From the same scene that gave birth to everything from Neurosis to Green Day, Filth from Oakland's East Bay Hardcore scene and 924 Gilman St released this classic split with the frankly more mediocre band Blatz in 1990. Filth is notably unique as a crust band in that their guitar riffs are quite melodic and not really that far off from the less harsh bands of that scene like Operation Ivy and Crimpshine, but the vocals are definitely as bowl churning and crusty as the best of them. The band even has a youth crew call-and-response style on songs like "Banned from the Pubs." Thankfully, this classic has seen a couple of rereleases on Life is Abuse and Alternative Tentacles since it was originally released on the Bay Area's Lookout! in 1990. This is really one of the best releases of the early 90s not just for hardcore and crust but punk in general.
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