Hellbastard was a noisy band with a bunch of crusty/political songs in the late 80's. The band's demo tape was called Hate Militia and appeared in 1987. The band signed to Earache without much luck. Newton left following the album. A sampler of the band's earlier material appeared in the mid-90's and was called Rippercrust.
The band reformed several years later and issued a compilation album called In Grind We Crust.