Genocide Organ

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Genocide Organ
Origin Mannheim, Germany
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Years active1985–present
Labels Tesco Organisation
MembersBrigant Moloch
Wilhelm Herich
Past membersRonald Freisler
D.A.X.
Doc M. Riot

Genocide Organ is a German power electronics/martial industrial collective, formed in Mannheim, Germany in 1985. They are known for their brutal and controversial presentation in their music and attitude.

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Many of the themes present in their music make reference to the Ku Klux Klan, the Third Reich and war. [1] This insistence on these themes has led to accusations of being far-right extremists, [2] they have denied these accusations in interviews saying: We never say what we think, and we never believe what we say, and if we tell the truth by accident, we hide it under so many lies that it is difficult to find out”. [1] Due to this attitude, the website Discogs has blocked the sale of a number of their albums. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Genocide Organ: 2006 Profile". Spectrum Magazine Archive. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. Strelnikov. "Datacide: From Subculture to Hegemony: Transversal Strategies of the New Right in Neofolk and Martial Industrial" . Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. "Genocide Organ - Remember". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-02-24.