Viking rock
| Viking rock | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Rockabilly, Oi!, street punk, folk music |
| Cultural origins | Sweden |
Not to be confused with Viking metal.
Viking rock (Vikingarock in Swedish) is a rock music genre that takes much of its themes from 19th-century Viking romanticism,[1] mixing it with elements of rockabilly, Oi! or street punk, and folk music.[1] 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.[2] Many make no distinction between Viking rock and white power music,[2][3] and there is debate whether Viking rock is essentially racist.[1][4]
List of notable Viking rock bands
References
- 1 2 3 Expo: Musik i gränslandet
- 1 2 Vitt oljud: Vikingarock
- ↑ BRÅ: Ökad utgivning av Vit maktmusik under 1990-talet
- ↑ Teitelbaum, Benjamin (2013). “Come Hear Our Merry Song:” Shifts in the Sound of Contemporary Swedish Radical Nationalism. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown University.
- ↑ DN: Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester
- ↑ "Musik i gränslandet". Expo #2 2007, republished at the Forum för levande historia website. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ↑ Dagens Nyheter: Nyköpingspolisen beredda på konflikthelg
External links
- Vikingarock.se - Sweden's largest homepage about Viking rock
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