Etymology

crust punk

Today it means: A subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills. Full definition →

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The story

The term crust came from the band Hellbastard's 1986 Ripper Crust demo.

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