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  • Misblamed - It was once rumored that Douglas P.'s alleged extremist views drove the original band members out, leaving Douglas to be the sole force behind Death In June. In actuality, guitarist Tony Wakeford developed an interest in far-right wing politics that caused Douglas to fire him, a period of time that Wakeford deeply regrets and wants nothing to do with anyone involved in such things.
  • Music to Invade Poland to - Subverted: Death in June has often been tarred with Nazi accusations along with the rest of the neofolk genre from time to time, including getting banned from playing in several cities. Not only is Douglas gay, his first band, Crisis, was openly left-wing, and his fascination with the Third Reich is more about exploring the horrible aspects of humanity (as well as his personal fetish for fascist aesthetics) than an actual political statement. This is supported by Douglas' claim to have read more of Das Kapital than Mein Kampf as well as the fact that Death In June has played shows in Israel, with some Death In June merch even being manufactured there.
  • Nightmare Fuel - "Take Care and Control" was a departure from their neofolk sound and into experimental, dark ambient, and martial industrial, with tons of samples. The results are rather creepy.
  • What Do You Mean, It's Not Political? - A few cases, given Pearce's oblique wordplay and the more overt aversions of this in some of his works.

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