
In Crust We Trust: 2020 EPs and Reissues
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to part two of In Crust We Trust‘s end-of-year soirée, which features my favorite EPs and reissues from 2020. I won’t repeat the lengthy introduction I wrote for the first part …
By Craig Hayes on December 10, 2020

Best Of 2020 – In Crust We Trust: The LPs
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to In Crust We Trust‘s end-of-year 2020 soirée. As usual, I’ve gone overboard. But if you’re a longtime reader of ICWT, you’ll know I have a complicated relationship with the idea …
By Craig Hayes on December 8, 2020

In Crust We Trust: Vol 20
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to the 20th edition of In Crust We Trust. I feel like reaching 20 editions of this column calls on me to say thanks, once again, for tuning in. Obviously, there …
By Craig Hayes on November 3, 2020

Stälker – Black Majik Terror Review
The world’s in flames. Capitalism and the environment are collapsing, cyberwars are rife, entire nations are reduced to battlefields, and I’m sure you’re aware there are political, social, and cultural clashes galore. To top it …
By Craig Hayes on October 27, 2020

偏執症者 (Paranoid) – Out Raising Hell Review
If you’re feeling neck-deep in existential angst right now, Swedish horde 偏執症者 (Paranoid) know just how you feel. The group fully admit to feeling like they were drowning in darkness and wondering whether to put …
By Craig Hayes on October 8, 2020

In Crust We Trust: Vol 19
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to In Crust We Trust: Vol 19. Apologies for skipping last month’s edition—I was busy enjoying my annual mental health meltdown, which required fistfuls of Seroquel and a nice long lie-down …
By Craig Hayes on August 28, 2020

Unruly – Unruly Review
As a proud citizen of Aotearoa New Zealand, let me remind you that NZ’s tourist-poster image is mostly smoke and mirrors. Sure, we’re a relaxed, friendly, and socially liberal bunch down here, and we’ve got …
By Craig Hayes on July 27, 2020

In Crust We Trust: Vol 18
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to In Crust We Trust: Vol 18. I promised I wouldn’t write any more long-winded introductions around here, which is a bit of a struggle given the world’s in flames and …
By Craig Hayes on July 8, 2020