Tag Archives: metal

Metal & Racism: How Many More Chances for Phil Anselmo?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by valdinoci

Last week, concert footage showed Phil Anselmo – former lead singer of Pantera, and currently in the band Down – sieg heiling and yelling “White Power!” At first, Anselmo said it was a joke and he would not apologize. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, United States | Tagged Anselmo, MachineHead, metal, music, pantera, RobbFlynn

‘Resistance: Anti-NSBM’ benefit albums

Posted on September 22, 2015 by valdinoci

The Dark Skies Above Us Collective has released three benefit albums of “anti-NSBM” (National Socialist Black Metal) bands. Each album is a benefit for a great cause: an anti-fascist’s medical bills, the post-release fund for former environmental prisoner Eric McDavid, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged benefits, metal, nsbm

Crushing Intolerance: Black Metal Benefit Comp

Posted on July 26, 2014 by valdinoci

In a genre that has attracted more than its fair share of Nazis, it’s always nice to see good Black Metal bands get together for a great cause. The compilation Crushing Intolerance Vol. 1 is available as a download for … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged #BlackMetal, #ReproductiveRights, metal

Burzum’s Varg Vikernes Sentenced for ‘Inciting Racial Hatred’

Posted on July 10, 2014 by valdinoci

Almost a year to the day after he was arrested on suspicion of plotting a massacre, notorious black metal singer Varg Vikernes has been found guilty of inciting racial hatred. According to Norway’s The Local, a French court gave the Burzum … Continue reading →