During 1997 and 1998, D.R.I. continued to tour the world extensively, including European and South American dates. Also in 1998, D.R.I. announced that they were writing songs for the follow-up to Full Speed Ahead , including “Against Me”, “As Seen on TV”, “Bad News”, “Brick Wall View”, “Destructive Power”, “Insanity Plea”, “Saddam Insane”, “Sweaty Deli Tray” and “Wrong as Usual”; the former of the two would be released 18 years later on But Wait… There’s More! . Steady touring, as well as the band’s slow writing and recording pace and the search for a record label, resulted in putting the album on hold for over half a decade; eventually they were signed to Beer City Records. By the spring of 2004, D.R.I. had demoed at least four new songs for a potential eighth studio album, including “Against Me”, which was available downloading at the “record news” page from their official web site for several years.
Announced writing for next album
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