GENOCIDAL CRUST: THE DEMOS 1986-1987

Double vinyl LP pressing. Either intentionally or unwittingly this is a band experimenting with extremes. Formed in 1985 when Thatcherism swooped over England and scalped the North East, Hellbastard admit to being too metal for punk, too punk for metal, instead coining the term crust as a way to feel at peace within themselves whilst simultaneously starting a sonic war that shocked the nerves into spools of frayed tape. With Malcolm Scruff Lewty on guitar and vocals, Ian Scotty Scott on bass and vocals and Phil Laidlow on drums, it was all captured with their classic Ripper Demo debut release in 86. But really, its all encapsulated right here with this reissue also containing the follow-up demo-lition from 87 - Hate Militia. Both are perfect ways to establish the nightmarish worlds, of death camps and dark sides, that wildly writhe within his groups menacing worldview.