Takes me back to the first few times I saw them In Miami at The Cameo Theatre & Club Nu, etc. around 1988 - '91 back in High School & after graduation years. Great time being that age in the Ft. Lauderdale/Miami hardcore scene. Always going to shows any given nights of the week. I knew sooo many bands, just a network of local punk, death metal, ska, skin & thrash bands all woven in with other bands from all over. DRI's shows always brought in a good mix of people between skins/ punk/ longhairs. Sometimes tensions ran high in lots of insanely brutal pits back in the day! So many shows, nights, bands, clubs, beer, booze & other enhancements. Im amazed we made it home half the time. (DRI was definitely a featured band in my circles...amongst many other great bands too) They still sound tight. Still chugging away. Its a good thing 🤘😎🎸👍
They come once a year san antonio texas. But that's gotta be one of the biggest stages I've ever seen I Always seen them play a small stage where you can do stage dives. That stage is wide😮
Agree. Some say COC was, but COC really doesn't appeal to be except for a few records, DRI kept a real hardcore vibe while being heavy as shit. COC went from hardcore shit like Technocracy to sludge metal almost overnight. Not to say COC doesn't have cool tunes, but DRI is #1 for me in Xover.
Gotta give a toast to Josh, former bassist for DRI. Shit I saw DRI back in fuck 88 or 89 with Anicrusis. Small gig but raging as shit. There were punks and metal heads there (i was one of them) and no one gave a shit. It was finally OK to NOT beat the shit out of someone who didnt look like you.
