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ANazi punk is aneo-Nazi who is part of thepunk subculture. The term also describes the related music genre.[1] Nazi Punk music generally sounds like other forms ofpunk rock, but differs by having lyrics that express hatred of someethnic minorities,Jews,communists,homosexuals,anarchists, and other perceived enemies. It is a subgenre of punk that contrasts sharply with theanti-authoritarian and frequentlyleftist ideas prevalent in much of the punk subculture.
In 1978 in Britain, thewhite nationalistNational Front had a punk-oriented youth organization called the Punk Front.[2] Although the Punk Front only lasted one year, it recruited several English punks, as well as forming a number ofwhite power punk bands such as Dentists, The Ventz, Tragic Minds, and White Boss.[3][4] In the early 1980s, thewhite power skinhead band Brutal Attack temporarily transformed into a Nazi punk band.[5]
The Nazi Punk subculture appeared in the United States by the early 1980s around thehardcore punk scene.[6][7]
