NSBM e o subterrâneo do metal extremo: o black metal e a suas relações com o neofascismo em dois casos no Brasil

Abstract

Metal music's flirtation with far-right conservatism has produced a subgenre called National Socialist Black Metal, better known by its acronym NSBM, translated into Portuguese as national-socialist black metal. The object of this research lies in an apparent paradox: how a segment of metal, considered underground, that is, considered marginal, developed a link with the ideological propaganda of the global far-right. Thus, one of the objectives is to analyze how this reactionary subgenre emerged and the strategies adopted by consumers and, above all, producers of this type of music in Brazil, based on its genesis and "ties" to Europe. Based on two egregious cases, drawing on a bibliographical survey, testimonies, and semi-structured interviews with people directly involved in the extreme metal scene, as well as an analysis of related audiovisual materials, it is clear that a myriad of NSBM bands have been discovered operating semi-clandestinely, albeit with the connivance of the scene itself.