[1]: Nasty are a Belgian/German metalcore/beatdown metal band originally from La Calamina, Belgium, founded in November 2004 out of the ashes of prior act Van Damme. At the time of their first MCD 'The Beginning' they quickly gained the attention of the Belgian and German hardcore scenes for their violent liveshows and brutal sound; a mix of metalcore and groovy death metal in the vein of bands like Crawlspace. Another trademark of Nasty are their outrageous, over the top - but highly political lyrics.