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 targeted 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 Kyiv 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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1:35 Neo Nazi Festivals Around the World
2:58 The Music
3:20 The Profits
3:40 Recruitment
4:20 Far Right Rap Music
4:54 Mr. Bond
5:35 Cultural Relevance
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Thank you Vice for showing me all these new musical acts to check out!
How is the "great replacement" racist White and European countries are the only countries getting flooded with millions of violent brown criminals. In any other brown country this would be called genocide.
Support Ukraine.
Based
Based?
No interviews with the actual people who want to keep foreigners out?
Neglected to say dudes doing 20 years for lyrics not surprised Vice wouldn't make a stand on free speech but I mean they're not even really a media company anymore lol
Is it interesting the Far Right always hijack stuff that were created by non Far Right people. Even their White power symbols had their sources from Non White people.
Hundreds of ppl lol…
When muslims make 5hier musik, nothing happends. When the truth is told you find a way to hide it.
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Literally just a ton of edge lords 💀
Vice sucks
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4:55
It would be beneficial to know the reasons, too.
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The Goatmoon singer is probably in bed with Finnish intelligence hence why this is featured on Vice. Divide et impera…
Where's Burzum?
A VOMIR…
Its funny how these days its always labeled "far right" when in fact the only nazi government to ever exist was far left.
Nazis in Ukraine? NOOO WAYYY!!!!
whats the first song
In Ukraine. Who would have thought 😂😂😂😂😂
Hey Tim
Who at Vice covers the far left activities??
Oh that’s right, you’re the far left…so obviously you’d never talk badly about your hateful ideology right?
1944: US helps Russia fight Nazis. 2024: US helps Nazis fight Russia. 🤔
Based.
Name of the band at 01:30?
i dont want to sound like a neo nazi but its called black metal not "heavy rock music"
FREE MR. B
5:53 "Heavily armed" he made a shotgun out of pipes lmfao
If Celtic Crosses are considered "White Supremacist" then tiger/dragon tattoos are "Asian supremacist" and African tribal tattoos are "Black Supremacist"
Let’s ignore Jewish crime against Germany since the end of the European civil war
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I'm Basque Cuban and I have to say. White Supremacists love anyone who hates communists more then they do. If you hate more they will love you, it's crazy.
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How much different is this from what the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee has been doing in the United States. Jews have organizations worldwide to buy, bribe, and blackmail. Have you people read the hate filled Talmud or Kabbalah? Non jews are derogatorily referred to a Goyim. No better than cattle.
If you want to know who rules you, see whom you can not criticise. Mr Bond found out as is white replacement. Look up the Jewess Barbara Spectre. She tells openly tells you Europe won't survive if it remains white and not multicultural.
This video is a traitorous jewish diatribe that fears its power being noticed.
At least they don't look like this weirdo. 2:42
This is my freedom of speech; I don't like you zielinski as a matter of fact I hate you as a matter of another fact I want our money.
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Whats this sheeeit? A waste of oxygen.
shitty documentary. You didn't go to the festival. You didn't even interview anyone from this music festival. How can you call this "Inside a music festival".
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