Music festivals, like most cultural events, were badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, impacting both the smallest of DIY festivals to behemoths like Glastonbury. And this was no different for the neo-Nazi music scene.
Rechtsrock is a German term for music that acts as a vehicle for far-right ideology.
A key part of this scene are music festivals that act as key networking hubs for neo-Nazi groups across Europe. Festivals in Ukraine, Italy and Greece feature bands from across the Continent, and there’s a strong scene in Germany, which is home to some of the largest neo-Nazi music festivals in recent years.
One of those festivals, held in the German state of Thuringia, drew in an estimated 5,000 neo-Nazis. It was organised by the Turonen, a violent neo-Nazi gang who were recently targetted in a raid by police where large amounts of cash, weapons and crystal meth were found. These festivals can make organisers hundreds of thousands of euros, which are then pumped back into the neo-Nazi underground scene.
From Athens to Milan to Kiev and beyond, far-right music is a vital cultural weapon for right-wing extremists. And as the far-right music scene looks to make its return after a covid-induced hiatus – all eyes are on the authorities to find ways of dealing with this dark and twisted subculture.
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I'm watching this on the 4th of March, 2022. Are any words necessary?? I just posted a comment on another site about how racism is the major contributor to the current invasion. Also how, in spite of the invasion, foreign students are reporting plenty racist activity by security and border control officials. Eternal Justice Will not be mocked. May God Have Mercy on us all
See if Putin would’ve waited he could’ve got them all in one go 😂👀
When Neo-Nazi's steal black people's music, they are doing it all wrong. Most of the world condemns this crap despite the fact that the media would have you believe that it's embedded in every culture.
Maybe Putin is wrong
Calling for violence
Maybe if Europe, America, Australia, Canada, and South Africa stopped pushing main stream anti white rhetoric so many people wouldn’t turn to defending their integrity and honor as a race
Holy crap!!!Putin has been telling the truth all this time!!!I didn`t believe what he said and even thought he was delusional…The weirdest part is that these nazi people can`t just kill themselves or vanish from Ukraine, western medias didn`t mention a word about this!!!WTF is going on?I`m starting to feel all the news are lies…
Well Putin is not wrong then. He did say Ukraine is full of Nazis.
Good Putin invaded Ukraine to flush out Neo Nazis
SO UCRANIAN PEOPLE… they said they condemned nazism…
So these are the nazi's Putin set out to exterminate.
Well that $@#t wouldn't fly here in the USA. Will put them away real quick.
Yeah. Look at all that hate. 🤣🤣😎
WP!
I used troll these types. The rage was so palpable and delicious
ukrain = nazis again the western media lie to us !!! share so people know the real truth
Between seeing videos like this, the Africans and Indians trying to flee being pulled off trains and beaten, and the racist news coverage of the war, it’s hard for me to sympathize with Ukraine.
all these people will go to hell, if they will not repent.
Slava U
2:40 wtf kind of haircut is that
Nazi's in Ukraine? Hmm
ukraine you say interesting
Europe is sandwiched between these nut-heads and Putin's fascism.
Thank you for introducing me to Mr. Bond.
“Decade of hate?” Im 29.
Hello, fellow KINGS
White people sticking together through friendship and brotherhood is evil.