Album: Dealing With It by D.R.I. (1985)
Genre: Thrash Metal | Style: Metal
Format: Album

Description: Dealing With It! is the second studio album by the United States hardcore punk band D.R.I., which was released in 1985. Although the band started their migration towards a heavy metal influence, this album still retains the band's roots.

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

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Dealing With It! is the second studio album by the United States hardcore punk band D.R.I., which was released in 1985. Although the band started their migration towards a heavy metal influence, this album still retains the band's roots.

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