Summoning Against Nazis

[Jim LotFP]

Yeah, I saw this over on RC.

http://www.summoning.info/Stuff/PoliticalStatements.html

I especially love this line:

but not only metal music has non aryan roots, the same goes for classical european music

 

[Helm]

I enjoyed that, not so much because of the factual evidence presented (which at times is shaky. A few instruments are foreign? I guess this is a striking blow to some people who would stop using guitars because it is a 'my pals instrument', but sadly, not the NSMetal scene by large, where they'll conviniently forget any historical evidence that doesn't work out for them) but because he felt the need to write this. It's honest and thought-provoking, and I guess correct in the main theme that non-aryan influence is inescapable. Given the space Summoning holds in the black metal scene, it takes a bit of balls to write this. I like metalheads with balls.

It is interesting to me how he sidesteps a whole lot of talk about 'blood heritage' and such, to which certain people go to absurd biological-theory ends to justify, by saying what a normal person would: "I've met and liked jews blacks and arabs and I don't see any difference between them and me." I feel the same way.

 

[BenMech]

Respect increased for Summoning, even with their silly Orc-Metal albums

 

[Occam's Razor]

Silly orc metal is reserved to Battlelore and the likes. Summoning were probably one of the first bands to carry out that concept with such rigidity and without the cheesy that sticks to their followers. After all, Summoning sound really dark and not happy at all.

 

[Zealotry]

Heh. How long until Anus.com does their hit piece on Summoning?

 

[Scourge of God]

Protector posts on the ANUS forums. The discussion there has been interesting, civil, and wide ranging. It's clear he feels fairly strongly about it, but he's not so dogmatic that he won't listen either. I find myself liking him more for being willing to stand up and defend his stance (even if it is wrongheaded, IMO).