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Crust punk (sometimes simply crust) is one of the evolutions of anarcho-punk and hardcore punk, mixed with speed metal and first wave black metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in the UK, often had songs with dark, pessimistic lyrics, lingering on the bleak aftermath of nuclear war. Crust is typically played at a fast tempo with growled and screamed vocals and anarchist lyrics. The guitar playing is derived from speed metal, first wave black metal like Hellhammer, Celtic Frost or Venom and even thrash metal. .