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crust punk en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A 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 162:
  2. (countable) A fan of that genre.

Forms

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Coordinates

hardcore punk

Synonyms

crust · crustcore · stenchcore