4 of a Kind

by D.R.I.

4 of a Kind cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 June 1988
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:40
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Bill Metoyer, Spike Cassidy, Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, Josh Pappe, Felix Griffin, Kurt Brecht

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fully embracing metallic production values while retaining their hardcore punk roots, the crossover pioneers delivered a massive, chugging assault. The incorporation of longer song structures and incredibly precise, buzzsaw riffing codified the sound that heavily influenced both the skate-punk and thrash metal scenes.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, antireligious, fast, riff-heavy, loud, ferocious, gang-vocals

Tracklist

  1. All For Nothing (3:55)
  2. Manifest Destiny (2:38)
  3. Gone Too Long (2:19)
  4. Do The Dream (2:34)
  5. Shut-Up! (2:48)
  6. Modern World (4:00)
  7. Think For Yourself (4:40)
  8. Slumlord (1:48)
  9. Dead In A Ditch (0:48)
  10. Suit And Tie Guy (3:42)
  11. Man Unkind (5:28)

Credits

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