Dropkick Murphys to Neo-Nazis: “We will SMASH you”

The Dropkick Murphys have a message for hate groups that try to use their songs, and it’s a pretty direct one.

(NSFW language ahead)

• The message

  The band caught wind of a noted white supremacist group using one of their songs in a video shared by journalist Rod Webber and they issued their own special “cease-and-desist.”

  Fuckin Losers. Stop using our song for your little dress up party video. We will SMASH you 👊🏻

  — Dropkick Murphys (@DropkickMurphys) March 23, 2022

• The context

  Let’s back things up a bit. You probably saw images from Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston of a banner reading: KEEP BOSTON IRISH. This was shared by Universal Hub.

  @universalhub wtf pic.twitter.com/ND2BQdwjES

  — Sarah (@SaraXinyi) March 20, 2022

• The reason

  Ken Casey and Co. were responding to the gang behind that banner, the neo-Nazi group NSC 131. In addition to the banner, the group displayed various white power insignias at the parade.

  1/ In Boston yesterday, known Neo-Nazis, NSC-131 flew a white-power flag in plain sight of thousands of spectators.
  
  Mayor Wu @WuTrain, are you seeing this? @SplendidSpoon spoke up. Why aren't you?#FuckNSC131 pic.twitter.com/iu0kTeBsXK

  — Rod Webber (@RodWebber) March 21, 2022

• The history

  If you know the Dropkick Murphys, you know they have zero tolerance for “Nazi bullshit.” The band is know for stopping shows and kicking out offending parties.

• The response

  DKM fans erupted in the replies, thanking the band for standing up for what’s right. Turns out the guy who wrote the Sons of Anarchy theme is a big supporter!

  Bravo

  — Curtis Stigers (@curtisstigers) March 23, 2022

• The update

  Things got a little more real on Thursday when the band filed an official cease-and-desist through their attorney.

  An attorney for Dropkick Murphys has filed a cease-and-desist letter in response to a white nationalist group that used one of the band's songs in a video posted this week. https://t.co/snAyds5yu8

  — The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) March 24, 2022

• The right thing

  Could the Dropkick Murphys have turned a deaf ear to all of this? Sure. But they didn’t. They stood by their convictions and spoke out–loudly–against what’s wrong. Yet another reason to love the lads. Good Boston boys who write great songs and wear their hearts on their sleeves.

  Read more about it this Patch article.