Cripple Bastards

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Cripple Bastards
Origin	Asti
Genre(s)	Grindcore Hardcore punk
Years active	1988–present
Label(s)	none at the moment

Cripple Bastards are a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988. They were formed in order to keep their area on the Hardcore map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up.

They were formed by vocalist Giulio the Bastard and guitarist Alberto the Crippler. They were initially a metal-influenced punk band called Grimcorpses. They were not satisfied with their music however and soon decided to make their style more extreme. They decided on the name Cripple Bastards due to their change in music. They combined hardcore and metal influences with grindcore but still managed to sound different from many other grindcore bands at the time. Their first official demo saw Cripple Bastards sharing the same tape with two other bands (also including Cripple Bastards members). A few more tracks and demos were recorded after this. The band also played various venues including their first ever international concert in Croatia.

By 1994, the band had drafted bassist Eduardo. The following year the band released their first full length album called Your Lies In Check and drummer Paolo joined the band shortly thereafter. Not long after their debut album was released, Eduardo left the band and was replaced by Stefano, who was in the same band as Paolo. However both Paolo and Stefano soon departed, leaving the band with only two members once again. As the years went by, the band has made a large number of changes in personnel.

The band released Misantropo a Senso Unico in 2000. This album went in an even more uncompromising direction. This was also the last album to feature Alberto the Crippler on guitar. Replacements were soon made however and the band formed its most stable line-up. In 2003, the band released Desperately Insensitive. This album had a more 'clean' sound to it but the band still remained as brutal as ever. Bands that they have played with include Extreme Noise Terror and Napalm Death as well as many others.