Kultur & Nöje

Marduk revealed with ties to neo-nazi party

Publicerad 5 april, 2018

När Marduk turnerade i USA förra året ledde naziryktena till stora protester inför spelningarna.

Dagens ETC

The swedish black metal band Marduk have for years been accused of paying tribute to nazism through their music.They themselves deny all such charges. Now Dagens ETC can reveal that two members of the band have bought nazi propaganda from the neo-Nazi organisation Northern Resistance Movement, NMR.

Eigil Söderin

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Being one of the biggest bands in the genre after 28 years on the black metal scene, blood, death and satanism are frequent themes in Marduk’s productions. This year they toured both Europe and Latin America. But the band's discography is also filled with references to Nazi Germany. The band has released songs named after SS officers and a German Panzer division. In addition, the bands founder and guitarist Morgan Håkansson, runs Marduk’s business through the company "Wolfsschanze", named after the staff site bunker of Adolf Hitler.

When the band toured the United States last year rumors of the band’s Nazi connection led to big protests before the live shows, and a concert in Oakland was cancelled due to fear of unrest. Marduk has stubbornly been arguing for years that their sole interest lies in history itself.