| For the past twelve years D.R.I. has been the
epitome of the hard-core-punk-thrash sound that we
have all been accustomed to hearing. This has
definitely not changed. Everything that you have
come to expect from those Dirty Rotten Imbecibles
holds true for their latest release on Rotten Records,
titled "Full Speed Ahead." D.R.I has become one of
the few genuine underground bands to remain tried
and true to their pure punk roots. The only thing that
may have changed is that are a little older, but you
know that they say, "with time comes wisdom," and
so it goes with D.R.I.
Time has not gotten the best of this band. Their 16
song CD rocks just as hard as ever, with as much
adrenaline and energy than ever before. It is their
first studio release in three years. The hiatus was
interrupted in 1995 by a live album recorded at the
Hollywood Palladium in November of 1992,
specifically to hold fans over until new material was
ready. "Full Speed Ahead" marks the eighth album in
the bands history, and a long awaited release for
D.R.I. patrons world wide. D.R.I. consists of core
members Kurt Brecht(vocals) and Spike
Cassidy(guitar), as well as Rob Rampy(drums), who
has been with the band since the "Definition" album
in 1992. Chumly, the newest addition and long time
friend of the band, has replaced John Menor on
bass. "He had done a lot of work for us in the past,
from driving vans and selling T-shirts to being the
guitar and bass tech. and he knew all the songs
already" Brecht says, explaining how easy it was to
bring Chumly into the group.
The world was first introduced to this aggressive and
abrasive quartet by way of a self-released EP in
1983, which has new gone down in punk history as
the "Dirty Rotten EP". Twenty-two brilliantly brutal
ideas jam packed to the paper insert on a 7" record,
left the underground scene thriving for more. The
second album, "Dealing with it," released by Metal
Blade in 1986, brought D.R.I. to the for front of the
hard-core mosh music scene. Other albums include,
"Crossover" (1987), "Four of a Kind" (1988), and
"Thrash Zone" (1989) all on Metal Blade, in addition
to D.R.I.'s first original release on Rotten Records,
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