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Old 01-01-2010, 02:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
Ilistentomusic
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Originally Posted by Rage Against the Machine View Post
I thought viking metal was just a branch of folk metal and black metal centered around Scandinavian folklore and viking history, like ... I've never heard of it being racist.
The WikiPedia entry for "Viking Rock" makes this statement:

"Viking rock is often linked to white supremacy.[1] Many make no distinction between Viking rock and white power music,[1][2] and there is debate whether Viking rock is essentially racist.[3]"

I would link to it but because I am new here I am not allowed to make any links I guess. But you can go to WikiPedia and look up "Viking Rock" if you want to see it.

This is the song by Hel that first caught my attention:

/watch?v=yww2R2kMpxM <---Just add this to the end of www dot youtube dot com.
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