Viking Rock

Ilistentomusic · 01-01-2010, 09:00 AM

Hi I am new here.

I have a question. Is "Viking Rock" white power music? I just found out about this band Hel from Sweden and I like them (guess they've broken up though). I have read online that some people consider Viking Rock to be "white power" music. Are they making that up?

Does that mean I am a racist for listening to Viking Rock? I hope I can continue to listen to Hel without feeling guilty!

TheBig3 · 01-01-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ilistentomusic

Hi I am new here.

I have a question. Is "Viking Rock" white power music? I just found out about this band Hel from Sweden and I like them (guess they've broken up though). I have read online that some people consider Viking Rock to be "white power" music. Are they making that up?

Does that mean I am a racist for listening to Viking Rock? I hope I can continue to listen to Hel without feeling guilty!

No it means that white supremacists listen to it. Unless the song explicitly says things promoting the inherent superiority of the white race, its probably just songs about vikings.

Ilistentomusic · 01-01-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

No it means that white supremacists listen to it. Unless the song explicitly says things promoting the inherent superiority of the white race, its probably just songs about vikings.

Well it is all in Swedish, a language I don't speak. But yeah my perception from what I've read about them is the lyrics are all about Vikings, Norse mythology and that kind of thing.

Rage Against the Machine · 01-01-2010, 02:59 PM

I thought viking metal was just a branch of folk metal and black metal centered around Scandinavian folklore and viking history, like this. I've never heard of it being racist.

Ilistentomusic · 01-01-2010, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rage Against the Machine

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.

duga · 01-01-2010, 03:26 PM

like someone said above...regardless of white supremacists listening to it, as long as you are not one it shouldn't matter. unless the songs are about white power...then yeah that could result in some awkward situations.

Ilistentomusic · 01-02-2010, 05:29 PM

Does anyone have any ideas where I could download Hel? They don't have anything on iTunes. (There is another band called Hel, but they're from Germany, that's not the one.)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-02-2010, 05:35 PM

Yes

Somewhere else

Ilistentomusic · 01-02-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Yes

Somewhere else

Thanks why didn't I think of that, lol.

Good tip.

01-01-2010, 09:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ilistentomusic Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 109	Viking Rock Hi I am new here. I have a question. Is "Viking Rock" white power music? I just found out about this band Hel from Sweden and I like them (guess they've broken up though). I have read online that some people consider Viking Rock to be "white power" music. Are they making that up? Does that mean I am a racist for listening to Viking Rock? I hope I can continue to listen to Hel without feeling guilty!

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	like someone said above...regardless of white supremacists listening to it, as long as you are not one it shouldn't matter. unless the songs are about white power...then yeah that could result in some awkward situations.

01-02-2010, 05:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ilistentomusic Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 109	Does anyone have any ideas where I could download Hel? They don't have anything on iTunes. (There is another band called Hel, but they're from Germany, that's not the one.)