Origins: England, early ’80s, as an offshoot to the peace-punk of such bands as Crass and Dirt. Amebix and Antisect helped define crust, which promotes an anarchistic, do-it-yourself lifestyle.
Sound and lyrics: Often confused for hardcore or metal, crust is identifiable by its grinding guitars and screaming lyrics focused on injustice, racism, nuclear war, misanthropy, animal rights and veganism.
Fashion: More militaristic than your average punk rockers, “crusties” typically wear skin-tight, all-black T-shirts and jeans plastered with ornate patches featuring band names, logos and sayings.
Ideology: A strange blend of existentialism and idealism. Crust punks are anti-religious and anti-capitalist, which inspires some to live in communes.
Smell: A pungent B.O.-meets-ditch-weed-wrapped-in-stale-beer stench. Apply generous amounts of Febreze.
Conflict with Phobia, Rubella Ballet, Infested, MED-X. December 30, 7 p.m., $10-$15. Fort Cheyenne Events Center, 649-8704