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India Not Exactly Overpopulated With Slayer Fans

slayer.jpgWe hate to waste a post with a barely reworded press release, but it's hard to resist anything Slayer-related:

Mumbai-based EMI Virgin India Ltd said Friday (Oct. 6) it will recall all copies of the new Slayer album "Christ Illusion" following protests by a Christian group, Mumbai-based Catholic Secular Forum (CSF).

Early this week, Joseph Dias, general secretary of CSF, issued a statement taking "strong exception" to the album's cover artwork, which he said depicts "Christ with a missing eye and amputated arms." He added, "we also condemn the track, 'Skeleton Christ' as the lyrics are an insult to Christianity." The CSF also sent a memorandum to Mumbai's police commissioner, adding that the album "will affect the sensibilities of the Muslims on the track 'Jihad' and secular Indians who have respect for all faiths."

After scanning a few web-provided "Skeleton Christ" lyrics, we're not sure which lyrics were the most insulting. Any ideas?

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1:22 PM on Mon Oct 9 2006
By Brian Raftery
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  • MY favorite Slayer lyric (from Bitter Peace):

    ". . .sick lust for skeletal flesh. . ."

    While I agree that the lust is indeed sick, I don't understand how flesh can have the quality "skeletal".

  • Actually, I think the most anti-Christian Slayer lyric appears in "Disciple" from God Hates Us All:

    I keep the Bible in a pool of blood so that none of its lies can affect me

    I think the most surprising thing for me about this was that Slayer actually got distribution in India! I hope this doesn't mean they're going to try and pull the album here in the US. Guess I better snag a copy quick.

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