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)
Encierro is a melodic crust band from Melbourne, Australia
The violin on this was played by Claire from Terra Mater
Only Doomsday includes violin. It is from the album Doomsday Still Bleeds Red (2024)
Special thanks to DropNed from Encierro for recommending this
Hemiptera is a melodic anarchist crust band with cello from Brighton, UK
All tracks include cello
Kataфrakta (Katafrakta) is a neocrust/d-beat band with violin from Moscow, Russia
More tracks that aren't on Bandcamp can be found on the band's VK page and YouTube
Special thanks to blog-reader Oyama for recommending this album
All Kataфrakta tracks include violin
Selvmørd is a blackened crust band from Surabaya, Indonesia.
Unsure about the instrument used, I'm assuming it's cello. This song is also included as a part of this four-way split between Indonesian bands
The track includes cello (or another string instrument)
Outrenoir is a screamo/crust band with violin from Marseille, France
Thanks to Giz from Outrenoir for letting me know about this release!.
Note: the Palabre side of the split can be found here.
All tracks include violin
Crust/neocrust with violin and cello from London, UK.
Shares many members with Anopheli. The lead vocalist was/is also the vocalist for Fall Of Efrafa, Momentum, Carnist, and Archivist.
Alex, Dave, Liam, José, Gerfried, Alastair, Mikey, Kelly
A must listen, just like the rest of Morrow's albums. Tons of guest vocals on this one as well (see the full list on the album's Bandcamp page).
All tracks include violin/cello
Terminal Filth is a crust/stenchcore band from Berlin, Germany
Only the song "Come And See" includes violin. It is from the album The Plague Sessions (2021)
Recreant was a crust/neocrust/screamo band with a female vocalist and violin from from Florida, USA
Unreleased song from the Snakes and Vultures recording session
The track includes violin
Sabot Noir is a hardcore/crust band from Munich, Germany
Only the song "Vert et noir" includes cello. It is from the album Kollaps (2020)
René Maheu is a screamo/crust band with violin from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
The René Maheu track includes violin
Astat is a blackened crust band with violin from Hanover, Germany.
Vocals: Fabian | Vocals/Violin: Marianne | Bass: Trekker | Drums: Lennart | Guitar: Martin | Guitar: Nico
Similar to: Embers (funnily enough)
All tracks include violin
René Maheu is a screamo/crust band with violin from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
All tracks include violin
Τελευταίος Αιώνας (English translation: The Last Century) was a crust band with violin and dual male/female vocals from Thessaloniki, Greece. They formed in 2007 and broke up in 2010.
Vocals: Ζωη | Guitar/Vocals: Χρηστος | Guitar: Γιαννης | Bass: Σταϊκος | Violin: Δεσποινα | Drums: Χρηστος
This band never had an official release beyond a single track on a compilation after they had broken up. However, former members of the band have since posted some tracks from an unreleased split with Επιθανάτιος Ρόγχος to YouTube.
The members of this band have been in a lot of Greek crust bands that are worth checking out. Some now play in Kataxnia (Καταχνιά) (highly recommended), and various members have been in/are also in bands like Επιθανάτιος Ρόγχος, Έρημος, Hellstorm, and others (I haven't fully explored this rabbit hole yet).
All tracks include violin
Special thanks to an anonymous blog-reader from Greece for recommending this band (and for translations of the track names)
From the 2011 compilation War For Freedom
Autarch is a crust/neocrust band from Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Only a little bit of strings on this one. The guest violinist, Meg Mulhearn, was also the violinist in the band Descolada that has been posted on this blog previously.
Only the tracks "Aldebaran" and "Sol" include violin
We The Heathens are a crusty pop punk band with violin and cello from Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
Before this release, We The Heathens were an acoustic folk punk band.
All tracks include violin/cello
Musydez is a post-metal/crust/sludge band from Hermosillo, Mexico
Only a little bit of cello on this one.
Only the tracks "Sueño de Dante", "Lupus Dei", and "Horror de Yule" contain cello.
Dead To A Dying World is a blackened epic crust/doom band from Dallas, Texas with viola.
Should need no introduction. Releases April 19, 2019.
All tracks include viola
