Nope. This article should be called "How journalist in 2017 still not get how metal music is made to shock, so they use shocking symbolism". lol
It was 72 years ago you lunatic. Germans paid for doing it (death camps) somehow, so no one should be considered 'nazi' in 2017.
I don't think singing about an inappropriate topic is a problem at all. It's a harmless way to express your opinion.
I personally enjoy a few songs from some bands in blazebirth hall like m8l8th and branikald even though they're obviously far from my political beliefs
For some reason, the writer, David Anthony, doesn't inspire trust in me.
I am a big metalhead and do enjoy Black Metal, I couldn't tell you if some of the bands I listen to are Nazi's, my assumption is that they aren't though to me music is just music.
Some metal music does promote negativity without a doubt, but most of it is just artist freedom, I don't think that metal music is the only music that has negative connotations, just look at your typical rap album, encouraging drugs and gang violence which is arguably just as bad as being far right politically just not on the same scale.
I mean is gang violence any different to prejudice because of race/relgion etc.?
Just to caveat, I don't think its ok to be a nazi at all, but I don't think negativity and prejudice is a problem exclusively to metal, but music in general.
Here's a simple guide for anyone confused:
Iron cross, means they like German tanks/planes and stuff, which makes sense as they're badass. Do not punch (without cause).
Swastika, means they're a Nazi, punch away you're doing the world a favor.
So they are advocating punching old aged German pensioners then? Is that somehow better, or are you mixing up Nazi wannabes with actual Nazis?
If you (general, not you you) think that punching Nazis is okay, then that is advocating political violence, which makes you an extremist and as you would be condoning punching extremists, you have no moral defence if people decide to punch you.
I take the position of not advocating punching anyone for their political views, even if I personally don't find them distasteful, but then again I am not an extremist.
Right, If there is any music today that's not good its rap, i love it but the shit they rap about lol, hating and killing gays and cops, selling drugs etc and of course the use of nigger in every sentence not very good for all kids that have them as rolemodels.
Only a nazi problem? You do realize, that lots of anti-establishment youth listen to angry music, right?
You cant blame an entire fucking genre of music, as if it's somehow sentient, and blame it for something like this. It's fucking dumb.
Punk Rock and it's subgenre and related genre of that style are predominantly leftwing and often aggressively so. Have we ever said that they've got an anarchist or communist problem? No.
Why? Because it doesn't fucking matter.
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Eh I don't consider this a problem to be honest, the NSBM scene is very niche, and most metal fans steer well clear of those bands. The average metal act has no nazi problem whatsoever.
Oh so Nazis just have a different type of opinion, sure. They also want to kill all the jews, handicapped, gays and blacks. They believe in dictatorship and taking countries by force. Please don't reduce it to just an opinion, they're dangerous people. You'd know that if you ever lived close to a real neo-nazi. I've had mates gotten their teeth kicked out, their noses broken by nazis simply because they disagreed with them/looked at them. They're not friendly people with another opinion, they will fucking beat you up if you aren't one of them.
And no. Nobody would willingly fuck with a mob of nazis. They were rampant in my hometown and beat innocent people up for either staring at them or being black. Too many are too complacent about nazis, thinking they're poor misunderstood people who just happen to believe their race is superior and that you should exterminate everyone not white and blonde.