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By Lea Skene @ TheAdvocate.com, April 11
The suspect accused of burning down three historically black Baptist churches in St. Landry Parish has ties to the "black metal" music scene, a Scandinavian subgenre whose enthusiasts espoused anti-Christian beliefs and were linked to a string of Norwegian church fires in the 1990s.
Subsets of the group have also espoused racist views for decades, including white nationalist ideologies that became associated with the genre as it gained popularity and name recognition in Norway during the 1980s.
Louisiana authorities announced Thursday the arrest of Holden Matthews, 21, and suggested his association with black metal music could be linked to the case. But they stopped short of identifying a motive for the fires, saying the investigation is still ongoing.
Experts have also cautioned against jumping to conclusions based on Matthews' black metal fandom or condemning the entire genre in response to the recent allegations. [....]
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