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Backlash hits Glenn Danzig over new merch featuring controversial symbol
The use of an apparent “black sun” (Sonnenrad) on merchandise from Glenn Danzig‘s spring tour has drawn criticism. That emblem has long been associated with Nazism and is still widely used by neo-Nazi organizations today. Danzig‘s West Coast headline tour just ended. He was accompanied by Down, Abbath, and Cro-Mags during that trek. Despite the social media backlash to his use of the sign, Danzig doesn’t seem to have responded to the criticism. Notably, Danzig has long been interested in the occult aspects of Nazism, as evidenced by his notorious 1990 endorsement and display of the book “The Occult Roots Of Nazism.”
The band—Danzig’s—new apparel features a Sonnenrad and lightning bolts.
It can’t have anything to do with the city of Danzig’s historical significance, right? pic.twitter.com/ecaQps3nur— MBP(@truembp) March 31, 2025