Robert Talland and his children, Rosie and Stephen, were convicted of conspiracy to incite racial hatred after performing neo-Nazi songs at a 2019 gig in Leeds, with Talland also convicted of possessing racially inflammatory material.

The lyrics of these songs were claimed by the defendants to be metaphorical, but evidence showed they encouraged violence and racial hatred.

At a 2019 gig at the Corpus Christi Club, the band Embers of an Empire, managed by neo-Nazi figure Robert Talland, performed songs that incited racial hatred, with audience members responding with Nazi salutes.

Talland, a prominent member of the neo-Nazi network Blood & Honour, which was founded in 1987 and linked to racist and antisemitic violence, managed a record label distributing neo-Nazi music.

Blood & Honour was designated with a UK asset-freezing order earlier in 2025 due to suspected terror links, marking the first sanctions against a far-right extremist group in the UK.

Talland's involvement in Blood & Honour included promoting their ideology through music festivals, merchandise, and managing the band Embers of an Empire, as well as running the record label Rampage Productions.

Sentencing for the Tallands has been adjourned until September 11, 2025.

The group, associated with Blood & Honour, promoted racist, antisemitic, anti-Communist, and anti-LGBT violence through music festivals, merchandise, and publications.

In 2020, a year-long investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East led to the arrest of Talland and others, with authorities seizing hundreds of neo-Nazi CDs, merchandise, and banners from Talland's home.

The investigation resulted in arrests in October 2020, highlighting the group's extensive distribution of neo-Nazi material and their promotion of hate through music and merchandise.

The trial in London concluded with the conviction of the Tallands for inciting racial hatred, emphasizing the group's active promotion of racist and antisemitic ideology.