black pantera drop a history lesson in new visceral video

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Black Pantera are the kind of band that exists as an eternal refutation to all the straight white dudes in their 40s saying “punk is dead.” The Brazillian crossover thrash trio plays music that’s lean and visceral, fiercely political and absolutely unforgettable. Their latest video for  is a punk rock manifesto that lays claim to the Black history of punk.

Amid its structure of riffs, breakdowns and full-throttle vocals, Black Pantera condenses everything we’ve been doing at AFROPUNK for the past 15 years into a 4-minute gut punch. While the band plays in close angles, spray paint on the wall behind them shouts out luminaries and rebels like Malcolm X, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters and, of course, Bad Brains. This; this right here? This is the real shit.