Hellbastard is an English

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band formed in 1984 in

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Early history

Members "Scruff" Lewty, Phil Laidlaw and Ian "Scotty" Scott formed Hellbastard, which was to be a combination of

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-like politics and the music of

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. In 1990, after several EPs, full-lengths and line-up changes, the group appeared on the

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- Earache

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'', with the song "Justly Executed", from the Earache Records ''Natural Order'' LP. They are considered to be a hugely influential band in the

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

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scene. After leaving Hellbastard, Scotty later went on to form Hellkrusher. At one time vocalist/guitarist "Scruff lewty" and ex-guitarist "Nick" (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. In 2018, Hellbastard were writing a new album, intended to be "vicious and different".

Discography

* 1985: ''Massacre'' Self - released rehearsal cassette * 1986: ''Ripper Crust'' demo cassette * 1987: ''Hate Militia'' demo cassette * 1988: ''Heading for Internal Darkness'' LP * 1988: ''A Vile Peace'' (compilation LP on Peaceville Records) (''Civilised?'') * 1989: ''They Brought Death'' 7-inch EP * 1990: ''Natural Order'' CD/LP/CASS * 1990: ''Heading for Internal Darkness'' CD/CASS reissue * 1993: ''Ripper Crust'' LP reissue * 1998: ''Heading for More Darkness'' CD reissue * 1998: "They Brought Death" on Skuld releases compilation LP * 1998: ''In Grind We Crust'' CD compilation * 1998: ''Blood, Fire, Hate...'' CD. * 2002: ''The Good Go First'' album (vinyl only) * 2009: ''Ripper Crust'' LP reissue * 2009: ''The Need to Kill'' CD/LP *2009: "Pylons II" video-audio *2009: "Fir Bolg - Bow to Slough Feg" - video-audio *2009: ''Eco-war'' EP/CD *2009: "

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" video-audio *2010: ''Heading for Internal Darkness'' LP reissue / CD version later 2010/early 2011 *2010: ''Hellbastard/Dissent'' split 7-inch EP *2012: "Arcadia" video-audio *2013: "Sons of Bitches" CD/LP/12" *2013: "Hellbastard/Dresden" split 12-inch EP *2013: "Engineering Human Consciousness..." video-audio *2014: "Engineering Human Consciousness" 7-inch (coloured vinyl) limited edition *2015: "We are coven" video-audio *2015: "Feral" CD *2016: Hellbastard/Herida Profunda "To the Dead & Dying" picture disc LP *2016: Hellbastard /Herida Profunda "To the Dead & Dying" CD digipak *2017: "Feral" LP (only available on CD) *2017: "The Need to Kill..." cassette *2017: "Heading for Internal Darkness w/ unheard bonus tracks (still unreleased) *2019: "Hate Militia" w/ unreleased tracks rough mix of Natural Order album 1989 CD

References

External links

Official website
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