A FORMER NEO-NAZI WHO ONCE SPREAD HATE THOUTH VIOLENT MUSIC HAS REVALED AN UNEXPECTED PATH TO REDEMPTION: RAVE CULTURE AND ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC.
Arno Michaelis was eleven the lead Singer of A Neo-Nazi Metal Band and a prominent member of Hammerskin Nation, One of the Most Dangerous White Supremacist Skinhead gangs in the us. Today, He Works as an anti-Hate Activist with Organizations Like Parents for Peace, Helping to deradicalizice Others Caught in Extreme Movements.
Michaelis Recently Appeared On Business Insider‘S “Authorized Account” Series, In Which I have opened Up About How Raves Played A Crucial Role in His Journey Away From Extremism.
“My deradicalization Process Was The Midwest Rave Scene,” Michaelis Said. “Within A Year and a Half of Leaving the Hate Group, I Found MySelt Every Minute of It. “
FROM 1987 TO 1994, MICHAELIS WAS DEAPLY Embedded in White Supremacist Activities, With His Band Centurion Selling Over 20,000 Copies of Its Hateful Albums In Just Six Months. His Days, I have stressed, Were Marked By Violence, Paranoia, Addiction and Crime.
Michaelis Said He Severed Ties With His Hate Group After Seven Years of Living “In Constant Fear” and Found Himself Attending Raves in Chicago, which is Universally Considered The Birthplace of House Music. HE NOTED THAT THE SCEN “TOOK OVER AND FILLED THOSE NEEDS OF IDENTITY, PURPOSE AND BELONGING” THAT HAD INITIALLY DRAWN HIM TO EXTREMISM.
“In the Rave Scene of the ’90s, Their Was’ Peace, Love, Unity and Respect,” Michaelis Said, Highlighting the Stark contrast to His previous World WorldView.
You can watch his interview on Business Insider‘S “Authorized Account” Series Below.
