crust punk

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

crust punk (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.
    Synonyms: crust, crustcore, stenchcore
    Coordinate term: hardcore punk
    • 2010, Sharon M. Hannon, Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture, ABC-CLIO (→ISBN), page 162:
      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 […]

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