Finnish black metal warriors SATANIC WARMASTER have sent this statement on alleged censorship of extreme metal.
SATANIC WARMASTER unleashed "LUX SATANAE (13 HYMNS OF FINNISH DEVIL WORSHIP)" -SPLIT WITH ARCHGOAT-, 12/14/2015 via HELL'S HEADBANGERS RECORDS.
SATANIC WARMASTER released "FIMBULWINTER",
unleashed 11/29/2014 via WEREWOLF RECORDS.
ITP V.017 EDITORS NOTE: SATANIC WARMASTER have stated they are NOT a National Socialist band.
FROM SATANIC WARMASTER:
Black Metal is a reflection of the Promethean spirit, and the will to
walk your own path, that does not acknowledge the morals or values of
the western social constructs.
Black Metal is true anarchy and true art, and kneels before no contemporary values or social rules.
As the political climate in certain parts of the world is getting out
of hand, and Black Metal bands and labels are targeted and dragged into
political games that have nothing to do with the essence of the
spiritual rebellion of Black Metal, it is more than appropriate to
remind people of certain things.
These so-called "activists"
target Black Metal because it's an easy target and an opportunity for
them to polish their shields. Yet, Black Metal will never change. It is a
futile attempt to constrain a counter-culture such as Black Metal,
that's why the attacks are never directed at the actual enemies (be it
politicians, those who oppress minorities and so on), but against record
labels, concerts and people who work with metal music in general. It is
always outsiders who present these "facts" and guilt by association and
are comprehensively offended by the core ideals of True Black Metal in
the first place. They base their cases on associations and words taken
out of their context, and sell their cause with catchy phrases to appeal
to those who would only see the demonic face of True Black Metal to
begin with.
The infamous "journalist" Kim Kelly tried to pull me
into the childish polarized political bullshit already in 2010, and
after stating the obvious fact that art cannot be labeled or
stigmatized, claimed my response as "not only hostility, but ambiguity".
The amount of similar people who seek to destroy whatever diversity
there is left as far as philosophy and opinion go is increasing, and the
pressure towards people who want no part in such games causes them to
lose their life's work at worst.
For people like me, desecration
was desecration and hostility was hostility and it was an integral part
of the rise of this subculture. In this context it would only take
someone with very selective and questionable morals and no real values
of their own to target just specific aspects of this subculture as it's
sins.
Even the "alt-right" doesn't force you to pick a side.
Do not let others draw the line for you.
Walk your own path.
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
:)
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