RUEN is an acoustic anarcho-punk/crust band with violin and viola from Lisbon, Portugal
Similar to: Kohosh
All tracks include violin and viola
The Saddest Landscape is a post-hardcore/screamo/melodic hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Only tracks 2, 5, 8, and 12 contain cello
Fictional Character is a post-black metal/blackgaze band from Singapore
Much more metal than punk, but still thought it might be worth posting. Music video for the song is here
The track includes viola
What The Fire Left is a one-person metalcore band with cello from Salem, Massachusetts, USA
This one is a bit confusing. The description on Bandcamp says "cello-driven crust punk" but (a) the cello is often hard to make out, and (b) it resembles metalcore much more than it does crust punk (the d-beat tag is especially confusing as there are zero seconds of d-beat throughout).
All tracks include cello
Special thanks to blog-reader Manolis for recommending this album
Hemiptera is a melodic anarchist crust band with cello from Brighton, UK
All tracks include cello
Grimoire is a black metal/crust band from Bandung, Indonesia
Music video for the song can be found here
The track includes violin
Catharsis is a hardcore punk band from Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
I'm assuming Catharsis needs no introduction. This is the first new material from them in over twenty years.
This particular band/song also has a few coincidental connections to this blog:
Only the track "Gone to Croatan" contains violin. It is from the album "Hope Against Hope" (2025)
