Arguably the first punk-to-metal crossover band, D.R.I. was formed in Texas as Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, playing basic raw hardcore (as evidenced on the self-issued debut). Shortly after, the group relocated to the San Francisco area, and Dealing With It! blurs their sound into more of a speed metal category. By Crossover, a major blow to the few remaining boundaries between the by then very similar genres, D.R.I. had practically become a full-on heavy metal band. The next two albums expand on D.R.I.’s sound, bringing the group — which has undergone numerous personnel changes — into a genre otherwise populated by the likes of Suicidal Tendencies and Bad Brains.