Viking rock

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,[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] 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]

  1. ^ a b c d "Musik i gränslandet". Expo. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Vitt oljud: Vikingarock". Archived from the original on 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  3. ^ "Ökad utgivning av Vit maktmusik under 1990-talet". BRÅ. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.
  4. ^ Teitelbaum, Benjamin (2013). “Come Hear Our Merry Song:” Shifts in the Sound of Contemporary Swedish Radical Nationalism. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown University.
  5. ^ "Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester". 16 May 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.