Le Figaro Lyon
Everything up to the date of the event, the anniversary of the creation of the German National Socialist Party in 1920, constituted a tribute to Nazism.
The “Call of terror” concert announced on social networks as being to be held this Saturday, February 24 in the Rhône-Alpes region, was banned by the prefect of Rhône, Fabienne Buccio.
The decree taken this Wednesday highlights the risk of invoking racial hatred, due to the affiliation of the groups present to the neo-Nazi movement.
“Given the identity of the invited groups, the communication and the organization deployed, this festival is likely to give rise to remarks inciting racial hatred and violence against certain people, in particular
against "against the Jews
, as well as the apology for the crimes committed by the Nazis during the Second World War, in particular the Shoah"
, specifies the prefectural decree.
Affiliated with a disbanded Nazi group
The headliner of the concert, Graveland, is known for his
“pieces in praise of the Third Reich”
.
He is
“affiliated with the NSBM movement for National Socialism Black Metal linked to the Blood and Honor organizations”
.
This small group, formed as a neo-Nazi music promotion network, was dissolved in July 2019 due to its Nazi ideology.
The texts published on his blog also call for
“racial segregation to preserve our own culture and spirituality” and evoke an
“imminent”
civilizational conflict
.
Another group, called Leibwätcher for “bodyguard,” directly refers to Hitler’s SS militia.
His texts praise Nazi officers and their crimes and advocate historical revisionism.
The concert poster itself
“explicitly uses ostensibly bellicose symbols of stylized Roman legionary helmets as well as a phrase “See you in hell””
, adds the prefecture.
She specifies that the organizers are
“clearly affiliated with the National Socialist movement”.
The Lyon region is regularly popular with this movement for organizing events.
In 2016, the Ragnard Rock festival, known as “Viking metal”, was peppered with Nazi salutes and anti-Semitic and xenophobic comments.
More recently, a “Rock antiwokism” concert was canceled by the prefecture in November, again due to the affiliation of the invited groups to the neo-Nazi movement.
However, he was able to take place in the room of a restaurant rented by the organizers in the north of neighboring Isère.