Hellbastard

Hellbastard is an English crust punk/thrash metal band formed in 1984 in Newcastle, England. Members "Scruff" Lewty, Phil Laidlaw and Ian "Scotty" Scott formed Hellbastard, which was to be a combination of Crass-like politics and the music of Slayer. In 1990, after several EPs, full-lengths and line-up changes, the group appeared on the Combat-Earache compilation album, 'Grindcrusher', with the song "Justly Executed", from the Earache Records 'Natural Order' LP. 

 

They are considered to be a hugely influential band in the crust punk genre. The genre allegedly adopted its name from the band's first demo, 'Ripper Crust'. They are also considered to be a part of the crossover thrash scene.

 

After leaving Hellbastard, Scotty later went on to form Hellkrusher. At one time vocalist/guitarist "Scruff" Lewty and ex-guitarist Nick Parsons played for their friends' band Energetic Krusher. Hellbastard also passed on a deal with Vinyl Solution Records in 1989 in favour of an opportunity with Energetic Krusher; their 'Path To Oblivion' album appeared soon after. Hellbastard opted to sign with Earache. 

 

Original vocalist/guitarist "Scruff" set about reforming the band in 2007 and Hellbastard concluded numerous American and European tours. Prior to this, "Scruff" had formed other acts, including Nero Circus, Sidewinder, King Fuel, Heavy Water, The Dischargers and Moodhoover, all of which (with the exception of King Fuel) released albums and toured extensively. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]