• In 2016, the former lead singer of Pantera, Phil Anselmo, was filmed giving a white power salute on stage.
• Pantera were once one of the biggest metal bands in the world, and one of the author's favourites.
• Heavy metal gives a space for expression, feelings of violence, and alienated teenagers to belong.
• However, the industry and fans can be complicit in racist ideologies if the messages of those bands are not questioned.
• When we look back at our past, we have a choice in how we want to see things.

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