Part 1:

Split 7″ w/ Grief (1992)

Split LP w/ Embittered (1993)

“Human = Garbage” 12″ (1994)

“Whispers” compilation track (1994)

Split 7″ w/ Suffering Luna (1995)

Part 2:

Split 12″ w/ Skaven (1996)

“Backstabber” 7″ (1999)

“The Aftermath” 12″ (1999)

“Dystopia” LP (2008)

Between all the great bands coming out from 90s grind crust sludge maelstrom, Dystopia is absolutely one of my top favorite and surely one of the most criminally underrated bands of that era. With extensive tours all over USA, Europe and Japan (if my memory doesn’t fail me) they forged their name into the hearts of thousands of punx and metalheads all over the world. But for some strange reason, their name is not so well remembered today as it should deserve… What made Dystopia so special was: the name (fuck yeah!); their sound which was a unique mixture of grind, sludge and crust elements enriched by a great use of samples… this band really has its own trademark and its sound and songwriting were unique and immediately recognisable. They also had a brilliant and distinctive artwork (curated by band members themselves). Their cover artworks and lyric booklets were all amazing and filled with drawings, collages and lettering always personal and on top. And, needless to say, their awesome lyrics deeply routed into misanthropy, animal rights, ecologism, veganism and racial equality. And yes… their live sets were every time a pure fucking blast (I saw them three times and they always blew me out like few other times in my life)!!! And to complete their d.i.y. supreme attitude all their releases were put out by their own record labels (Life is Abuse Records and Misanthropic Records). Hailing from California, this awesome trio was formed by ex members of Carcinogen, Mindrot, Cantankerous and Confrontation. But Dino, Todd and Maus never stopped their activities and during all these years they played in: Kicker, Asunder, Ghoul, Drain The Sky, Medication Time, Mange, Agrimony, Phobia, Kontraklasse, Screaming Foetus, Insidious and Lachrymose.