Absurd is one of the best-known National-Socialist black metal bands in Germany. It was founded in Sondershausen by Hendrik Möbus and Sebastian Schauseil in 1992, with a third member, Andreas Kirchner, joining at a later stage. Möbus' brother, Ronal "Wolf" Möbus (who is also the owner of the label Nebelfee Klangwerke on which Absurd are signed) had previously sat in rehearsal sessions with the band at the local YMCA, where they utilized a free rehearsal space open to local teen bands. Their lyrics concern nationalistic, pagan, and anti-Christian themes. Sondershausen, a town of Germany, capital of the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, situated in a plain 37 miles by rail North of Erfurt. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Resistance Records Logo Resistance Records is a record label that produces and sells music by neo-Nazi and white supremacist musicians, primarily through its website. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sondershausen, a town of Germany, capital of the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, situated in a plain 37 miles by rail North of Erfurt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Despite being considered one of the most well-known and one of the first NSBM bands, these themes didn't seem to become that prominent until the 1999 release Asgardsrei.

While the young band had a small following among their peers, and had supposedly even attracted the attention of Euronymous, the figurehead of the Norwegian black metal circle (an unfounded claim, as stated by former contacts of both Euronymous and Absurd. That Möbius and Varg Vikernes had been in contact since 1990 is mentioned marginally in Gods of the Blood (p. 316). Øystein Aarseth (March 22, 1968 - August 10, 1993[1]) was a guitarist for the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem who went by the stage name Euronymous. ... Black metal is an extreme heavy metal subgenre. ... Varg Vikernes IPA: , born Kristian Vikernes on February 11, 1973, outside of Bergen, Norway, is a black metal musician currently imprisoned for the 1993 murder of Øystein Euronymous Aarseth of Mayhem. ... Gods of the Blood: The Pagan Revival and White Separatism is a book by Swedish scholar Mattias Gardell. ...

The band achieved infamy because its members murdered the fifteen-year old Sandro Beyer in 1993. The canonical motive is that Beyer was privy to an illicit relationship of Schauseil's with the mother of a schoolmate, and had been spreading rumours about this and other activities of the band. On 29 April in Sondershausen, Möbus, Schauseil, and Kirchner enticed Beyer to a meeting, and strangled him there with an electrical cord. Kirchner, in a now infamous quotation, was reported as saying: "Oh shit, I completely fucked up my life". Schauseil attempted a plea of insanity, claiming that voices in his head told him to murder Beyer. This was, however, thrown out in court, due to the testimony of psychiatrists who worked with Schauseil after the initial arrest. is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hendrik Möbus

In prison, Möbus was able to carry on with the band under the temporary name "In Ketten" (German for "in chains"); after the murder, this became a cult band with Neo-Nazi groups. No releases were made as 'In Ketten' but some of the tracks recorded were used on the 'Facta Loquuntur' album. The tape Thuringian Pagan Madness shows on its cover the grave of the murdered Sandro Beyer, and inside says: "The cover shows the grave of Sandro B. murdered by horde ABSURD on 29.04.93 AB". The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ...

The band members were released on parole in 1998, because they had been under eighteen when they had committed their crime. Shortly after release, Möbus violated the terms of his parole when at a concert he performed the "Hitlergruß", a kind of salute used in the Third Reich, which is illegal in Germany. His parole was consequently revoked. He managed to flee to the United States, where he met William Luther Pierce, but was captured there. He was arrested by U.S. marshals, while carrying groceries back to his compound, shattering his elbow in the process. In 2001, after his request for asylum was denied, he was sent back to prison for the remaining three years for murder. For mocking his victim and for the Hitlergruß he was sentenced to a further twenty-six months. On 15 May 2003 he was again sentenced to four years in prison. The Hitler salute (Hitlergruß) is the embodiment of the Hitler cult of personality. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Dr. William Luther Pierce III[1] (September 11, 1933 – July 23, 2002) was the founder of the white separatist National Alliance organization, and a principal ideologue of the white nationalist movement. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Möbus is presently still incarcerated ,and has ended his participation in Absurd. Schauseil is still involved with the underground metal-scene; he performed between 1999 and 2004 with the folk-influenced nationalist band Halgadom, the black metal project Wolfsmond (also featuring bassplayer Unhold, who currently plays drums in Absurd), and the neofolk band In Acht und Bann. He has distanced himself from National Socialism and politics in general, as evidenced by the current direction of Wolfsmond and as stated in an interview he conducted with Vampire Magazine. Neofolk is a form of folk music that emerged from European ideals and post-industrial music circles. ...

The band Absurd has continued in existence since 1999, going through many changes of personnel, and losing all of its original members. The leader is Wolf, Hendrik's brother, with Sebastian Schausell performing the occasional vocal part on releases such as Asgardsrei (1999), Werwolfthron (2001), Totenlieder (2003), and Blutgericht (2005). Due to the fact that the band line-up and musical style has changed drastically, many people consider anything that was released after Werwolfthron to be an entirely different band.

Current members

• Ronal "Wolf" Möbus — vocals and bass
• Sven Zimper — drums

Former members

• Ragnare — vocals
• Sebastian "Dark Mark Doom" Schauseil — vocals, guitar, bass
• Tormentor — guitar
• Andreas K. — bass
• Hendrik Albert Viktor Möbus (Jarl Flagg Nidhoegg) — drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Facta Luquuntur
• Werwolfthron
• Totenlieder
• Blutgericht

Facta Loquuntur was the first full-length album ever released by the German NSBM band Absurd. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Music. ... Totenlieder is Absurds third album. ...

EPs

• Asgardsrei
• Raubritter
• Grimmige Volksmusik

External links

• Absurd official website - currently very out of date
• Vampire Magazine - Interview with Schauseil
• Mourning the Ancient - Interview with Hendrik (2001)
• SATANSMÖRDER HENDRIK MÖBUS -"Ein wahrer Nationalsozialist" (German) (Satan-murderer Hendrik Möbus - "A true national socialist"); Article on Möbus at the online edition of the newsmagazine Der Spiegel