Fans call Danzig on the Nazi symbol on Merch

Earlier this month, Miscits and Danzig leader Glenn Danzig launched his brief American tour (with the support of Down, Abbath and Cro-Mags). The tour takes place until the end of March, and even if it should be a completely fun experience for participants, some fans call Danzig on Nazi iconography on his merchant.

What happened

Several Reddit sons (through several layers) have appeared in the last 24 hours with photos of a piece of goods Danzig which presents the symbol “Black Sun” (otherwise known as the symbol “Sunwheel” or “Sonnenrad”). According to the anti-division league, the symbol “is one of the many ancient European symbols appropriate by the Nazis in their attempt to invent an” idealized “” Aryen / Nordic “heritage.

ADL adds:

Sonnenrad appears in the traditional symbology of many countries and cultures, including old Nordic and Celtic cultures. He has countless variations; The swastika and similar rounded variants are in fact Sonnenrad forms, as are certain versions of the Celtic cross. In Nazi Germany, the Nazi Party, SA and SS have all used the symbology of sounding sometimes, which led neonazis and other modern white supremacists to adopt such images. A version of Sonnenrad in particular is popular among white supremacists: two concentric circles with twisted rays emanating from the inner circle to the outer circle. Often, white supremacists will put another symbol of hatred like a swine cross in the center of the inner circle.

Because Sonnenrad imaging is used by many cultures from around the world, it should not be assumed that most images of the SONNERAD type necessarily designate racism or white supremacy; Rather, they should be analyzed carefully in the context in which they appear.

Until now, all Reddit’s sons have shared the same image (on posters and shirts) for Danzig’s show last night (March 29) at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California. In addition, some images show that the poster and the shirt shine in the dark.

For example, a thread on the R / Danzig submarine (entitled “Nazi Merch at the Danzig Show last night”) started earlier this morning (March 30) and received dozens of comments confirming – then condemning and / or competing – the association. In fact, a user wrote: “His stage name is Danzig, he has always deliberately courted the controversy”, while another person expressed: “You cannot display Nazie shit at a time when there are real Nazis in power and call him” occult “. Stop you keep doing for this fascist shit.

Another thread on the same Subreddit – entitled “FFS, really Glenn?” This is above the line ” – caused a similar amount of passionate and polarized responses. For example, a user explained: “It’s as if people did not know Glenn Danzig or his career almost 50 years old. It is literally always exploited controversial images and symbolism. It was the guy who wrote Bullet, remember? He uses iron crosses and pentagrams and he likes to cause stir. Is he a Nazi?

As already mentioned, there are comparable threads published on R / PULK and R / Antifascistiseofreddit also, and elsewhere, Danzig was adopted for the use of the image.

When writing these lines, Danzig did not publish a statement on the situation, and you can see the image (alongside two opposite reactions) below.

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Danzig controversial comments

This is certainly not the first time that Danzig has said or has done something controversial in recent years. In 2021, for example, Loudwire reported his remarks as to whether the Punk groups (such as unsuitable) would be able to release uphill material in the modern culture of “Woke Bullshit”.

Referring to the “last caress” (which aims to murder babies and sexually assault mothers), in particular, Danzig told Rolling Stone:

It’s just a crazy song. We would do things just to piss off people. . . . People do not understand, because everything is so canceled-culture, bullshit awakened these days, but you could never have the punk explosion these days, because of the cancellation of culture and awakened bullshit. You could never have it. It would never have happened. We are lucky that it happened when he did, because it will never happen again. You will no longer have these types of groups. Everyone is so tense and pc, it’s like, “OK, whatever.”

In an interview from 1994 with Rolling Stone, Danzig commented for a moment in his video “1990 Long form” on his collection of books in which he declared that “each school” should have a copy of The occult roots of Nazism::

“It was sarcastic. Well, you can learn. Obviously, if a book is published, there is knowledge. If you let your bias be bothering, you don’t know about it. If I were a Nazi hunter, I would like to read this book. If someone says it is politically incorrect to have this book, I say essentially, “fuck yourself. »If you are going to tell me which book read or not read, who is the fascist?