Dystopia (band)

Dystopia
Dystopia
Origin	Orange County, California, U.S.
Genres	Sludge metal, crust punk
Years active	1991–2008
Labels	Life Is Abuse, Tankcrimes, Misanthropic, Common Cause, Pessimiser, Theologian
Past members	Dino Sommese; Todd Kiessling; Matt Parrillo; Dan Kaufman; Phil Martinez
Website	lifeisabuse.com

Dystopia was an American crust punk/sludge metal band that formed in Orange County, California^[2] in 1991. They were popular in both the heavy metal and punk scenes, due in large part to the band's bleak, misanthropic imagery.^[3] Dystopia's lyrics often dealt with human emotions and social or political issues such as environmentalism, racial equality, substance abuse, and animal rights.^[4]

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