White Zombie
pfm Member
One of the reasons I got pissed off with Roon was that it kept suggesting Graveland to me. Clearly one of the 4 or so black metal listeners its big data approach is based on quite likes them.
And I’d forgotten that about Transilvanian Hunger -‘this is beyond criticism and anyone who tries should be patronised for this obviously Jewish behaviour’ or something like that, IIRC?
I quite like the early Graveland stuff. In the Glare of Burning Churches is decent and Thousand Swords is a great black metal album. Neither of which have any racist or nationalist socialist lyrics. The Creed of Iron album where he changes the style and theme is great as well. It has the song White Beasts of Wotan on it, lyrically there's not actually much racist about it other than the title. Personally I couldn't care less, I like the music. Thematically it's nonsense to me much in the same way as when they are singing about satan etc and Rob Darken is a cretin but it doesn't detract from my enjoyment of the music.
I still don't understand the moral compass picking and choosing of what is acceptable here. Why is the issue are the band members "racist" but there is not a mention of why is it ok to have songs about killing Christians? etc Not to mention 3 of the most famous black metal bands have members who have been in jail for murder. That doesn't even seem to raise an eyebrow but sing about pagan history and it's full blown "won't somebody please think of the children"