Hammerskins
Sign in to saveThe Hammerskins (also known as Hammerskin Nation) are a neo-Nazi group formed in 1988 in Dallas, Texas. Their primary focus is the production and promotion of white power rock music, and many white power bands have been affiliated with the group. The Hammerskins were affiliated with the record label 9% Productions. The Hammerskins host several annual concerts, including Hammerfest, an annual event in both the United States and Europe in honor of deceased Hammerskin Joe Rowan, the lead singer of the band Nordic Thunder.
Key facts
- Organization.formation
- 1988
- Organization.name
- Hammerskin Nation
- Organization.image
- Hammerskin Nation logo.jpg
- Organization.size
- 90px
- Organization.abbreviation
- HSN or wetnazs
- Organization.caption
- Logo of the Hammerskins
- Organization.type
- Neo-Nazism White supremacism White nationalism Antisemitism Homophobia Far-right accelerationism
- Organization.purpose
- Promotion of neo-Nazism, white supremacy, white nationalism, and establishment of a white ethnostate
- Organization.affiliations
- Rise Above Movement Blue-and-Black Movement
- Organization.location
- United States, Canada, Brazil, and various European countries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gang
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- United States
- Political ideology
- racism
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- inception
- 1988-00-00
- native label
- Hammerskin Nation
- political alignment
- far-right politics
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Description
- Symbolism and motto
- Recruitment
- United States
- Southern Cross Hammerskins (Australia)
- Crew 38 Finland
- Germany
- Italy
- See also
- References
- External links
The Hammerskins (also known as Hammerskin Nation) are a neo-Nazi group formed in 1988 in Dallas, Texas. Their primary focus is the production and promotion of white power rock music, and many white power bands have been affiliated with the group. The Hammerskins were affiliated with the record label 9% Productions. The Hammerskins host several annual concerts, including Hammerfest, an annual event in both the United States and Europe in honor of deceased Hammerskin Joe Rowan, the lead singer of the band Nordic Thunder.
The Hammerskins were one of the most prominent American white power skinhead groups. The Anti-Defamation League describes them as the United States' best-organized neo-Nazi skinhead group, with the Hammerskin Nation website boasting six chapters in the United States and chapters existing in Canada, various European countries, New Zealand, and Australia. The organization is self-described as "leaderless". Individual members have been involved in many violent attacks and hate crimes, mostly in the US (notably the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting), although these have not been organized by the group.
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