Not sure how Zig Forums related this is, but perhaps this can lead to some discussion of the underlying worldviews of some who stand in opposition of us.
One common thread I've noticed amongst far-right pagans, atheists, the alt right/dissident right, fascists, national socialists, so-called "traditionalists", nihilists, the far right in general and tumbler-esque sub-labels of the aforementioned (i.e. anarcho-syndicalist-communo-fascists, etc.) is a love of fringe metal. I.e. Black, Death, Thrash, and all the associated little sub-genres and mashup/crossbred genres. But why?
I've heard two polar opposite accounts of this phenomenon: one side claiming that such music shares kinship with other complex and revered forms of music, such as classical and jazz; another side purports that such music is intentionally made to be low in sound quality and fidelity in order to be more "raw" and "genuine." Either way, there was a time that I sincerely tried to give such genres of music a chance because of how hyped they were in such communities, only to be shocked and disappointed by, with a few rare exceptions, how same-ish, monotonous and repetitive such so-called complex and raw and sincere forms of such music are. Hear one song or album, and you've basically heard it all. I recently mislabeled a Death Metal song as Thrash Metal, because I could barely tell the difference.
Regardless of the reasoning, the various political/religious movements I mentioned all seem to preach some variation of a an anti-modernist pro-traditional values mindset. So why do such groups adore a set of musical sub-genres that revel in degenerate lyrics and aesthetics, with some groups at the very least indulging in displays of shock and exploitation if not being just outright Satanic? Christian fans of even so-called "Christian" forms of such music puzzle me even further, as such music, on a purely sonic and sound level, is designed from the ground up to kindle passions of anger, rage and sometimes despair, and slapping "Jesus" into the lyrics doesn't seem like it's going to change that aspect that much, if at all.
So what does it say about the subconscious and psychology of those who claim to be for traditional and family values, and yet champion a form of music that even traditionalists of old would be repulsed by? One such "traditionalist nihilist" organization, American Nihilist Underground Society, (which actually uses an acronym form of their name, which I will avoid using here for obvious reasons) even outright promotes and celebrates the "International Day of Slayer."
