As the more popular non-political black metal scene (including many shops and concert events) began distancing themselves from their ideology, the band instead became prominent in the early Eastern European National Socialist black metal scene, and is today often considered as one of the groups that shaped the Slavic subcultural NSBM movement. They also began using swastikas in their logo, on albums, during shows, and praising the Third Reich and the Holocaust openly in various side-projects.Aryan Terrorism, album: WAR Knjaz Varggoth, in one of several side projects, also voiced support for the so-called "racial holy war" idea.Album cover: Mistigo Varggoth Darkestra Nokturnal Mortum's album Нехристь (Nechrist) features a song called "The Call of Aryan Spirit", which includes anti-Semitic lyrics and glorified pogroms. The album's original release included a swastika design consisting of four AK-47's.
