Paula Hogan of MANIC Music & Distribution and Candlelight Records USA has contacted BLABBERMOUTH.NET to report that "eBay is [allegedly] currently starting a ban on black/extreme metal. A few of our vendors who have sizeable eBay stores are now finding their items pulled down by eBay directly. The list we have compiled so far that have been pulled for sale via any eBay stores or auctions is noted below. I'm sure there are more."

Added Dan Ferguson of Indianapolis, IN's Abyss Records: "I had a number of items removed and account suspended by selling black metal. It seems a group of so-called Christians have been reporting black metal bands (even though eBay has black metal as a search genre) as all racist and hateful and discriminatory."

The items that were allegedly removed by eBay because they "violated the eBay Hateful or Discriminatory policy" are as follows:

BURZUM - Complete 6 LP SET
EMPEROR - IX Equilibrium ORIG. LP
WOTANORDEN - From The.. CD
BURZUM - s/t / Aske DOUBLE LP
1349 - Beyond The CD
DARKTHRONE - Panzerfaust CD
MAYHEM - Collection 4 LP SET
PANTHEON - Krihapentswor CD
DARKTHRONE - Total Death CD
BURZUM - Draugen CD DVD
BURZUM - Daudi Baldrs LP
BURZUM - Daudi Baldrs CD
ZYKLON B - Blood Must Be Shed CD
ARMAGGEDON - Imperium CD
EMPEROR - Demo LP
1349 - Hellfire DOUBLE LP
DARKTHRONE - Hate Them CD
BURZUM - Filosofem DOUBLE LP
BURZUM - Hlidskjalf LP
BURZUM - Det Som Engang Var DIGI CD
CAMULOS / AINSHVAL - Split CD
BURZUM - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss LP
BURZUM - Det Som Engang Var LP
NOKTURNAL MORTUM - Weltanschauung CD
SATYRICON - Now, Diabolical CD

In eBay's e-mail to Ferguson explaining their decision to remove his listing, they write, "eBay doesn't permit sellers to list items that promote or glorify hatred, violence, or racial intolerance. Items that promote organizations with such views are also prohibited.

"eBay will judiciously disallow listings or items that promote or glorify hatred, violence or racial intolerance, or items that promote organizations (such as Nazis, neo-Nazis and Aryan Nation) with such views. This policy also applies to listings that offer shipping to countries where certain items may be illegal."

To review eBay's list of Prohibited, Questionable, and Infringing items, click here. To learn more about why eBay may remove listings, go to this location.

I dunno how much I buy this. There's a ton of black metal for sale on ebay, and is probably making ebay a whole lot of money.

WAIT A FUCKIN SECOND

and CHRISTIANS never display blatant hatred, racism, intolerance?

part of the reason I despise organized religion is its hypocrisy

To paraphrase Wrest:

DIE FUCKING GOBBLING CHRISTIAN TURDS!
YOUR PATHETIC WHIMPERS IGNITE THIS METAL!

I just searched for Burzum.... it yeilded 220 results.

One of which included a Darkthrone LP with this in the description:
"Notes: Recorded in Creative Studios june, 1993.
Grimly produced by Darkthrone. "

If they do this like someone said they better do something about gangst rap albums!

that is horribly hilarious. there should be a war of Christians vs. Heathens using only black metal worthy weaponry. oh well, black metal has no place in the mainstream of anything.

Yeti said:

hahaha, my weapon is my flying V

I would gladly break out the spiked shin guards too, though

I've bought from Abyss Records, too.

that's why my reaction is so fevered.

it's happened to my...it removed Gontyna Kry a couple of times...I think it's more of a random search than blacklisting any one vendor becuase I waited a few weeks, relisted it and it sold

i want to make a suit comprised all of spikes like the ones that Gaahl from Gorgoroth uses, and run into some bible thumper convention flailing and thrashing about wildly.

I want to make a suit comprised entirely of water balloons and name it 'Who The Fuck Is Steven?'.

Ebay feedback ratings are the ultimate weapon against christianity

yet there are so many black metal groups that are far worse than those listed.

you can't reall argue with the fact that Burzum is racist and hate-filled, have you read the book lords of chaos? But this is obviously a bunch of crap

yes, this reeks of hypocrisy. Note they don't target the rap bullshit because negros can cry racism and the christian mainstream conservative fucks all back off.
Its not like they can stop metal from being sold.

jezz good thing i own all those albums

it won't stop them from being sold, don't worry. If anything this kind of shit just makes people more determined to get their hands on releases and increases the mystique

THE NEW ALBUM FROM BORKNAGAR

I knew they were headed in that direction

yea because black metal sucks!

Ernie Bochnagar.

He'll sell you a Grim and Sorrowfull 2001 Toyota Celica with 0% APY Spooky Financing

Someone photoshop Ernie Boch in corpsepaint or I'm downing the puppy.

Great, now how am I going to sell 14 year old kult kiddies LLN bootlegs for ridiculous prices? That was like my job and shit.

All Fundies should be nuked into they glow and the corpse of their savior raped upon an altar of rusted spikes and vinegar.

It's good to know they can still sell porno, glow in the dark vibraters, anal beeds, and the Olsen twins' virginity...

litacore said:



Does your V really fly...


or are you just saying that?

Will they be removing black power memorabilia?