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Totally agree. This type of situation kinda ruined extreme metal for me. Like every time I find a new band in black / brutal death / slam etc., you have to make a background check to be sure they're not literal nazis... It's annoying, ruins the vibe and it's simply hard to even know sometimes. I'm still pissed that I bought a Disma album on Bandcamp before knowing about their singer bs.
Because of that, it pushed me to listen to and enjoy more punk hardcore band, as they are usually upfront about their much better and positive political view (antifa, straight edge, feminist, etc.).
Some vetted black metal recommendations from me: Spectral Wound, Zeicrydeus, Marrow of Man, Summoning, Traktat
Edit: since my comment is getting some interest, I figured I could share the links:
Summoning - epic atmospheric black metal about Tolkien's universe, Austria - this is the only recommended band here that is not explicitely leftist. One member is leftwing, the other is rightwing, but not far-right.
Zeicrydeus - unusual kind of black metal with hellenic influences about a fantasy universe, QC Canada
Marrow of Man - black metal with great song writing, Netherlands
Spectral Wound - black metal, QC Canada
Traktat - black metal with an antifascist theme, Germany
Friggin love Summoning
Punk is nice, except when I'm listening to anarchist punk and then youtube music adds nazi trash to the playlist...
"This person is getting radicalized in the wrong direction. We need to fix that."