Album: 4 of a Kind by D.R.I. (1988)
Genre: Thrash Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: Album

Description: 4 of a Kind is the fourth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., which was released in 1988. This album marks the debut of an entirely thrash metal sound for the band, with less traces of their early thrashcore sound.

The album features the song "Suit And Tie Guy", which had a music video made for it. It was the first D.R.I. song to get a video.

Artist Background: D.R.I. (or Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) is a hardcore/metal band from the United States that formed in Houston, in 1982. The band currently comprises founding members, vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well as drummer Rob Rampy and bassist Harald Oimoen. 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 Conformit... Part of the Houston, Texas, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Houston, Texas, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Thrash Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Thrash Metal, Metal, 1980s, Album, Metal Blade Records

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4 of a Kind is the fourth album by the American crossover thrash band D.R.I., which was released in 1988. This album marks the debut of an entirely thrash metal sound for the band, with less traces of their early thrashcore sound.

The album features the song "Suit And Tie Guy", which had a music video made for it. It was the first D.R.I. song to get a video.

4 of a Kind

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