KRISTJAN B HEIDARSSON - SESSION DRUMMER 2009 (The Icelandic Hammer)
DANNY "That's Wicked" GUY - GUITARS/BACKING VOCALS. ("They call me BOO BOO BEAR, thats what they call me. You ought to hear what I call them...!)
GIANLUCA - BASS/BACKING VOCALS. ( I am very low maintenance...)
TEN TRACKS OF THE EARLIEST AND FIRST "CRUST" GENRE,.....INCLUDES "NAZIS KILLED", "MASSACRE", "DECEIVER", "KILL OR BE KILLED","SKAG KDP",...and many more.........
INCLUDES 11 OF THE EARLIEST CRUSTY-SOUNDING TRACKS,..."DEATH CAMP", "HATE MILITIA",..."DARK-SIDE",...etc etc.......
Hate Militia Demo * 2 1987
Civilised? Track on A Vile Peace LP (Peaceville Recs 1987)
Heading for internal Darkness LP (Meantime Records 1988)
They Brought Death Multicoloured 7 EP Import, West Germany. (Temple of Love Recs) 1988.
A mighty force 12 Thrashing a dead house (Featuring samples of Extreme Noise Terror, HELLBASTARD) Etc. (Vinyl Drip Int.) 1988
Earache showcase demo*3 1989.
Neon Storms Rh/sal tape. NEW HB !!!! 1990. (8 trx). Includes Celtic Frost & Slayer coversongs.
The Good Go First.. (original 1987 demo) RE-RELEASED on BLUE/CLEAR VINYL/LP gatefold sleeve/ (Dirty Thrash Recs) Japan. 2002 with bonus track by NERO CIRCUS-recorded in 1996...." 12.12.81"
Heading for more darkness (Diff mix of 1st 1988 LP with extra tracks) CD. (Bomb Factory Recs) 1997
In Grind, We Crust CD compilation ,1986-1991.Re-Mastered, etc. (Acid Stings Recs) 1998.
Blood, Fire,Hate CD Re Mastered Tracks & Live Tracks & Rh/sal Tracks. Compilation (Control Recs) 1998
Influences
The mighty riff,...that and the fact that there are a million and one things to be FUCKING ANGRY about in this world.
HELLBASTARD is often cited as being THE BAND who created the "CRUST-PUNK/ METAL" wave of the early 1980's. They "formed" in late 1984/early 1985,...went through some traumatic times, many lows and some highs,........then died a premature death in 1992/3 when founder member/vocalist/guitarist "scruff" moved hundreds of miles away from his native north-eastern "geordieland" hometown of Gateshead, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Now, back in action again....with fellow band members GIANLUCA (BASS) and DANNY "BOO BOO" GUY (GUITARS/BACKING VOCALS) HELLBASTARD are firing on all four,......let it roll,.baby.
ABOVE - Hellbastard San Francisco 2009.
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OFFICIAL TOUR MERCHANDISE SPONSORS - NIGHTGAUNT GRAPHICS - OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
Arguably, Hellbastard was born from the circumstances of poverty and anger. Less than a decade before, punk rock had just battered the world and made people sit up and take notice, it was Hellbastard's aim to create something that equalled that passion, anger and ferocity of punk rock- yet with a wish to triple the productive aural/lyrical assault.
The driving force of HELLBASTARD was Hackneys (London) very own art-terrorists THE APOSTLES ex - member (Vocals/Guitars) Malcolm "Scruff" Lewty. Completed by current members Danny "BOO BOO BEAR" Guy (Guitars), Kristjan B. Heidarsson (Drums) and Gianluca Ait (Bass). Bored to death with the scarce availabilty of "Heavy" music, (Esp "heavy" music with decent lyrics) Hellbastard formed in 1984/5 and succeeded in bringing SOCIALLY AWARE lyrics and a crossover form of punk/metal music (which the band called "CRUST") to the international underground.
Twenty-four years later the band is still firing on all four cylinders, tighter, more powerful and angrier than ever. The last album "The Need to kill..." received rave reviews in the worldwide press and having completed a full headlining european tour in 2009 the band are set to headline an extensive tour of the USA (2009) and they are on the verge of the latest release "ECO-WAR" (Selfmadegod Records) which heralds the bands original "dirtier" style and "Crustiness...".
Be careful, and make sure you stand at the back.....Hellbastard are back with a vengeance,
Older, Wiser, Angrier. Hellbastard UK. 2009
HELLBASTARD are currently in the studio recording the "ECO-WAR" release. A follow-up to this years latest album - "The need to kill, rage murder, revenge & retaliations : The rise of the working classes...." (Currently available on SELFMADE|GOD RECORDS and available on limited edition vinyl through Civilisation Recs/Germany). The current line up and addition of new guitarist DANNY "BOO BOO" GUY only adds to the garden of sound and dynamic of the band......
Now re-invigorated and reformed (2008) with italian bassplayer Gianluca and for-the-time-being Mr. Kristjan B Heidarsson (Otherwise known as "THE ICELANDIC HAMMER"),...(session drumming bastard) and new guitarist Mr Danny "that's wicked" Guy, the band is (more often than not) firing on all four cylinders................having just completed their first european tour in over 18 years - and on the verge of a headlining USA tour (2009) the terrible foursome are back to cause mischief and havoc wherever they may roam.
HELLBASTARD is ANTI-INSTITUTIONALISED REPRESSION. Neo Avante-Garde, if you will. Semiotic vandalism in the current climate. An abyss of existencilism, moulded from experience and transformed into a "rock group" (arguably) to further the decaying mangled and disembodied screams of the underdog. Neither "Heavy Metal" nor "Punk Rock",....somewhere inbetween lies the neatly classified, cross-referenced label. (Let's face it,...people NEED a "label" otherwise they get SCARED of what they dont understand) It has been screamed before and we proudly scream it again,.... "NO GODS, NO MASTERS".
HELLBASTARD NEW ALBUM- CIVILISATION RECORDS - GERMANY- (MAIL ORDER EDITION ONLY, GATEFOLD SLEEVE & EXCLUSIVE HEAVY WHITE/MARBLE VINYL). A small amount of this record is available DIRECTLY from us here in the UK. Please message us here on myspace. Costs for the album (WHITE/MARBLE or BLACK VINYL) are simple,.. - £10.00 (uk, not including postage) and 11 euros (europe, USA, etc etc) not including postage).....
HELLBASTARD NEW ALBUM - STANDARD EDITION/BLACK VINYL -GATEFOLD SLEEVE.
BELOW -HELLBASTARD "FIR BOLG - BOW TO SLOUGH FEG" RECORDED IN 2008 AND ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 1989. FILMED BY STRANGEPEOPLE PRODUCTIONS AT "PYLON SOUND", DORSET, FEBRUARY 2009.c&p.2009.
HELLBASTARD INTERVIEW NOV 2008. ARCHAIC MAGAZINE - HAVE A GANDER AT THE "COSY CHAT" VOCALIST/GUITARIST "scruff" HAD RECENTLY WITH ARCHAIC's PRINCESS OF "ASKING EXCELLENT QUESTIONS",...MISS ELLEN SIMPSON.....SIMPLY COPY, PASTE THE LINK BELOW...............
BELOW-HELLBASTARD 1990 - DEATH CAMP,...& RADICAL-RIOT.
HELLFIRE STUDIOS. BIRMINGHAM, MIDLANDS, UK.
THE NEW HELLBASTARD ALBUM,..."The need to Kill, Rage Murder, Revenge & Retaliations" has been recorded and is currently being mixed by the MORE than capable hands of Ajeet Gill, HELLFIRE STUDIOS owner and in-house ENGINEER/PRODUCER.
HELLFIRE STUDIOS is a PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIO dedicated to getting what you WANT. They got us what we WANTED, ....and THEN some....Find their contact details here on myspace, or go to visit - WWW.HELLFIREPRODUCTIONS.COM
THE NEW HELLBASTARD ALBUM will see a 2009 release. You will find the album IN STORES near the end of the year.
OFFICIAL HELLBASTARD WEBSITE ONLINE NOW -
SIMPLY CLICK ON THE BANNER BELOW.......
BELOW- HELLBASTARD LONDON SCUMFEST 2008.
ACTIVE REBELLION CARRY A LARGE SELECTION OF HELLBASTARD AND FURY 76 BUTTONS,.AMONG MILLIONS OF OTHER THINGS ! SUPPORT THEM !
GO BELOW TO READ A NEW / FRESH HELLBASTARD INTERVIEW IN THE RESPECTED ONLINE MEDIA FORUM FROM ITALY,....AUDIODROME.
www. audiodrome. it
Warlord Clothing, Active Rebellion and Guttershock all carry HELLBASTARD merchandise. In particular WARLORD will be carrying OFFICIAL HELLBASTARD USA TOUR SHIRTS,.....Please contact these awesome companies if your interested in any HB merchandise......thankyou.
This is probably Christopher Lee's last album: he will be 88 soon - although with his energy, he might well reach 100!! :)
We do appreciate your support. If you haven't already done so, please check the samples we have uploaded for "Charlemagne: By the Sword and the Cross".
I have a general idea- posties deliver letters and goods to people init! duhh :P do you wear shorts? i couldnt believe it, the poor man musta been freeeezing!! x
Haha! naaa scruff, i ain't a till bird anymore!! aint been one for nearly a yr, receptionist and seller of clothes now init! a postie.. na, i saw the postie the other day wearing shorts- in this weather!!! i'd rather not and i'd probably collapse under the weight of all the christmas cards being sent hahaha x
I'm not sure about here. Who did you get in contact with before to book a show in Virginia? I live a couple hours outside of there and don't really know anyone. I can ask around though.
scruff creo ke no tienes la menosr idea de lo ke pasa en guadalajara mexico con los pseudo crusties ademas es pueril ke me amenases sin conocerme no sabes kien soy yo, ke e echo ,a ke me dedico, eres un dogmatico .prejuicioso ke juzga a las personas precipitadamente , esto no tiene no tiene sentido si ases algo aslo en realidad y no es temos jugando este infantil juego de myspace, hell bastard me gusta mucho incluso a gianlucca loconoci aki en mexico en la gira de give up all hope y es muy buena persona pero sobre ti creo ke eres un inmaduro porke difamas chismes ke ni estan a tu alcanse creo solo kieres exibirte y demostrar tu protagonismo,ademas me parece asta absurdo ke cites tu simpatia con el terrorismo,porke ni si kiera se da a conocer aki en myspace es un asunto bastante delicado.