#Malcolm Scruff Lewty

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THE ROOTS OF CRUST/METALLICRUST/HEAVY PUNK IN A SINGLE PHOTOGRAPH.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on an early shot of Malcolm "Scruff" Lewty, guitarist/vocalist of UK hardcore/ metallicrust band HELLBASTARD, holding ANTISECT's "In Darkness, There Is No Choice" LP (a massive influence on UK crust punk, no less), Newcastle, UK, c. 1984-'85 repost from @sceneinbetween.

Source: www.picuki.com/media/3401261648946680549.

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“THE HELLBASTARD LEGACY BEGAN IN 1984 AS 3 TRAMPY UNKEMPT-LOOKING FRIENDS…”

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the earliest incarnation of UK crossover thrash/crust punk band, HELLBASTARD, when they were still a power trio, photographed in an unnamed rehearsal space, c. mid 1980s.

Scruff Lewty – guitar/vocals

Scotty – bassist

Phil Laidlow – drums

“We were into heavy music before it became trendy to like it,… like we could give a shit what people thought. If all truth is to be told, the HELLBASTARD legacy began in 1984 as 3 trampy unkempt looking friends who wanted to make heavy music and have pseudo-political “support-the-underdog style” lyrics. All members had been in other bands and re-grouped to make something a tad more “active” than their previous incarnations (“Sons of Vengeance,” “The Apostles,” “Feeble Minded” & “Public Disturbance”).

From the off it seemed Hellbastard were “too metal” for the punk kids, and “too punk” for the metal kids… the legendary USA magazine “Maximum RocknRoll” said it best in a review in 1986 “…. METALLICA meets CRASS meets SLAYER……. land the results are quite satisfying…"“

– "SCRUFF” LEWTY, “A Chat with the Godfather of Crust Punk… HELLBASTARD’s Malcolm "Scruff” LEWTY,“ by Marcy Miller, c. 2022

Sources: https://ballbustermusic.com/2022/06/10/a-chat-with-the-godfather-of-crust-punkhellbastards-malcolm-scruff-lewty, British Punx, & Pinterest.