D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) were among the first bands to meld hardcore punk and thrash metal, and remain among the best groups to have attempted that crossover. Counting fans of both genres among their own, the Texas-grown group was loud, fast, political, and angry. The show featured here took place at New York punk staple CBGB's, and allows audiences to travel back to 1984 to witness the mayhem that was a D.R.I. concert. Held in the same year that the band released their EP VIOLENT PACIFICATION, the concert shows the group at their best, with a violent energy that demands to be heard. Also included are highlights from another show on the same tour, held at the Masonic Temple in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as well as skate footage from Kristian Svitak's 2004 European tour. The footage combines to make this release an important document of punk rock history, both in the past and in the making.|
Rovi