Viking rock (also known as 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 | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Vikingarock |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Sweden |
| Other topics | |
| Viking metal, white supremacy | |
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] Some viking rock bands, however, disapprove of racism such as the Swedish band Hel.[5]
Kuggnäsfestivalen is a music festival that caters to viking rock.[1]
List of notable Viking rock bands
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Musik i gränslandet". Expo. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Vitt oljud: Vikingarock". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Ökad utgivning av Vit maktmusik under 1990-talet". BRÅ. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.
- ^ Teitelbaum, Benjamin (2013). “Come Hear Our Merry Song:” Shifts in the Sound of Contemporary Swedish Radical Nationalism. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown University.
- ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". 16 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
- ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". Dagens Nyheter. 2003-05-16. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Nyköpingspolisen beredda på konflikthelg". Dagens Nyheter. 2003-08-06. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.
External links
edit- Vikingarock.se - Sweden's largest homepage about Viking rock
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