Martial industrial
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Cultural origins | Late 20th century, Europe |
Martial industrial (also called military pop[
History
Characteristics
The term 'Martial' does not necessarily refer only to military drumming but in general to ominous/dramatic atmospheres and a particular thematology, style, aesthetics and world view. Similarly, the term 'industrial' does not denote only old-school industrial music, but rather the broad spectrum of post-industrial scene (from neofolk acoustics to harsh noise). Thus, sonically diverse bands like
Martial industrial music frequently uses imagery related to war, totalitarian regimes, European nationalism, military displays, and political mass gatherings – contexts, in short, where the individual is subsumed by history and the mass will. A range of philosophical, political, or religious themes with an illiberal, anti-cosmopolitan, and anti-egalitarian bias predominate, such as Friedrich Nietzsche's Übermensch, Oswald Spengler's pessimistic vision of Western decline, Mircea Eliade's theories about sacred practice and symbolism, René Guénon's writings on the "spiritual degeneration" of the West, Ernst Jünger's ideas about the renewing power of war and adversity, Julius Evola's reactionary apoliteia and mysticism, Nazi mysticism, and pre-Christian paganism.
Martial industrial is produced world-wide. However, the scene is particularly strong in Germany, Hungary, France, Italy, Poland and Russia.[citation needed]
Politics
Some bands (Von Thronstahl) openly declare interests in learning of fascistic ideology,[3] while others (Kraschau) favor monarchism, but some others (Militia) are eco-anarchists. Some explore the erotic dimension of history and uniform aesthetics (Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio). Occasionally, martial industrial artists do not even touch historical/political issues. Other bands that touch such issues and use politically incorrect imagery (Turbund Sturmwerk) refuse to disclose their real convictions.[4]
Related subjects
- March music
- Military band
Further reading
- Anton Shekhovtsov, 'Apoliteic music: Neo-Folk, Martial Industrial and "metapolitical fascism"', Patterns of Prejudice, Vol. 43, No. 5 (December 2009), pp. 431–457.
References
- ^ Mariño, Henrique (February 2019). "La delgada línea nazi: grupos punks y góticos acusados de ultraderechistas (erróneamente)". Público. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ "Battlenoise! – On the Ideology of "Martial Industrial"". Datacide. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Thorn, Malahki (2005-12-07). "Von Thronstahl Interview: The Search for Truth".
- ^ Shekhovtsov, Anton (December 2009). "Apoliteic music: Neo-Folk, Martial Industrial and 'metapolitical fascism'". www.shekhovtsov.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.