Meanings
plural crust punks
- uncountableA subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.
Crust: Also called crustcore or crust punk, an extreme version of hardcore punk that arose in Great Britain in the mid-1980s, featuring lyrics that espoused anarchist political or social beliefs shouted or growled over extremely fast metal guitar […]
2010, Sharon M. Hannon, Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 162Synonyms: crust, crustcore, stenchcore
- countableA fan of that genre.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.
Origin
The term crust came from the band Hellbastard's 1986 Ripper Crust demo.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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