Ancst

Ancst is a Berlin, Germany-based group active since 2012. The project works across black metal, blackened crust, crust punk, dark ambient, drone and metalcore.

Background

The group forms in Berlin and appears under the name Ancst, with an earlier form of the project dating from 2011. It releases through Vendetta Records and uses the contact address ancstblackmetal@googlemail.com.

Style and themes

Ancst combines black metal and dark ambient with crust-oriented heavy music. Its stated outlook is openly anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-religion, and its lyrics and general message focus on frustration with social and political systems, marginalisation, and resistance to what it sees as destructive ideologies and norms.