National Socialist Black Metal. black metal which contains
racist beliefs, essentially. NSBM bands are usually, musically speaking, of the kvlt persuasion, with the local folk instruments thrown in here and there.
NSBM bands usually draw their lyrical inspiration from pre-Christian heathen traditions rather than Satanism, and usually ascribe or claim to ascribe to the standards of honour supposedly upheld by these ancestral folk.
Somewhat confusingly, NSBM is most
popular in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe; one of the biggest names in the scene, Rob Darken, is actually from
Poland, surely the last place you'
d expect anything remotely Nazi-esque to be taking
root.