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crust punk

crust punk noun: a subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.

Noun

crust punk (countable and uncountable, plural crust punks)

  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.

Synonyms of crust punk

Forms of crust punk

pluralcrust punks

Origin of crust punk

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

Questions about crust punk

What does crust punk mean?
Crust punk means a subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.
What part of speech is crust punk?
Crust punk is a noun.
What is the plural of crust punk?
The plural of crust punk is crust punks.

Words near crust punk in the dictionary

  1. Crusoe
  2. Crusoean
  3. Crusoes
  4. Crusoesque
  5. crust
  6. crust punk
  7. crust punks
  8. crusta
  9. crusta lactea
  10. crustacea
  11. crustaceal

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