Dirty Rotten Imbeciles

...1961 in Houston, Texas) is an American vocalist, best known for his work with the crossover thrash band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles). Brecht formed D.R.I. in 1982 when he was 21 years old, along with his brother Eric on drums, Spike...

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...to tour the world extensively, including European & South American dates. In March 1998, D.R.I. launched their official web site. During 1999, D.R.I. appeared as one of the headlining bands on the "Social Chaos" in North America...

In this article: Dealing with It, Crossover, Kurt Brecht, Full Speed Ahead, Cancer, Dead Kennedys, and Dirty Rotten LP

Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) will return from an official hiatus and resume live performances this November. In addition to the previously announced shows in November, December and January, D.R.I. has...

In this article: Surgery, St Paul, MN, Chicago, IL, North America, and San Antonio, TX

...and wasn't successful commercially. To date, Full Speed Ahead remains the last album of new material D.R.I. had released. After the album's release, the band had reached the conclusion they would no longer record any new music. However,...

In this article: Full Speed Ahead, D.R.I, and Dirty Rotten LP

...the dates. The Speares will be supporting their new record Shove, which hits stores on September 15th. The record features members of D.R.I., Hated Youth, Pink Lincolns, and Down By Law. A stream of which can currently be found at...

In this article: Down by Law, Pink Lincolns, D.R.I., Saint Petersburg, Georgia, and Florida

...edition of the festival. The bill will now include Fucked Up, comedian Brian Posehn, Harlem, Alaska in Winter, Yeasayer, Kid Sister, D.R.I. and Vega. The already announced lineup includes celebrated Detroit protopunk act DEATH , Lucero, the...

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Contributed by alex101. Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 3:00 PM (EDT) Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. will return to the stage in November. The group has been on hiatus for several years now, having played their previous...

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Hardcore/metal crossover pioneers D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) are currently scheduling rehearsals and gearing up to play shows again starting in the fall. The band says, "We expect to start playing on weekends, then week-long...

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Contributed by alex101. Posted on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 9:30 AM (EDT) In an interview with MorbidZine.com, D.R.I. guitarist Spike Cassidy ruled out the possibility of a new studio album. He notes: I'm not sure. We live in four different...

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...use your ratings to help you find bands and albums you might like Customize features on the site to get the news the way you want. Re: D.R.I, Down By Law, Pink Lincolns, and Hated Youth plan debut as The Spears gimme a song a thee chord...

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