"right metaller at renegade black revenge", with this sensational headline is overwritten a recent article in the information Blog "Fight Fascism". It also states that Philip "Freki S. by the German Pagan Metal band VARG it had" dared "to turn away from the" right edge "of Black Metal. Therefore, it is now threatened with violence, and a character assassination campaign was also made of this "right circles" initiated against S..
Granted, in so few comments that you might read in the last days of the Internet, was perhaps too hastily S. denounced as a "Nazi." (Have been), his band VARG can by definition not a "NSBM", because this band that is Pagan Metal - pretending to play - and not Black Metal. When will one is a "Nazi"? Enough already listening to a band like soldiers, wearing a shirt of the band ABSURD, the occasional "Abhitlern" at parties, and the rhetoric of friends, to be regarded as a "Nazi"? There are the "anti-fascists" among us that this assumption is plainly affirm. But realistically, a "Nazi" but have a certain, distinct world view - the argument can also explain it - to be regarded as such.
Philip S. is said a lot. In the forum of the Wacken Open Air is writing a "Master X" from a meeting with the band Varg, which returned the following findings on S.: " Of clear xenophobic and anti-Semitic slogans, to the commitment that one sees themselves as law and bands such as Landser, Hunters, Bataan, Division Germania, hear Racewar, etc. would. (...) Philip himself even voted on songs of Landser! "A certain Tobias Geipel seconded in an open letter:" love to have you (Phil S. - dV) can play a few NSBM bands, but they said that already with the existing bands already passed a lot of trouble with the city Hollfeld had and it is very difficult with the venue. "Dennis Knoll of black-News.de describes the Black Pott forum his impression of the current opinions of the Philip S.: "If you his 'excuses' gets so with, the whole works but embarrassing. Above all actions at previous festivals, where guests were forced to do for fun (statements from guests) Hitler salute make it bitter. " And " Daimonic report "as early as 2009 in a post on the page dead.de resurrection, that Philip is said to have boasted about his contacts with Hendrik P. M. normal.
But S. was therefore a "Nazi" in the true sense? Hendrik M. has said this in the sun Knights forum wrote: " I believe him that he is not a 'Nazi' Philip is nothing but an opportunist and a hypocrite / liar to boot the year.. 2007 Wacken career for Varg was unthinkable, and he wanted to 'keep open options' all that time. "
It will be given to a person Hendrik M. well that he recognizes his peers when he hits them. And his analysis of Philip" Freki S. sounds much more plausible than the shrill "Nazi Alert" on some contemporaries . Even if all that is said about the machinations of pages, should be the truth -. we may, therefore, it is still not imagine strapping as "comrades" and as a supporter of the NPD because S. would have simply not behaved very much different than many German adolescents without a migration background. your connection to the right is dominated subculture, and does not correspond at all with a stable outlook. One must also once again the testimony of an old friend of Philip S., Sebastian "Geri / Morsan" F. from the band Ivenberg, recall. F. is a blog set on the MySpace profile of his new band: " The current members I know personally and I can find no political interests in them " The emphasis is on "no political interests" . And in fact, a Hitler salute makes a man any more than the "Nazi" like singing a song from the band Landser.
undisputed, however, the contacts of Philip S. to people from the "right side" of black metal, which he describes as "negative main characters. These contacts have allowed S.. To understand his contact, you should have written to the technical work, which in S. 2007 and the here is available, read more closely. Already almost admiringly of Hendrik M. S. writes that this " in the scene, a cult figure " had risen. Meanwhile, former band ABSURD can S. " designated as one of the main pillars on which the relationship between extreme right and the Pagan Metal from the beginning builds ." Prophetically declared S., that M. " can probably intervene until May 2007 and taking part in events ."
Now, imagine that before once figuratively. There sits a young high school student, Pagan Metal listened and formed his own band, VARG. This band is at that time still unknown, the debut album "Time of the Wolf" not yet published (i.Ü. on a label that has been called as a "front company" for a "very radical" in force Viking Shipping), and further career completely uncertain. But a Philip S. knows well exactly: career, which he wants to make sure in this scene of Pagan Metal! Since there is a "negative main character," which existed long before Philip S. a - could show career - scandalous. Philip S. White It certainly better than some critics of the band ABSURD: The band has at the Hendrik M. participated in the 1990-ren is in 2007 as extremely popular. ABSURD serve no longer a "niche audience" anymore, the music of this band is also heard of such people and approved that deal with the messages to be conveyed in this music does not want to identify. So famous and successful like Philip S. VARG to be determined like, of course, without a stay in jail and boycott the music industry. Therefore, it is absolutely understandable that he is a concert ABSURD speak from his own doorstep - in Franken - has visited, and his contact appears as Hendrik M. logical conclusion of that fascination S. for such a "negative main character" felt no doubt have to be - to have to read between the lines of his own professional work.
At this time there really was not foreseeable that VARG can only occur three years later at the biggest festivals in the German metal scene - a success that a band like ABSURD for reasons that are obvious, well Always stay is denied. But 2007 was just such a career outside of the imagination, and Philip S. will have enough already, instead, that his band ever VARG somehow take note - No matter what circles.
his own festival - Time of the Wolf - Philip S. has apparently called for three main reasons to life, it is least suspected. Once the festival should serve as a vehicle for VARG, secondly, this festival contribute to raising the profile of Philip S., and thirdly with the Festival's own parents should be demonstrated that with Pagan Metal may very well make money. P. But of course, had a significant problem when he got the idea to the wolf-time festival. For there is another Pagan Metal Festival in Franconia, which has been around longer and has become commercially magnificent: the Ragnarök Festival. Of course one must assume that S. from Ragnarök Festival was inspired in the first place to now raise his own festival. But two Pagan Metal Festival in the same area where maybe still arise, the same bands ...? That would not work. S. is therefore thought that he must settle his own festival of Ragnarok. Not only other bands than on the Ragnarök he wanted to get on his wolf-time festival, but also appeal to a different clientele than its audience.
Namely, those fans of Pagan Metal, which - should have no problem with bands like DEAD CASTLE ABSURD or - as is this of the page belongs. The Ragnarök had had a biased TV report in 2006 have begun to distance itself "against the right". S. could hope to right that that part of the audience who can be reluctant to prescribe which band shirt may be attracted to a concert, of Ragnarok and will turn aside from the Time of the Wolf Festival. Against this backdrop, the invitation to Hendrik M., but also to come to this festival, to be understood almost as a clever move in the marketing! If it were the "negative main character" of Black Metal and Pagan festival on such a road, then the many fans of his band ABSURD might also look like them that way ...!?
Tobias Geipel, in his open letter to Philip S: They told me of the trouble in advance with the Antifa and therefore you could enter the venue until shortly before known, and should run throughout the event as a closed, because of the 'shit left' would prefer. You can play a few NSBM bands, but they said that already with the current bands already passed a lot of trouble with the city Hollfeld had and it is very difficult with the venue. "Insofar as this claim is correct, you probably can assume that S. has genuinely sought to ways and means to events such as controversial current bands that - as he wrote in his professional work on ABSURD has - in spite of fierce hostilities " blossomed over time into one of the most popular representatives of the Pagan Metals in Germany" has to be able to perform. Quickly, he will have realized that something is impossible in the Time of the Wolf Festival. But concert organized as a separate, clandestine, like, can also work in Germany. According to Philip S. Ablaze magazine was the organizer of a - short canceled - Concerto Kroda in Annaberg-Buchholz, in June 2009. It of course remains speculation: But if it is not as in Germany has been heated air, which always leads to canceled concerts by such bands, which one assumes a "right-wing mentality", would be - would have invited Philip S. Kroda then even a band like Wolf to be time-festival?
Regarding the Time of the Wolf Festival 2010, this question has already superfluous, because S. wants to give up even more anti-fascist as the Ragnarök Festival. Which of him or his security identified as "Nazi", the threat of immediate expulsion. Even with the band VARG S. proposes suddenly completely new sounds. "Varg & fans against Nazis," is the motto of a virtual campaign. " We see the problems that worry us about what happened in the scene and sit a infiltration completely on the right! ," writes S. in a Blog on the MySpace profile of his band. Such public statements will be sought in vain by S. before 2010. He has, one can often do not emphasize this enough, "the problems" of an "infiltration of the right" but named in 2007 to his professional work! Where once again the sudden change of heart?
has it - to take the theory of Antifa - with a "dropout" from the "extreme right" to do? It is S. not aware that he was a member of a "right-wing comrades" etc. should have been. Organized the "right", he added, apparently, has never heard. Him now as "dropouts" to make that is without any foundation and justification! Because of what structures should he solved ("free") have? Organizational structures, as just noted, were not available. And patterns of thought and structures?
neither in the texts of VARG, written as far S., nor in his interviews he gives the impression of an ideological people. His interest in philosophy and / or religion seems to be rudimentary at best pronounced. You can not just Philip S. assessed as particularly spiritual representative of the Pagan Metal classify. Therefore, the attempt to him as a young man who was initially blinded ideologically, has then taken up with "false friends" and finally lead to a painful self-knowledge that prompted him to move away from it all, to present, from the outset doomed to failure.
It seems to Philip S. fit much more the character model of the ambitious opportunists and careerists who absolutely does not miss any opportunity to get to work "up". He probably uses questionable methods and controversial contemporary, when he promises them only a benefit or that he imagines that help again made good progress up the career ladder. And Philip S. was so good that it should have surprised his own and rapid success! So to speak, he was apparently by the events of date, as Nuclear Blast has announced from Donzdorf, the German super label in metal sector, interest in VARG. P. Although it will have secretly hoped, but that the contract offer would come so soon - certainly has not only the metal scene, but surprised himself above all, very much.
This consideration is again speculative, but in everything we now know about S. and learns he may be also some "master plan" to provide for his career as a musician and organizer. This plan was the trip to the "right side" of black metal just one stop on the way up, a station that page in the near future after wanted to be, trusting that it is now rumored dealings anyway soon forgotten or even not even be known. This time was not yet in 2009. Why was the offer, a deal with an industry giant to sign, actually a year or two too early.
As we know, the contract was already concluded (for Nuclear Blast VARG presented before as a newcomer to the label, so the negotiations must have been between the two parties also completed successfully) summarily terminated. Of the reasons is much speculation. It does not seem unreasonable that Nuclear Blast attention to things (done) was the Philip S. was unable to explain satisfactorily. Nuclear Blast is of course sensitive to the politically correct image, and it would be a worst-case scenario for the label policy when a band is signed to Nuclear Blast, will be with someone like Hendrik M. associated.
The theory that Nuclear Blast have terminated the contract with VARG because one from the other party "malicious deception" felt replaced, and substance by the reaction of Philip S. VARG or after the message that there will be no release of "Blutaar" via Nuclear Blast give. At once recognized in S. Pagan Metal is a risk of "Infiltration of the right" (remember, however, to his professional work), against which he and his band want to do something. Therefore, now an anti-fascist campaign was staged, which searches the Pagan Metal unparalleled.
For a person without a "political interests" that is a very remarkable commitment, and for a person with years of connections to the "right side" of black metal, this commitment is very suspicious. If Philip S. never a "Nazi" was, he can now no "anti-fascist" are. But an opportunist he is still, one might think. Very flexible, he tries to speak every expectation that his getting ahead in the music business allows more than satisfied.
Philip S. White, of course, that as the organizer of the Open Air PartySan a clear line against right "approach. Just as perhaps the Hendrik P. M. wanted to impress with any behavior, he is now the avowed anti-fascists in the metal scene to prove that he has everything but just not a "Nazi" is. How does he do that proves once more its obvious lack of intellectual maturity. For he writes in the mentioned band blog: " I love the diversity of cultures - and not just because I listen to Latvian and Brazilian metal and kebab eating (...) Or more clear: I abhor! . Fascism and racism "The music belongs to you, or the meals you eat, should therefore be essential, whether one is" a Nazi "- or what can one of the vegetarian Adolf Hitler, who likes Disney movies? looked, has followed? Just as Philip S. wanted to pretend with him alleged singing of Landser's songs an ideological affinity with "the rights," said he wants to make the world now in all seriousness, that eating a doner would make him the "anti-fascists ?
is the time for Philip S. everything on the game. He writes that the past catches up to people sometimes. It can be concluded that he noticed added that the distance between his planned concert Kroda 2009 and his scheduled appearance at the Wacken 2010 with VARG simply is not big enough so you can keep the past successfully at a distance. A serious character flaw of careerists is in fact their impatience and lack of moderation, they can not go fast enough and they can never have enough new successes. This could be fatal to Philip S. and end his career as a musician in the Pagan Metal abruptly.
Unless his position is as a protégé of the rock hard already so well established that the way out to him as "dropouts" opened. The announced been VARG interview in hard rock could well be structured according to the scheme, combined that Philip S. actually admits closer than previously with the "right side" of black metal to be. But he had recognized the "wrong" at all was the "Nazis" whose ideals and values, their camaraderie, their goals and desires, daily organizer - Philip S. appropriate phrases can be even copy from other "outs", or one will dictate to him anyway his answers. And after page now "reformed" and "mature", and he has "clean sweep" made with himself and the Metal scene, he may appear with VARG PartySan course on the Open Air - as compensation for the anguish of Metal brothers , which was to Philip S. and his "exit" from the "extreme right" connected. Not to mention the determined very serious threats against him, which circulate in some internet forums and put p. certainly in fear and terror ...
Yes, and so it can go to Philip "Freki S. upwards again. Other "dropout" believes, to flee to other continents and hide there from the vengeance of their former comrades to have. A Philip S. will instead go on tour with VARG and see on the stages of this world.
