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Alex Kurtagić born 1970 and residing in the United Kingdom, is a radical traditionalist
, racial-realist, elitist, pro-White activist and author on the Alternative and New Right
author, artist, musician, publisher, translator, interviewer, blogger, movie and book reviewer, prolific writer, cultural commentator and social critic. His writing deals with topics relating to culture, politics, music, and race relations in the contemporary West. Kurtagić is the co-editor of Alternative Right
, and he has written for various elitist and radical traditionalist publications, including Taki's Magazine and The Occidental Quarterly.
His parents moved around a lot (with his father being a computer scientist
), residing in numerous countries and has lived in five countries, “both in the First and Third Worlds, located on both sides of the Atlantic.” He has lived in Latin America during the 1970's and 1980's, Madrid
in Spain for a few years, the Netherlands
, Austin, Texas
in the United States in 1975 and 1976 but since settling in the United Kingdom has spent most of his life there. He is a multi linguist, speaking, English, Spanish and French, amongst others.
Kurtagić went through the U.S. educational system in both university and highschool and completed his post graduate work in a British university.
In the 1990s he founded the extreme metal music label Supernal Music and operates it still today (2011).
He is the owner of the independent publisher Wermod and Wermod Publishing Group which currently has two imprints: Iron Sky Publishing and The Palingenesis Project.
Kurtagić is a frequent contributor to The Occidental Observer and a contributing editor for Alternative Right
, where he is co-editor.
In addition to these publications, his essays, articles, and reviews can be found in The Occidental Quarterly, Vdare
, Counter Currents, Taki Mag, and American Renaissance
.
He is friends with Troy Southgate
and publishes his works.
He has been interview many times by Tomislav Sunić
His detractors, meanwhile, have linked him to the far-right neo-nazi scene.
A previously unpublished article of his also featured in 'The Radical Tradition: Philosophy, Metapolitics and the Conservative Revolution', edited by Troy Southgate
, 'Yockey and the Cancer-Growth Economy' in The Occidental Quarterly. Volume 10, Number 3, Autumn 2010 and 'Black Metal: Conservative Revolution in Popular Culture' in The Occidental Quarterly. Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2010.
In January 2011, he became co-editor, with Richard Spencer
, of AlternativeRight.com. Kurtagić is also the man behind the Black Metal project, Benighted Leams.
He produced the cover art for 'Mister', 'The Revolt Against Civilization: The Menace of the Under-Man' and 'The French Revolution in San Domingo' by Lothrop Stoddard
, as well as coverwork for various black metal album releases.
Kurtagić is the only person in the Black Metal
scene, as of 2011 to have released a track about a university professor (Kevin MacDonald).
The band participated in the "Anti-Geldof Compilation" by Supernal Music playing the exclusive song "Believe, Submit, Obey".
The fourth album was influenced with readings of Dr. William Luther Pierce
and Prof. Kevin MacDonald, aesthetised in arcane, mythologising ways.
Kurtagić also did the cover art and co-composed, alongside Aphazel, one track on the Norwegian band, Ancient
's, "The Cainian Chronicle
" 1996 album, the track being number 5, "At The Infernal Portal (Canto III)."
Kurtagic's forthcoming novel will be titled 'Antarktos'. It is described as a "companion volume to his seminal dystopian opus, Mister, but not a sequel." This novel will "contain both utopian and dystopian elements; it will also be longer and a much more ambitious work than its predecessor. It will develop some of the esoteric themes touched upon in Mister, drawning inspiration from the writings of Miguel Serrano
and Savitri Devi. It will also explore concepts relating to the Conservative Revolution and the Völkisch Movement
within a Science Fiction framework."
Radical Traditionalism
Radical Traditionalism may refer to:*a Ralph Shapey album*an ideology advocated in the Tyr journal* the 18th century movement opposing industrialisation and capitalism, see Radicalism...
, racial-realist, elitist, pro-White activist and author on the Alternative and New Right
New Right
New Right is used in several countries as a descriptive term for various policies or groups that are right-wing. It has also been used to describe the emergence of Eastern European parties after the collapse of communism.-Australia:...
author, artist, musician, publisher, translator, interviewer, blogger, movie and book reviewer, prolific writer, cultural commentator and social critic. His writing deals with topics relating to culture, politics, music, and race relations in the contemporary West. Kurtagić is the co-editor of Alternative Right
Alternative Right
Alternative Right, or AlternativeRight.com, is a paleoconservative website which presents itself as "an online magazine of radical traditionalism," and "an attempt to forge a new, independent intellectual Right." The website is often referred to as "AltRight." Alternative Right was founded by...
, and he has written for various elitist and radical traditionalist publications, including Taki's Magazine and The Occidental Quarterly.
Biography
Kurtagić was born in 1970, in Spain to a father born in Croatia of Slovenian stock. His grandparents on his mothers side had 11 children.His parents moved around a lot (with his father being a computer scientist
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
), residing in numerous countries and has lived in five countries, “both in the First and Third Worlds, located on both sides of the Atlantic.” He has lived in Latin America during the 1970's and 1980's, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in Spain for a few years, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
in the United States in 1975 and 1976 but since settling in the United Kingdom has spent most of his life there. He is a multi linguist, speaking, English, Spanish and French, amongst others.
Kurtagić went through the U.S. educational system in both university and highschool and completed his post graduate work in a British university.
In the 1990s he founded the extreme metal music label Supernal Music and operates it still today (2011).
He is the owner of the independent publisher Wermod and Wermod Publishing Group which currently has two imprints: Iron Sky Publishing and The Palingenesis Project.
Kurtagić is a frequent contributor to The Occidental Observer and a contributing editor for Alternative Right
Alternative Right
Alternative Right, or AlternativeRight.com, is a paleoconservative website which presents itself as "an online magazine of radical traditionalism," and "an attempt to forge a new, independent intellectual Right." The website is often referred to as "AltRight." Alternative Right was founded by...
, where he is co-editor.
In addition to these publications, his essays, articles, and reviews can be found in The Occidental Quarterly, Vdare
VDARE
VDARE.com, or VDARE, is a website that advocates reduced immigration, especially illegal immigration, into the United States. Former Forbes editor Peter Brimelow supports the site through his VDARE Foundation, also known as Lexington Research Institute Limited...
, Counter Currents, Taki Mag, and American Renaissance
American Renaissance
In the history of American architecture and the arts, the American Renaissance was the period in 1835-1880 characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanism...
.
He is friends with Troy Southgate
Troy Southgate
Troy Southgate is an author, musician and leading National-Anarchist activist based in the United Kingdom.-Politics:Originally from Crystal Palace, in South London, Southgate is of English-Scots descent and moved to the small village of Jarvis Brook, East Sussex, in his teenage years...
and publishes his works.
He has been interview many times by Tomislav Sunić
Tomislav Sunic
Tomislav Sunić is a Croatian-American writer, translator, professor and a former diplomat. He is best known for his books and writings critical of egalitarianism, biblical monotheism, and liberal political discourse. He serves as one of the , a political party considered to be favorable to...
His detractors, meanwhile, have linked him to the far-right neo-nazi scene.
A previously unpublished article of his also featured in 'The Radical Tradition: Philosophy, Metapolitics and the Conservative Revolution', edited by Troy Southgate
Troy Southgate
Troy Southgate is an author, musician and leading National-Anarchist activist based in the United Kingdom.-Politics:Originally from Crystal Palace, in South London, Southgate is of English-Scots descent and moved to the small village of Jarvis Brook, East Sussex, in his teenage years...
, 'Yockey and the Cancer-Growth Economy' in The Occidental Quarterly. Volume 10, Number 3, Autumn 2010 and 'Black Metal: Conservative Revolution in Popular Culture' in The Occidental Quarterly. Volume 10, Number 1, Spring 2010.
In January 2011, he became co-editor, with Richard Spencer
Richard Spencer
Richard Spencer may refer to:*Richard Spencer RN of the Royal Navy, Lyme Regis and Australia*Richard Spencer , American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives...
, of AlternativeRight.com. Kurtagić is also the man behind the Black Metal project, Benighted Leams.
He produced the cover art for 'Mister', 'The Revolt Against Civilization: The Menace of the Under-Man' and 'The French Revolution in San Domingo' by Lothrop Stoddard
Lothrop Stoddard
Theodore Lothrop Stoddard was an American historian, journalist, racial anthropologist, eugenicist, political theorist and anti-immigration advocate who wrote a number of books which are cited by historians as prominent examples of early 20th-century scientific racism.- Biography :Stoddard was...
, as well as coverwork for various black metal album releases.
Musical works
Benighted Leams is an Ambient Black Metal band created in 1995 by Kurtagić. Kurtagić has put out four albums on his own Supernal Music label. Kurtagić performs all instruments & vocals, apart from on the fourth album (which saw Wulfhild join the fold) of which the lyrics for tracks 2, 3, 5, and 6 were written by Wulfhild. They deal with twisted phobias, like fear of heavy objects causing floors to collapse, pathophobia, alopaecia, and so forth).Kurtagić is the only person in the Black Metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
scene, as of 2011 to have released a track about a university professor (Kevin MacDonald).
The band participated in the "Anti-Geldof Compilation" by Supernal Music playing the exclusive song "Believe, Submit, Obey".
The fourth album was influenced with readings of Dr. William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce
William Luther Pierce III was the leader of the white separatist National Alliance organization, and one of the most important ideologists of the white nationalist movement. Pierce originally worked as an assistant professor of physics at Oregon State University, before he became involved in...
and Prof. Kevin MacDonald, aesthetised in arcane, mythologising ways.
Kurtagić also did the cover art and co-composed, alongside Aphazel, one track on the Norwegian band, Ancient
Ancient (band)
Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Eidsvåg, Nesset, formed in 1992. The band has released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works...
's, "The Cainian Chronicle
The Cainian Chronicle
The Cainian Chronicle is Ancient's second full length release. The album has some sort of twisted legacy towards it with the gruesome case of Jarno Elg, a Finnish devil-worshiper that listened to some songs from this album while instigating others to torture the victim and having others eat parts...
" 1996 album, the track being number 5, "At The Infernal Portal (Canto III)."
Written works
In 2009 he published his Right-wing dystopian novel, Mister which has a foreword by professor Tomislav Sunić and is currently working on his second novel about Nazi UFOs. 'Mister' is a re-write of a previous novel that he wrote in 1983. In 2003 he decided to redo the novel completely and the 2nd edition he decided to make it political and dystopian.Kurtagic's forthcoming novel will be titled 'Antarktos'. It is described as a "companion volume to his seminal dystopian opus, Mister, but not a sequel." This novel will "contain both utopian and dystopian elements; it will also be longer and a much more ambitious work than its predecessor. It will develop some of the esoteric themes touched upon in Mister, drawning inspiration from the writings of Miguel Serrano
Miguel Serrano
Miguel Serrano was a Chilean diplomat, explorer and author of poetry, books on spiritual questing and Esoteric Nazism...
and Savitri Devi. It will also explore concepts relating to the Conservative Revolution and the Völkisch Movement
Völkisch movement
The volkisch movement is the German interpretation of the populist movement, with a romantic focus on folklore and the "organic"...
within a Science Fiction framework."
Discography
- Caliginous Romantic Myth – Full-length, 1996
- Astral Tenebrion – Full-length, 1998
- Ferly Centesms – Full-length, 2004
- Obombrid Welkins – Full-length, 2006