Dystopia

[D & V]

SONGS:
Hands That Mold
(http://d53.yousendit.com/D/2HDHWEUVARQQF0WC29GN9C95WK/02%20hands%20that%20mold.m4a)


Basically the sweetest crust out there. Everyone needs to listen to them.

Dystopia formed in Orange County, California in 1992. Members included Todd Keisling (bass), who also played in early grindcore-punk band, Confrontation. Matt Parillo (guitar, vocals) who originally played in hardcore punk band Cantankerous. Matt also played guitar in the now defunct, Mindrot (Relapse Records) before forming Dystopia. Dino Sommese (drums/vocals) originally played in Carcass-esque grind band Carcinogen. Original Dystopia singer, Dan Kaufman also played in Mindrot.

Dystopia started off as a side project between Mindrot members Dan and Matt but quickly came to be one of the most closely followed and influential crust punk bands since the inception of this style of music. Dystopia is distinguished by their tuned down guitars, heavy sound. They lack the traditional d-beat style crust influence and most followers of this music scene would agree that they have pioneered their own sound.
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Discography

* split 7" w/GRIEF
* split 7" w/SUFFERING LUNA
* split 7" w/WELLINGTON (never released)
* "Backstabber" 7"
* "Human=Garbage" 12"LP
* "The Aftermath" one sided 12"LP
* split 12" w/EMBITTERED
* split 12" w/SKAVEN



everyone discuss.

[AIRIC]

I like Dystopia and Human=Garbage a lot.

[Anti-Prefix]

I like Dystopia and Human=Garbage a lot.

Yesyes.

[AIRIC]

The bassline in Stress Builds Character is awesome and fun to play.

[RetiredAt21]

Awesome awesome band.

[Gnarmageddon]

Awesome awesome band.
I concur.

[Noiseterrorist]

love dystopia. there lyrics are so depressing and the music goes well with them. alays fills me with this feeling of utter distain for the human race. Human=garbage and Aftermath are to of my all time favorite albums

[RetiredAt21]

love dystopia. there lyrics are so depressing and the music goes well with them. alays fills me with this feeling of utter distain for the human race. Human=garbage and Aftermath are to of my all time favorite albums

I know exactly what you mean, and I feel the same way.

[I Am A Jerk]

I have human = garbage. Dystopia is a good band.

[Rise Me Up]

Ah man, I love Dystopia. I have the album Human = Garbage and I love it.

[RetiredAt21]

Human = Garbage is probably one of the best crust albums ever.

[Brain Toad]

Listening to Human = Garbage now. It's decent, I liked the Jello sound clip in Sanctity.

EDIT: Finished listening. It was boring. It carried on and on and used way too many ****ing soundclips.

[DaveToopes]

Awesome band. Human = Garbage is a fantastic album.

[clustifux]

Honestly one of my most favorite bands. Its a shame they are too lazy to play shows now adays. the Aftermath album is pretty damn good too, but i must say Human=Garbage is better.

[RetiredAt21]

Honestly one of my most favorite bands. Its a shame they are too lazy to play shows now adays. the Aftermath album is pretty damn good too, but i must say Human=Garbage is better.

The reason they don't play shows is because they don't feel like it? That's kinda gay. They should play shows.

[Scabies]

not a massive fan...

[Noiseterrorist]

The reason they don't play shows is because they don't feel like it? That's kinda gay. They should play shows.

they just hate everyone so much that they must think its not worth the efort

[D & V]

they probably still play shows... just don't tour anymore. lots of these crazy crust bands still play shows in basements and stuff.

[RetiredAt21]

I know mad bands that are down with basement shows.

[Subvert_bassist]

I'm down with playing basement shows.

I love Dystopia so much. But I must say, one, I wouldn't consider them crust, and two, the Aftermath is better.

[D & V]

I'm down with playing basement shows.

I love Dystopia so much. But I must say, one, I wouldn't consider them crust, and two, the Aftermath is better.
what would you consider them?

[DaveToopes]

Probably sludge.

[AIRIC]

Yeah sludge.

[Subvert_bassist]

It's been said twice. Sludge.

[clustifux]

What other bands can you call sludge though? I consider them crust, personally, mostly for the reason that they mix punk and metal perfectly. Generas aside. Either way they ****ing rock...hard.


Edit: And for those of you who havent found it yet...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4917933949845302861&q=dystopia

[Gnarmageddon]

What other bands can you call sludge though? I consider them crust, personally, mostly for the reason that they mix punk and metal perfectly. Generas aside. Either way they ****ing rock...hard.


Edit: And for those of you who havent found it yet...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4917933949845302861&q=dystopia
That video was sweet. I never knew their drummer sang.

[RetiredAt21]

That video r00lz. For real.

[DaveToopes]

Yeah that was awesome.

[Subvert_bassist]

****in sweet, that video was filmed at the Gilman. Probably from the balcony; that's what it's for. We're gonna film a show there next time we play there.

As for other sludge bands, Kylesa might fit in that category; the only thing I can describe Kylesa as is melodic sludge. Tragedy also touches on sludge. But Dystopia is like the definition of sludge.

[RetiredAt21]

Tragedy doesn't seem very sludgey to me.

[DaveToopes]

Agreed.

[RetiredAt21]

His Hero Is Gone though, that's definitely sludge, but not so much with Tragedy.

[AIRIC]

I think Tragedy are sludgier than HHIG.

[clustifux]

there are a few more videos some where on the web, They used to be on lifeisabuse.com but got taken down or somthing.... i donno. If any one finds'em post em, for i would like to see them because Dystopia are one of my favorite bands and this is just going to be the biggest run on sentence in this forum for now since no one else will write one.

[D & V]

there are a few more videos some where on the web, They used to be on lifeisabuse.com but got taken down or somthing.... i donno. If any one finds'em post em, for i would like to see them because Dystopia are one of my favorite bands and this is just going to be the biggest run on sentence in this forum for now since no one else will write one.
wallotext'd

[RetiredAt21]

I think Tragedy are sludgier than HHIG.

For real?

[AIRIC]

You don't think so?

[A-Life-Less-Plagued]

I don't think Tragedy or HHIG are sludge...I thought sludge was more like Eyehategod or Corrosion of Conformity. Tragedy is just sort of a crust-ish hardcore band.

[Abandon all hope]

Good shat.
And by shat I mean ****.

[clustifux]

i cant tell what you mean...theres a few astrisks in the way.

Back on dystopia track. Hella people should email them telling them they need to play shows. So they get the point.

[IgniteYourAvail]

Sludge is such a gross word.

I haven't heard Dystopia yet, but they've been on my "To Listen" list for a long time now.

[DaveToopes]

I'm not sure if I consider sludge a real genre. I'm going with no.

[A-Life-Less-Plagued]

Sludge is definitely a real genre.

[DaveToopes]

It sounds like one of those dumb genres like emo violence or something. I don't feel like there are enough bands that fit the description for it to be a real genre.

[A-Life-Less-Plagued]

There are plenty of sludge bands.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E16DE4CA57720C5AD334DCFB14CFE0CCD50 C59E12214D40D9B1114082197BE055F9C79EEEA739E728EDBD 67FB0443D0D5EC51E3DE663D3BC1E6AC643D344E00184538&sql=77:11958
thats just a few (not entirely accurate though)

edit: this is better:
Late 80s: the Dirty South. Somewhere between the Louisiana Gulf Coast and NC towns like Charlotte and Raleigh, this business of sludge began. Inspired by the aggressive hardcorepunk of BLACK FLAG and the grooves of SABBATH, bands began to fuse the feedback squeals of early COC with the crawling vibrations of CONFESSOR and downtuning of THE MELVINS. Names like EYEHATEGOD, SEWER PUPPET, TUNGSTEN, ACID BATH, THE SLUGS and GRAVEYARD RODEO started the ball rolling, later morphing into more familiar names like BUZZOV*EN and CROWBAR. By the early nineties, things began to spread to to the coasts and midwest. Unlike many other forms of heavy music that began to die on the vine by 1995, sludge just seemed to loom larger and uglier. It's a heavy music tofu -- it mixes perfectly with almost any genre (grind, death, black), which is why so many hybrid styles have emerged since its inception. We've tried to focus on its undiluted, original form, which by nature meanders tempo-wise between "Born Too Late" and "Spray Paint the Walls". Also look for dark, senseless movie samples, avalanches of feedback, and odes to chemical dependency.

http://www.peacedogman.com/chpstsludge.htm

I'm not really sure about Dystopia being a sludge band though.

[DaveToopes]

I stand corrected.

[A-Life-Less-Plagued]

I've been on a sludge/crust binge all week. I need some more crust though. So if anyone feels like recommending me some, that would rule.

[D & V]

I've been on a sludge/crust binge all week. I need some more crust though. So if anyone feels like recommending me some, that would rule.
check out some Endless Blockade

[clustifux]

I've been on a sludge/crust binge all week. I need some more crust though. So if anyone feels like recommending me some, that would rule.

Masskontroll, Aus-Rotten, Destroy... Check out the Crust Band list/discussion thread. Its somewhere on the second or third page. Theres a list of crust bands.

[A-Life-Less-Plagued]

one step ahead of ya.

[RetiredAt21]

Sludge is a great genre, though I really don't like some of the bands.