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, it's 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 group’s menacing worldview.
(Radiation/ 2024)
Tracklist:
A01 Intro...
A02 Nazi Killed...
A03 Massacre
A04 Deceiver
A05 Insanity
B06 Death From Above
B07 Life? For Who
B08 Kill Or Be Killed
B09 Outside Claustrophobia
B10 Skag-Kill D-Pushers
B11 And Nowwwww...
C12 Intro (For Hammerhead..r.i.p.)
C13 Conditioned
C14 Nazis Killed
C15 Civilised?
D16 Hate Militia
D17 Death Camp
D18 Dark Side
D19 Ok...Go...Napalm Death (And Now..Pt 2)
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 02 October, 2024.
