Soundtracks to White Revolution: White Supremacist Assaults on Youth Music Subcultures

by Devin Burghart

Soundtracks to the White Revolution is a groundbreaking new 106-page book detailing the growth of the white power music scene, which become an international, multi-million dollar-a-year industry. Beginning with white power skinheads, the first subculture to fall victim to organized bigotry, the book also exposes entries into new subcultures like the national socialist black metal underground and the fascist experimental and apocalyptic folk scene. Highlighting music's power as a recruitment tool and to create a culture of bigotry, Soundtracks points out that white power music has also worked to raise millions of dollars for white supremacists, acted as a model for violence, and helped build up a new, international network of white supremacists.

Genres: Music

107 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

Reviews

[Nora]

A really, really good and concise assessment of music as a recruiting tool for white supremacist groups. Includes info on specific record labels, a dictionary of symbols, and the vital (but often omitted in such books) differentiation between white supremacists and nonracist/anti-racist youth subcultures. Must-read for anyone involved in anti-racist activism, as well as for those in the punk and skinhead subcultures.

[Dustin]

Good for a laugh. Reminiscent of christian books published in the 80's about satanism and "Heavy Metal".