacs Videoclip Compilation No. 3 VHS - "Violent Pacification", "I Don't Need Society" and "Blockhead" on A.N.U.S. Tapes Présente- Sampler Et 100 Rots Proches (Compil Live No 1) (Globule Tapes) - "Yes Ma'am" on Ewig Alt...II Cassette