Viking rock

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Viking rock
Other namesVikingarock
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsSweden
Other topics
Viking metal, white supremacy

Viking rock (also known as Vikingarock in Swedish) is a rock music genre that takes much of its themes from 19th-century Viking romanticism,[2] mixing it with elements of rockabilly, Oi! or street punk, and folk music.[2] Frequent themes occurring in Viking rock include vikings and Norse mythology, as well as Sweden's King Karl XII and the Caroleans.

Viking rock is often linked to white supremacy.[3] Many make no distinction between Viking rock and white power music,[3][4] and there is debate whether Viking rock is essentially racist.[2][5] Some viking rock bands, however, allegedly disapprove of racism such as the Swedish band Hel.[6]

is a music festival that caters to viking rock.[2]

List of notable Viking rock bands[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vikingarock (Viking rock) - RYM/Sonemic".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Musik i gränslandet". Expo. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Vitt oljud: Vikingarock". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  4. ^ "Ökad utgivning av Vit maktmusik under 1990-talet". BRÅ. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.
  5. ^ Teitelbaum, Benjamin (2013). “Come Hear Our Merry Song:” Shifts in the Sound of Contemporary Swedish Radical Nationalism. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown University.
  6. ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". 16 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
  7. ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". Dagens Nyheter. 2003-05-16. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Nyköpingspolisen beredda på konflikthelg". Dagens Nyheter. 2003-08-06. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.

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