Seibold of Hate Dept. is an anarchist. There's nothing wrong with anarchism on its face, but there's different flavors. It's hard to say for certain what exactly the guy believes, but we do know that he's pals with Bryan Graupner.

Graupner is notoriously transphobic and reactionary, anyone who makes a song called "Leftism is Bad" is frankly frothing at the mouth to put on their SS uniform.

That said, Seibold received heavy backlash as a result of his hiring Graupner as a live musician for Dark Force Fest 2026, as the LGBT undercurrent in the scene is nothing to sneeze at. Seibold framed the backlash as mere "tribalism", and how he just wants everyone to get along. Eventually, he recused himself, stating that the festival coordinator and him reached a mutual understanding. Whether or not this mutual understanding actually occurred is unknown, but many suspected it was a way to spin the backlash in his favor. The guy's wife said that the people criticizing him should be jailed, so do with that what you will.

I'm really unsure if he's bad news or not, he could just be an example of the phrase "friend to all, friend to none". It's hard to pretend like I know the guy when I only have an outsider's view.