Fredløs is a blackened screamo/emo crust band from Copenhagen, Denmark
The particular instruments used come from the individual track credits (example). Amira of Fredløs is also a member of the death/doom band Konvent which has an album with violin/cello, too.
All tracks except "Druknet I." include violin, viola, and cello
Special thanks to blog-reader Manolis for recommending this album
RUEN is an acoustic anarcho-punk/crust band with violin and viola from Lisbon, Portugal
Similar to: Kohosh
All tracks include violin and viola
Hemiptera is a melodic anarchist crust band with cello from Brighton, UK
All tracks include cello
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
Laudare is a post-hardcore/post-rock/black metal band with a female vocalist and cello from Leipzig, Germany
Been looking forward to this album for a long time. The cello is a new addition, as their two previous albums did not include it (but they are highly recommended as well).
All tracks include cello
Hemiptera is a melodic anarchist crust band with cello from Brighton, UK
All tracks include cello
Anareta is a blackended doom band with cello, viola, violin, and a female vocalist from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
More on the metal side of things, but still fits this blog well I think
Similar to: Somnolence
Special thanks to Bee from Threskiornis for recommending this album
All tracks include cello, viola, and violin
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
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
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
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
Terra Mater is a melodic crust band with violin/cello and dual male/female vocals from Brisbane/Sunshine Coast, Australia
An extension of Holocene Extinction i, which was posted about previously
All tracks include violin/cello
Caskar is an acoustic folk/crust punk band with cello and a female vocalist from Munich, Germany
I typically avoid posting folk punk here, but I'm going to make an exception for this one, as I feel it blurs the line between genres a bit more than others.
All tracks include cello
Hardcore/punk with violin and a female vocalist from Slovakia
This is a post-mortem release that I had no idea existed (I posted Ilúzia's previous albums on the blog a while back).
Special thanks to blog-reader retsil for telling me about this album
All tracks include violin
Exulansis is a blackened crust band from Talent, Oregon
Unfortunately, the cello is pretty low in the mix on this, so it's pretty hard to hear, but this is some good stuff.
Similar to: Embers, Dead to a Dying World
All tracks include cello
Terra Mater is a melodic crust band with violin/cello and dual male/female vocals from Brisbane/Sunshine Coast, Australia
The Australian 'crust with strings' just keeps on coming (Of Prey, Baedan/Threskiornis, and now this).
The track includes violin and cello
Fuckmorgue was an experimental blackened crust/deathrock band with a female vocalist from Winnipeg, Canada
This is a re-release of Fuckmorge's 2004 CD "Down Forever", but with the addition of their "lost" instrumental demo that includes violin. Also worth noting that the vocalist went on to sing for the crust band Boneblack, which I included in my first Non-strings Roundup post.
Only the Demo tracks include violin
An-Attâ was a screamo/crust band with dual male/female vocalists from France, formed by members of Anomie
Active Minds is a hardcore/anarcho-punk/crust band from England
There's not a whole lot of strings in these tracks, but I think it's something of a hidden gem.
Only the An-Attâ tracks include violin
Anti-Product was a crust/anarcho-punk band with dual male/female vocals from New York that formed in 1995 and disbanded in 2002.
As far as I know, Anti-Product never recorded any material with cello, but they incorporated cello into their songs and toured with a cellist starting in around 2000. If anyone knows of any recorded material with cello, let me know!
Threskiornis is a crust band with cello and dual male/female vocalists from Sydney, Australia (formerly known as Bædan)
Another wonderful surprise release. In the post about the Baedan demo, I said that I couldn't wait to hear more from them in the future. Well, that future is now.
Similar to: Aus-Spotten, Baedan
All tracks include cello
