Following this incident, the German Metal magazine Ablaze Verlag has issued the following statement:
To all Bands, Labels, Mailorders, Publishers and Concert
promoters:
Once again within a few weeks, we have witnessed how Black Metal is being exploited for political purposes. That has to stop finally!
Due to this reason, we have published a proclamation ... that is primarily addressed at the Bands, Labels, Mailorders, Publishers and concert promoters, plus the entire Black Metal-scene in general. Show your public solidarity with our concern in this regard, please!
Some may wonder why we speak out against the so-called 'Antifa', and their activities in regard to Black Metal, first and foremost. Is it not that every political extremism has to be shunned altogether? Listen up, please! We don't care if one political ideology is 'better' than any other, be it 'left-wing' or 'right-wing' for that matter! We could not care less about such arguments.
We do care, however, when freedom of speech and of expression in Black Metal are at stake. Such danger is imminent, and it has one cause only: the 'Antifa', that is! Who else is terrorizing the scene with a campaign of threats, intimidation and violence against those who hold an opinion of their own? No one else but the 'Antifa' - but what do they have to do with Black Metal anyway?! They don't even listen to this music! They are only interested in enforcing their own political agenda, including the persecution of those who have different opinions. In this regard, the 'Antifa' is not different from any other group who subscribes to a totalitarian ideology. But no other group is pushing their politics on our scene like the 'Antifa' does. They have declared an outright culture struggle (Kulturkampf) on our scene, in order to decide upon the future definition of Black Metal. To this end, the freedom of speech and of expression
shall be abolished. We denounce this outrage, and we do so publicly!
Defend the freedom of speech and of expression in Black Metal!
The editors of Ablaze
http://www.ablaze-magazin.de/
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son of a bitch! I love Kroda :/ Tour the US instead.
ReplyDeleteFuck fascism and its sympathisers.
ReplyDeleteWe are many and yes we do listen and play metal!
Its interesting that you try to invoke the same tired old liberal values (ie freedom of speech) when it suits!! LOL
Anti-fascist thugs are the same as fascist thugs. The only difference is that anti-fascist thugs never wash.
ReplyDeletehaha! crying!!! you're fucking crying!! aren't you noble pagan warriors? aren't you der übermensch???
ReplyDeleteyou play with symbols and aesthetics and lyrical themes that you think will make your stupid friends think your sooooo kvlt and badass, symbols and totems that are far heavier than you realize....then when you are treated like all petulant children and you get a slap off daddy....you fucking cry!!
Anti-fascist thugs ARE the same as fascist thugs. The only difference is that anti-fascist thugs never LOSE....!!!! hahahahaha! what a bunch of babies
This is priceless....I just can't listen to black metal any more you've just ruined it for me, what a pile of crap.
Aunty Fa,
ReplyDeleteYou are showing your support for an organisation peopled with predominantly white predominantly bourgeois predominantly male youth claiming to represent the interests of the proletariat. Get a fucking clue. Antifa is made up of simpletons who would not even know their left hand from their right hand let alone the real differences between the principles of Left and Right. They are fanatics and they are the biggest fucking bunch of bigots bunch of hypocrites on the planet whinging about censorship at _their_ convenience while trying to fucking censor anything that does not fit into their narrow view of the world. If opposing the Christianisation of a non-Christian country makes someone a "nazi" or a "racist" in your eyes then I guess you are an uneducated tool and worthy of membership to their organisation. And Antifa "never lose"? Um tell that to the families of its members who have been beaten within an inch of their lives by the police as well as by skins.
Aunty Fa,
ReplyDeleteYou are showing your support for an organisation peopled with predominantly white predominantly bourgeois predominantly male youth claiming to represent the interests of the proletariat. Get a fucking clue. Antifa is made up of simpletons who would not even know their left hand from their right hand let alone the real differences between the principles of Left and Right. They are fanatics and they are the biggest fucking bunch of bigots bunch of hypocrites on the planet whinging about censorship at _their_ convenience while trying to fucking censor anything that does not fit into their narrow view of the world. If opposing the Christianisation of a non-Christian country makes someone a "nazi" or a "racist" in your eyes then I guess you are an uneducated tool and worthy of membership to their organisation. And Antifa "never lose"? Um tell that to the families of its members who have been beaten within an inch of their lives by the police as well as by skins.
"Its interesting that you try to invoke the same tired old liberal values (ie freedom of speech) when it suits!! LOL"
ReplyDeleteWhich is precisely what Antifa do every time they cry about the government and censorship only to try to censor anything that doesn't match their values.