Crust is typically played at a fast tempo with growled and screamed vocals and anarchist lyrics. The guitar playing is similar to that used in speed metal and thrash metal. The bass guitar features more prominently and there is more use of distortion, producing a "bassy" and "dirty" sound. Crust punk takes cues from the anarcho-punk of Crass and Discharge, the extreme metal of Celtic Frost and others, as well as more subtle elements of post-punk via Killing Joke. Crust punk has always remained a deeply underground form of music, although fans of the style are found worldwide. The early work of Doom, Amebix, Nausea, Antisect, and Hellbastard constitute prototypical crust punk.
The musical template created by Amebix was a slow, sludgy sound, much removed from the thrashing speed of most punk. This style was sometimes referred to as "stenchcore". Crust bands tended to take inspiration from the '80s Scandinavian D-beat scene, taking that sound and adding more distortion, screams and faster tempo, sometimes including blast beats. Bands like Doom, Excrement of War, Electro Hippies and Extreme Noise Terror were some of the first bands to have the traditional UK "crust" sound. Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror eventually developed this style into grindcore.
American crust punk began in New York City, also in the mid-'80s, with the work of Nausea. The group emerged from the Lower East Side squat scene and New York hardcore, living with Roger Miret of Agnostic Front. The early work of Neurosis, from San Francisco, also borrowed from Amebix, and inaugurated crust punk on the West Coast. Disrupt (Boston), Antischism (South Carolina), and Destroy (Minneapolis) were also significant U.S. crust groups.
Crust punk is a DIY-oriented branch of punk fashion. Denim jackets, hooded sweatshirts with sewn-on patches, or vests covered in studs, spikes and band or patches are characteristic element of crust punk fashion. Baseball caps covered in patches are also common. Dental floss is frequently used to sew fabric together, owing to its durability and ease of use. Pants tend to be bondage pants, work pants, Carhartt pants and overalls, or skin tight jeans many over these often covered in patches. Bum flaps displaying political slogans or band names are also common. Bullet belts are also often seen on crust punks. Footwear tends to be either combat boots or second-hand shoes, typically beat-up Converse Chuck Taylor's. Mohawks and liberty spikes dyed bright colors (often seen on street punks) are uncommon; crusties prefer dreadlocks (along with its variant, the dread-hawk). Large numbers of piercings and tattoos are also common. Crust punks are associated with road protests, beggars, squatters, street entertainers, poor hygiene and the young homeless. The broader "crusty" subculture has been linked to New Age travellers.
Crust is typically played at a fast tempo with growled and screamed vocals and anarchist lyrics. The guitar playing is similar to that used in speed metal and thrash metal. The bass guitar features more prominently and there is more use of distortion, producing a "bassy" and "dirty" sound. Crust punk takes cues from the anarcho-punk of Crass and Discharge, the extreme metal of Celtic Frost and others, as well as more subtle elements of post-punk via Killing Joke. Crust punk has always remained a deeply underground form of music, although fans of the style are found worldwide. The early work of Doom, Amebix, Nausea, Antisect, and Hellbastard constitute prototypical crust punk.
The musical template created by Amebix was a slow, sludgy sound, much removed from the thrashing speed of most punk. This style was sometimes referred to as "stenchcore". Crust bands tended to take inspiration from the '80s Scandinavian D-beat scene, taking that sound and adding more distortion, screams and faster tempo, sometimes including blast beats. Bands like Doom, Excrement of War, Electro Hippies and Extreme Noise Terror were some of the first bands to have the traditional UK "crust" sound. Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror eventually developed this style into grindcore.
American crust punk began in New York City, also in the mid-'80s, with the work of Nausea. The group emerged from the Lower East Side squat scene and New York hardcore, living with Roger Miret of Agnostic Front. The early work of Neurosis, from San Francisco, also borrowed from Amebix, and inaugurated crust punk on the West Coast. Disrupt (Boston), Antischism (South Carolina), and Destroy (Minneapolis) were also significant U.S. crust groups.
Crust punk is a DIY-oriented branch of punk fashion. Denim jackets, hooded sweatshirts with sewn-on patches, or vests covered in studs, spikes and band or patches are characteristic element of crust punk fashion. Baseball caps covered in patches are also common. Dental floss is frequently used to sew fabric together, owing to its durability and ease of use. Pants tend to be bondage pants, work pants, Carhartt pants and overalls, or skin tight jeans many over these often covered in patches. Bum flaps displaying political slogans or band names are also common. Bullet belts are also often seen on crust punks. Footwear tends to be either combat boots or second-hand shoes, typically beat-up Converse Chuck Taylor's. Mohawks and liberty spikes dyed bright colors (often seen on street punks) are uncommon; crusties prefer dreadlocks (along with its variant, the dread-hawk). Large numbers of piercings and tattoos are also common. Crust punks are associated with road protests, beggars, squatters, street entertainers, poor hygiene and the young homeless. The broader "crusty" subculture has been linked to New Age travellers.
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