A father and his two children who were found guilty of racial hatred offences after performing neo-Nazi songs at a gig “did not mean for their lyrics to be taken literally”, a court has heard. Robert Talland, 59, organised a gig at the Corpus Christi Club in Leeds on September 21 2019 at which his son Stephen, 36, and his daughter Rosie, 33, performed songs that incited racial hatred. Talland managed his children’s band, Embers of an Empire, and was a leading figure of the “Blood & Honour” neo-Nazi network which promoted their ideology through music festivals and the sale of merchandise for “white power” rock bands, counter terrorism police said. He also ran a record label, Rampage Productions, which distributed CDs by neo-Nazi groups.
via yorkshirepost:Neo-Nazi family convicted after performing hate-filled songs at Leeds gig