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65-1156: [REDACTED] This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "Violent Pacification"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( January 2010 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) 1984 EP by Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Violent Pacification [REDACTED] EP by Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Released 1984 Recorded November 1983 Genre Thrashcore , hardcore punk Length 5 : 41 Label R Radical Records/Dirty Rotten Dirty Rotten Imbeciles chronology Dirty Rotten (1983) Violent Pacification (1984) Dealing with It! (1985) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Violent Pacification

130-826: A Kind Thrash Zone Definition Full Speed Ahead EPs Violent Pacification The Dirty Rotten Power But Wait... There's More! Other releases Live Greatest Hits Live at CBGB's 1984 Related articles Discography Crossover thrash Hardcore punk Authority control databases [REDACTED] MusicBrainz release group Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Violent_Pacification&oldid=1258740702 " Categories : D.R.I. (band) albums 1984 EPs Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from January 2010 All articles needing additional references Articles with short description Short description

195-659: A New World LP on an EP that was marked "Part 1". A second EP was planned, but never appeared; only the sleeve was printed. The first double EP released in Britain was the Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour film soundtrack. Released in December 1967 on EMI's Parlophone label, it contained six songs spread over two 7-inch discs and was packaged with a lavish color booklet. In the United States and some other countries,

260-405: A double EP could usually be more economically and sensibly recorded on a single vinyl LP . In the 1950s, Capitol Records had released a number of double EPs by its more popular artists, including Les Paul . The pair of double EPs (EBF 1–577, sides 1 to 8) were described on the original covers as "parts ... of a four-part album". In 1960, Joe Meek released four tracks from his planned I Hear

325-403: A full-length studio album since Full Speed Ahead in 1995. Despite this, the band has continued to tour almost every year, and gone on hiatus intermittently, notably between 2004 and 2009, when Cassidy was diagnosed with colon cancer. Since the late 1990s, D.R.I. has been working on their eighth full-length studio album, which remains unreleased. Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (then-called US D.R.I. )

390-543: A further album in this format, 1985's " Drinking Gasoline ", on the Virgin Records label. Double EPs can also contain the work of multiple artists split across different sides, akin to split albums . An example of this is the Dunedin Double EP, which contains tracks by four different bands. Using a double EP in this instance allowed each band to have its tracks occupying a different side. In addition,

455-663: A music video for the song "Suit and Tie Guy", and the Dirty Rotten LP was remixed to include the songs from the Violent Pacification EP , and was re-released. The band toured worldwide again to support the 4 of a Kind album, first in North America with Kreator and Holy Terror, and Europe with The Exploited and Gang Green . Just before they started working on their next album, Josh Pappe left D.R.I. because of an offer to play for Gang Green. He

520-401: A pair of 7-inch discs recorded at 45 or 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm , or two 12-inch discs recorded at 45 rpm. The format is useful when an album's worth of material is being pressed by a small plant geared for the production of singles rather than albums and may have novelty value which can be turned to advantage for publicity purposes. Double EPs are rare, since the amount of material record-able on

585-518: A result, D.R.I. toured relentlessly throughout 1985 and 1986 in support of Dealing with It! , and it was on this tour that the band gained a wide audience by performing with thrash metal bands such as Slayer , Anthrax , Exodus , Overkill and Hirax , while continuing to perform with their hardcore punk peers, including Discharge , Corrosion of Conformity , Bad Brains , T.S.O.L. , JFA , Descendents , Verbal Abuse , Gang Green and Cryptic Slaughter . Also on this tour, they recorded their show at

650-480: A single song, instead resembling a mini album. EPs of original material regained popularity in the punk rock era, when they were commonly used for the release of new material, e.g. Buzzcocks ' Spiral Scratch EP. Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post said in 2010, "EPs—originally extended-play 'single' releases that are shorter than traditional albums—have long been popular with punk and indie bands." Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks. In

715-439: A standard 45 rpm phonograph . In the early era, record companies released the entire content of LPs as 45 rpm EPs. These were usually 10-inch (25-cm) LPs (released until the mid-1950s) split onto two 7-inch EPs or 12-inch (30-cm) LPs split onto three 7-inch EPs, either sold separately or together in gatefold covers. This practice became much less common with the advent of triple-speed-available phonographs. Introduced by RCA in

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780-477: A strong metal sound to them. As the band began to cross over to thrash, their songs became longer, slower, and more complex. The press has called D.R.I. the major band of the " crossover " movement, a style that combined hardcore punk and thrash metal . This music invited a mixed audience of punks , skinheads , and metal fans to their shows. Thanks to this movement, Crossover helped expand D.R.I.'s popularity worldwide, including touring Europe and Australia for

845-410: A trilogy of three EPs, beginning with She Is Coming , stated: "By delivering a trio of EPs throughout a period of several months, Miley is giving her fans more of what they want, only in smaller doses. When an artist drops an album, they run the risk of it being forgotten in a few weeks, at which point they need to start work on the follow-up, while still promoting and touring their recent effort. Miley

910-1368: Is an EP by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I. , which was released in 1984. The title track on this EP was covered by thrash metal band Slayer on their 1996 album Undisputed Attitude . Track listing [ edit ] Dirty Rotten EP This Side No. Title Length 1. "Violent Pacification" 2:54 Total length: 2:54 Flip Side No. Title Length 1. "Running Around" 0:55 2. "Couch Slouch" 1:23 3. "To Open Closed Doors" 0:29 Total length: 2:47 Personnel [ edit ] Spike Cassidy: Guitar/Backing vocals Josh Pappe : Bass Eric Brecht : Drums/Backing vocals Kurt Brecht : Lead vocals References [ edit ] ^ Allmusic review v t e D.R.I. Kurt Brecht Spike Cassidy Greg Orr Rob Rampy Dennis Johnson Sebastion Amok Josh Pappe Mikey Offender John Menor Chumly Porter Eric Brecht Felix Griffin Brandon Karns Harald Oimoen Studio albums Dirty Rotten LP Dealing with It! Crossover 4 of

975-445: Is currently composed of two of its founding members, lead vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well as bassist Greg Orr and drummer Rob Rampy. D.R.I. never gained a mainstream audience, but the integration of their hardcore punk roots with thrash metal influences was a stylistic catalyst for their contemporaries – most notably Suicidal Tendencies , Corrosion of Conformity , Stormtroopers of Death ,

1040-875: Is different from Wikidata Articles with hAudio microformats Album articles lacking alt text for covers Extended play An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm long play (LP), but as of 2024 , also applies to mid-length CDs and downloads as well. EPs are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop , they are usually referred to as mini-albums . EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records , were vertically cut 78 rpm discs known as "2-in-1" records. These had finer grooves than usual, like Edison Disc Records . By 1949, when

1105-478: Is doing her best to game the system by recording an album and delivering it to fans in pieces." However, this release strategy was later scrapped in favor of the conventional album release of Plastic Hearts . Major-label pop musicians who had previously employed such release strategies include Colbie Caillat with her fifth album Gypsy Heart (2014) being released following an EP of the album's first five tracks known as Gypsy Heart: Side A three months prior to

1170-427: Is the mini-LP , which was a common album format in the 1980s. These generally contained 20–30 minutes of music and about seven tracks. A double extended play is a name typically given to vinyl records or compact discs released as a set of two discs, each of which would normally qualify as an EP. The name is thus analogous to double album . As vinyl records, the most common format for the double EP, they consist of

1235-633: The Record Mirror also printed EP charts. The popularity of EPs in the US had declined in the early 1960s in favor of LPs. In the UK, Cliff Richard and the Shadows , both individually and collectively, and the Beatles were the most prolific artists issuing EPs in the 1960s, many of them highly successful releases. The Beatles' Twist and Shout outsold most singles for some weeks in 1963. The success of

1300-487: The Cro-Mags , Nuclear Assault , Adrenalin O.D. , and Cryptic Slaughter  – alongside whom they are considered to be one of the major pioneers of what would later be called " crossover thrash ". These bands had a heavy influence on modern thrash metal. To date, D.R.I. has released seven full-length studio albums. Other than three new songs on the 2016 EP But Wait... There's More! , they have not released

1365-606: The Dirty Rotten EP , fitting 22 songs into 18 minutes on a 7-inch EP. Not long before its release, US D.R.I. had changed their name to just D.R.I., and only 1000 copies of the EP version were pressed, making it now a collector's item. Demand caused this EP to be pressed into a 12-inch LP version, also released in 1983, aptly titled Dirty Rotten LP . In 1983, D.R.I. relocated to San Francisco, where they lived in their van and ate at soup kitchens between gigs. Dennis Johnson quit

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1430-620: The "US" stood for the band, as mentioned in interviews off of the extended version of the Dirty Rotten CD. Photos of the band can be found with the original US D.R.I logo. The "Skanker Man" logo was designed by original drummer Eric Brecht as a high school art assignment to create a "corporate" logo. He received an "A" on it. Two months later, on July 2, 1982, the band played their first show at Joe Star's OMNI, in Houston. On November 6 and 7, 1982, D.R.I. recorded their first release,

1495-537: The 1950s. Examples are Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender from 1956 and "Just for You", " Peace in the Valley " and " Jailhouse Rock " from 1957, and the Kinks ' Kinksize Session from 1964. Twelve-inch EPs were similar, but generally had between three and five tracks and a length of over 12 minutes. Like seven-inch EPs, these were given titles. EP releases were also issued in cassette and 10-inch vinyl formats. With

1560-516: The 1980s) were introduced in 1970, with tracks selected from an album and packaging resembling the album they were taken from. This mini-LP format also became popular in America in the early 1970s for promotional releases, and also for use in jukeboxes . In 2010, Warner Bros. Records revived the format with their "Six-Pak" offering of six songs on a compact disc. Due to the increased popularity of music downloads and music streaming beginning

1625-558: The 1984 Violent Pacification tour. In 2003, Beer City also reissued Dealing with It! ; the CD contained the original album plus never-before-heard bonus tracks as well as live video footage including a mid-80s interview from a San Francisco Public-access television cable TV show. After another tour in 2004, the band released Live At CBGB's CD and DVD, and the reissue of the Crossover album, all on Beer City. The reissue of Crossover

1690-524: The 45 rpm single and 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm LP were competing formats, 7-inch 45 rpm singles had a maximum playing time of only about four minutes per side. Partly as an attempt to compete with the LP introduced in 1948 by rival Columbia , RCA Victor introduced "Extended Play" 45s during 1952 . Their narrower grooves, achieved by lowering the cutting levels and sound compression optionally, enabled them to hold up to 7.5 minutes per side—but still be played by

1755-458: The EP in Britain lasted until around 1967, but it later had a strong revival with punk rock in the late 1970s and the adaptation of the format for 12-inch and CD singles. The British band Cocteau Twins made prolific use of the EP format, releasing ten EP's between 1982 and 1995. In the Philippines , seven-inch EPs marketed as " mini-LPs " (but distinctly different from the mini-LPs of

1820-562: The Hollywood Palladium on November 27, 1992, and it was released in 1994 as their first live album, appropriately entitled Live . It was, more or less, "released as a stepping stone between Definition and Full Speed Ahead ". Soon after recording the show, John Menor left D.R.I. and was replaced by the band's long time friend and roadie, Chumly Porter. The group took part in headlining the Lolitabazooka Tour in

1885-599: The Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 26, 1986, and released it on video, which was entitled Live at the Olympic . When Felix joined D.R.I. in 1984, he brought a new audience to the shows. The next three years the band toured and started developing a new genre, (along with other pioneers) crossover . Their third album, Crossover , released in 1987, was aptly named, as the songs on this album had

1950-504: The US in 1952, EMI issued the first EPs in Britain in April 1954. EPs were typically compilations of singles or album samplers and were played at 45 rpm on 7-inch (18-cm) discs, with two songs on each side. The manufacturing price of an EP was a little more than that of a single. Thus, they were a bargain for those who did not own the LPs from which the tracks were taken. RCA had success in

2015-549: The United Kingdom, Europe, and South America. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled or postponed dates in 2020 but the band returned to the road in 2021 and planned for a 40th-anniversary tour in 2022 across the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Central America. D.R.I. entered a Southern California studio in October 2014 to begin recording an EP containing new material. It was produced by Bill Metoyer, who produced

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2080-487: The United Kingdom, an EP can appear either on the album or the single chart. The Official Chart Company classifies any record with more than four tracks (not counting alternative versions of featured songs, if present) or with a playing time of more than 25 minutes as an album for sales-chart purposes. If priced as a single, they will not qualify for the main album chart but can appear in the separate Budget Albums chart. An intermediate format between EPs and full-length LPs

2145-517: The United States, Japan, Europe and South America into 2003. In 2003, Beer City reissued "Dirty Rotten CD," which featured the original full length Dirty Rotten LP and the Violent Pacification 7-inch EP as well as a number of never-before-released bonus tracks and interviews. Included within the bonus tracks were live recordings of D.R.I.'s first show ever and footage from the band's only performance at New York's famous CBGB 's from

2210-529: The United States, the Recording Industry Association of America , the organization that declares releases "gold" or "platinum" based on numbers of sales, defines an EP as containing three to five songs or under 30 minutes. On the other hand, The Recording Academy 's rules for Grammy Awards state that any release with five or more different songs and a running time of over 15 minutes is considered an album, with no mention of EPs. In

2275-424: The advent of the compact disc (CD), more music was often included on "single" releases, with four or five tracks being common, and playing times of up to 25 minutes. These extended-length singles became known as maxi singles and while commensurate in length to an EP were distinguished by being designed to feature a single song, with the remaining songs considered B-sides , whereas an EP was designed not to feature

2340-406: The album. During the recording of the album, Josh Pappe took a leave from the band. Mikey Offender (Mikey Donaldson  –  bass player of The Offenders) was asked to play for the album, although Spike played bass on the songs that Donaldson did not have time to learn. The songs on Dealing with It! leaned slightly towards a metal direction, but still kept the band's thrashcore sound. As

2405-440: The band allegedly drew regular complaints from Kurt and Eric's father. This led to the band gaining their name when they were described as a "bunch of dirty rotten imbeciles." This was also an inspiration for the song "Madman," which featured a clip of Kurt and Eric's father interrupting a band practice to complain about the noise. They initially went under the name US D.R.I for a brief period before shortening it to D.R.I. Presumably,

2470-562: The band and returned home to Texas. He was replaced with Sebastion Amok, and within a few months D.R.I. embarked on their first tour, appearing on the "Rock Against Reagan " tour with MDC and the Dead Kennedys . After the tour, Josh Pappe was brought in to replace Sebastian Amok who would eventually join The Dicks , another Texas band. Their next release was the four-song 7-inch EP Violent Pacification in 1984. After touring in

2535-589: The band for years, doing everything from photography and merchandise to bass tech. The band resumed the tour missing only two shows. The turn of the millennium saw the Dirty Rotten Imbeciles headline the "Millennium 2000 Tour". The constant cycle of touring continued into 2001 with D.R.I. extensively touring the United States on the "Old School Tour" culminating in a headlining appearance at the Milwaukee Metal Fest, and other tours of

2600-578: The band's later studio albums. The EP, titled But Wait... There's More! , was released on June 10, 2016. Vocalist Kurt Brecht has described the EP as "more punk rock than metal". Although no longer working with D.R.I., one of the band's old record labels, Rotten Records, in 2015, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a suit against a Comcast user who allegedly downloaded and shared

2665-428: The band's sixth album. According to the lawsuit, Rotten Records hired Rightscorp to monitor BitTorrent networks for infringement. The company claims it connected to the defendants' BitTorrent clients and downloaded a full copy of the album, later verifying that they were identical to the original copyright works. On September 17, 2014, it was announced that Rob Rampy had departed from the band, citing serious injury as

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2730-490: The fall of 1994. However, the band was less active during this period and focused on extracurricular activities. In November 1995, D.R.I. released Full Speed Ahead . They also made another music video, this time for a song called "Syringes In The Sandbox". In January 1996, they started touring North America with Acid Bath opening for them. But in April, two band members ran into trouble trying to enter Canada, because they had both been previously charged with driving under

2795-456: The first time, and opening for a variety of bands such as The Exploited and Anthrax . The Live At The Ritz video was recorded next, on June 27, 1987, at The Ritz in New York, during the band's worldwide Crossover tour. In February 1988, the Dirty Rotten Imbeciles returned to the studio to record 4 of a Kind . The songs on this album continued in the band's metal style. They released

2860-443: The format with Elvis Presley , issuing 28 EPs between 1956 and 1967 , many of which topped the separate Billboard EP chart during its brief existence. Other than those published by RCA, EPs were relatively uncommon in the United States and Canada, but they were widely sold in the United Kingdom, and in some other European countries, during the 1950s and 1960s. In Sweden, the EP was a popular record format, with as much as 85% of

2925-440: The former of the two would be released 18 years later on But Wait... There's More! . Steady touring, as well as the band's slow writing and recording pace and the search for a record label, resulted in putting the album on hold for over half a decade; eventually they were signed to Beer City Records. By the spring of 2004, D.R.I. had demoed at least four new songs for a potential eighth studio album, including "Against Me", which

2990-406: The full album; and Jessie J 's fourth studio album R.O.S.E. (2018) which was released as four EPs in as many days entitled R (Realisations) , O (Obsessions) , S (Sex) and E (Empowerment) . The first EPs were seven-inch vinyl records with more tracks than a normal single (typically four of them). Although they shared size and speed with singles, they were a recognizably different format than

3055-404: The groove on the physical record could be wider and thus allow for a louder album. In the 1960s and 1970s, record companies released EP versions of long-play (LP) albums for use in jukeboxes . These were commonly known as "compact 33s" or "little LPs". The jukebox EP was played at 33 1 ⁄ 3 rpm, was pressed on seven-inch vinyl and frequently had as many as six songs. What made it EP-like

3120-602: The group and was replaced by Rob Rampy. Around the same time, D.R.I. had severed ties with Metal Blade Records and it took over two years and a search for a new label, until the band's own imprint Rotten Records released the band's sixth album Definition in October 1992. A music video was released for the song, "Acid Rain". The video would later be featured in an episode of MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head . D.R.I. toured throughout 1992 and 1993 in support of Definition , including opening for Testament , as well as headlining their own shows. During this tour, they recorded their gig at

3185-481: The influence in the U.S. This resulted in the cancellation of all their Canadian tour dates. During 1997 and 1998, D.R.I. continued to tour the world extensively, including European and South American dates. Also in 1998, D.R.I. announced that they were writing songs for the follow-up to Full Speed Ahead , including "Against Me", "As Seen on TV", "Bad News", "Brick Wall View", "Destructive Power", "Insanity Plea", "Saddam Insane", "Sweaty Deli Tray" and "Wrong as Usual";

3250-400: The key bands that helped create the crossover thrash genre, along with S.O.D. , Suicidal Tendencies and Corrosion of Conformity . Allmusic.com has claimed that, "Starting off as a speedy, straight-ahead punk band, 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

3315-415: The late 2000s, EPs have become a common marketing strategy for pop musicians wishing to remain relevant and deliver music in more consistent timeframes leading to or following full studio albums. In the late 2000s to early 2010s, reissues of studio albums with expanded track listings were common, with the new music often being released as stand-alone EPs. In October 2010, a Vanity Fair article regarding

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3380-480: The market in the late 1950s consisting of EPs. Billboard introduced a weekly EP chart in October 1957, noting that "the teen-age market apparently dominates the EP business, with seven out of the top 10 best-selling EPs featuring artists with powerful teen-age appeal — four sets by Elvis Presley, two by Pat Boone and one by Little Richard ". Other publications such as Record Retailer , New Musical Express ( NME ) , Melody Maker , Disc and Music Echo and

3445-720: The reason. He was then replaced by Brandon Karns, who subsequently left the band shortly thereafter. Karns was then replaced by Walter "Monsta" Ryan. However, Rampy re-joined D.R.I in 2018. In 2017, the band parted ways with their longtime bassist Harald Oimoen, who was replaced by Greg Orr (ex-Attitude Adjustment). In January 2019, Metal Addicts reported that D.R.I. had been working on their first full-length studio album since 1995's Full Speed Ahead , though no new material has been released as of 2024. D.R.I.'s music has combined elements of punk rock , thrash metal , speed metal , and heavy metal , while their early material has been described as hardcore punk . They are often cited as one of

3510-621: The seven-inch single. Although they could be named after a lead track, they were generally given a different title. Examples include the Beatles ' The Beatles' Hits EP from 1963, and the Troggs ' Troggs Tops EP from 1966, both of which collected previously released tracks. The playing time was generally between 10 and 15 minutes. In the UK they came in cardboard picture sleeves at a time when singles were usually issued in paper company sleeves. EPs tended to be album samplers or collections of singles. EPs of all original material began to appear in

3575-531: The songs are spread across two 12" 45 rpm discs. Also, the vinyl pressing of Hail to the Thief by Radiohead uses this practice but is considered to be a full-length album. In 1982 Cabaret Voltaire released their studio album " 2x45 " on the UK-based label Rough Trade , featuring extended tracks over four sides of two 12-inch 45 rpm discs, with graphics by artist Neville Brody . The band subsequently released

3640-426: The songs were augmented by the band's single A- and B-sides from 1967 to create a full LP –a practice that was common in the US but considered exploitative in the UK. The Style Council album The Cost of Loving was originally issued as two 12-inch EPs. It is more common for artists to release two 12-inch 45s rather than a single 12-inch LP. Though there are 11 songs that total about 40 minutes, enough for one LP,

3705-424: The stage: "I am very happy D.R.I. will be playing again, it has been far too long. We are currently setting up weekends to test the water and rebuild the stamina that we were known for. We all look forward to restarting up exactly where we left off." On April 13, 2010, Beer City Records reissued "Crossover – Millennium Edition" on LP and CD. Finally after many years Crossover was once again available. This reissue

3770-521: The summer of 1984, Eric Brecht got married and left the band. He was replaced with a 17-year-old Felix Griffin. Also in 1984, one of their songs, "Snap" appeared on the anti-war benefit compilation P.E.A.C.E. along with other famous hardcore and punk bands such as Crass , D.O.A. , Dead Kennedys and MDC . D.R.I.'s second full-length album, Dealing with It! , was released in March 1985 on Metal Blade Records . The group toured extensively in support of

3835-689: The trend noted post-album EPs as "the next step in extending albums' shelf lives, following the "deluxe" editions that populated stores during the past few holiday seasons—add a few tracks to the back end of an album and release one of them to radio, slap on a new coat of paint, and—voila!—a stocking stuffer is born." Examples of such releases include Lady Gaga 's The Fame Monster (2009) following her debut album The Fame (2008), and Kesha 's Cannibal (2010) following her debut album Animal (2010). A 2019 article in Forbes discussing Miley Cyrus ' plan to release her then-upcoming seventh studio album as

3900-527: Was available downloading at the "record news" page from their official web site for several years. During 1999, D.R.I. appeared as one of the headlining bands on the "Social Chaos" in North America Tour. One of their songs, "I'm The Liar", is used for a Social Chaos Tour CD compilation. During August 1999, in the middle of the tour, Chumly left the band after tiring of touring. He was replaced by Harald Oimoen. Oimoen had been working on and off with

3965-478: Was delayed due to Cassidy's illness. In March 2006, Cassidy was diagnosed with colon cancer, which put the band's performances and recording on hiatus until his recovery. In December 2006, Cassidy had completed all radiation and chemotherapy; a one-foot section of the large intestine (colon) was removed through an eight-inch incision in his stomach. An announcement on the band's website declared Cassidy cancer free as of August 2008. Cassidy commented on his return to

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4030-538: Was formed in Houston in May 1982 by former members of the hardcore punk band Suburbanites. The original line-up consisted of Spike Cassidy on guitar, Kurt Brecht on lead vocals, Eric Brecht on drums and Dennis Johnson on bass, which was basically the Suburbanites with Cassidy on guitar. Cassidy's roommate played guitar in the Suburbanites. The group started practicing at Kurt and Eric's parents' home. The noise made by

4095-414: Was remastered by the original co-producer/engineer Bill Metoyer. The CD version contains eleven bonus tracks including five songs from their performance at NYC's The Ritz. That same year, the label reissued The Dirty Rotten EP , The Dirty Rotten LP , Violent Pacification 7-inch and Dealing with It! on vinyl. From 2011 through 2019, the band regularly trekked the United States, as well as tours of

4160-707: Was replaced by John Menor. In October 1989, D.R.I. released their fifth album Thrash Zone . Continuing in the same vein as 4 of a Kind , the album was another success for D.R.I. and two music videos were released to accompany it, "Beneath the Wheel" and "Abduction". The band toured for almost two years in support of Thrash Zone , mainly in Europe and North America, performing with numerous bands such as Nasty Savage , Sick of It All , Corrosion of Conformity , Mordred , Excel , Uncle Slam , Cryptic Slaughter , Dead Horse , Atrophy and Bitter End. In 1990, Felix Griffin left

4225-512: Was that some songs were omitted for time purposes, and the most popular tracks were left on. Unlike most EPs before them, and most seven-inch vinyl in general (pre-1970s), these were issued in stereo . Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (often abbreviated and referred to as D.R.I. ) is an American crossover thrash band that formed in Houston, Texas in 1982 and would later relocate to San Francisco, California . The band

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