I thought of myself as entirely apolitical. It got to the point where I couldn’t really recognize the blatant signs and dog-whistles of far-right associations. Growing up white in North Georgia didn’t quite provide me the diversity of viewpoints that I could have used, while elements of right-wing politics and language became increasingly normalized to me via underground black metal correspondence, zines, and the like. The reasons why were almost too complex to ponder.Īs I grew, and while my interest and activity within the subculture grew, my perspectives became increasingly shaped by the people around me as well as my involvement in various black metal networks. I only knew what many young people know at that time in their life: There is something wrong with the world. When I first became interested in black metal as a young teen around 2005, I didn’t have any idea where I stood politically. The below reflection is written by multi-instrumentalist Draugr of the Georgia (US) black metal bands Galdr, Ancalagon and Obscurum.
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