Kurt Brecht

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Name = Kurt Brecht


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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1961|8|24,
Houston, Texas
Genre = Crossover thrash, Thrash metal, Hardcore punk
Instrument = Vocals
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Years_active = 1980 – present
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Associated_acts = D.R.I.
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Kurt Brecht (born August 24, 1961 in Houston, Texas [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2204298/ Kurt Brecht] at Internet Movie Database] ) is an American vocalist, best known for his work with the crossover thrash band D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles).

D.R.I.

Brecht formed D.R.I. in 1982 when he was 21 years old, along with his brother Eric on drums, Spike Cassidy on gutiar and Dennis Johnson on bass. After releasing their first album in 1983, D.R.I. experienced its first lineup change, with Eric and Dennis Johnson leaving the band in 1984. Since then, D.R.I. would go through many lineup changes, although Brecht has remained constant as the vocalist alongside guitarist Spike Cassidy who also has been an all time permanent member. With the release of the highly regarded but commercially unsuccessful 1985 album "Dealing with It", D.R.I. abanoned the hardcore punk style of the their first album for a crossover thrash style, which would continue on their next three albums, "Crossover" (1987), "4 of a Kind" (1988) and "Thrash Zone" (1989), the band's most successful album to date. After weak sales of their last two studio albums, "Definition" (1992) and "Full Speed Ahead" (1995), D.R.I. had decided they would no longer record any new music, although they have continued touring constantly for years.

Other

Other than working with D.R.I., Brecht did guest vocals on "Silent Spring" by Dave Grohl's side project dubbed Probot.

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