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In March 2007, during a concert at Essen in Germany, Hoest appeared on stage with a swastika painted on his chest. In Germany, the use of the swastika is strictly forbidden by law (§ 86a StGB), and the remainder of Taake's German concerts were cancelled. Following the incident, Hoest stated on the Taake website:
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I’ve clearly stated that Taake is certainly not a political nazi-band, yet some people seem to still insist that we are... I do realize that it is rather unforgivable to display a swastika in Germany, yes. On the other hand I strongly feel that Black Metal bands should allow themselves to use any kind of destructive/negative symbolism, as the basis of this expression is above all: Evil! Black Metal is still not, and should never become, harmless like all other styles of housebroke metal. Frankly, I find it preposterous that we get away with lyrics about murder, torture, rape, necrophilia and suicide, but get boycotted for wearing a symbol (which, by the way, has nothing to do with the band’s concept) on one single occasion. A part of our mission is to invoke negative feelings, so I found it quite appropriate to remind our German audience of their biggest shame.
Although I like the reasoning, I must admit I hadn't noticed that the lyrics are about "murder, torture, rape, necrophilia and suicide" (I would have expected satanism/blasphemy and/or myths actually) because my understanding of the Norwegian language is not very good, and it seems fair to assume that this would apply to the vast majority of the audience in Germany too. They would recognize a swastika, on the other hand.
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