Peaceful Slow

Death in June are a neofolk group led by English musician Douglas P. (Douglas Pearce). The band was originally formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as a trio. However, after the other members left, in 1984 and 1985, to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various collaborators. Over the band's four decades of existence, they have undergone numerous shifts in style and presentation, resulting in an overall shift from initial post-punk and industrial music influence to a more acoustic and folk-music–oriented approach. Douglas P.'s influence was instrumental in originating neofolk music, of which his music has subsequently become a part. Its visual aesthetic uses symbols and imagery evoking Nazism, which has fueled controversy, with the Southern Poverty Law Center classifying the band as a white power music group and several of its albums being banned in Germany. Pearce denied the allegations, stating that "people have fallen into the trap of taking [the imagery] on a surface value".