a strain of punk
rock concerned with abolishing the state and capitalism. often concerned with animal liberation and radical environmentalism. some bands may be against civilization (domestication), a relatively new tendency within the anarchist mileu.
this subculture/ subgenre is generally agreed to have been started by the british punk band crass.
songs will the decry the ravages of
war, police brutality, animal testing and
meat-eating, etc. the songs are usually about things anarchists don't
like, and express exactly how much they don't
like them.
anarchist punks tend to wear a lot of black. crass started wearing all black at shows as a reaction to punk fashion. most
kids don'
t have that reason anymore. reasons will be as varied as the individuals asked.
record covers will invariably be black and
white, with black forming the negative space/ background. imagery of dead bodies and
war scenes are common among certain strains of anarchopunk, especially those which emulate the older bands.
bands will often use stencil font or a font utilizing scratchy, goopy-looking letters., and these logos will be seen adorning the pants, vests, jackets, etc. of punks, usually printed with
white ink on black canvas. patches will be sewn on with dental floss. it's really strong and looks cool.
the variations on the anarchist punk are many, and new strains are constantly being formulated.
peace-punk (as in crass, contravene),
d-
beat crust (named after the band discharge, who arguably were the first to use this
beat.. some say it was mob 47), folk-punk (often poppy, as in against me!, or defiance ohio), and anarchist-punk takes on grindcore and
metal are just a few.
