Mutilated Christ Offensive in India
Shown at right is the CD cover for Slayer’s newest release, “Christ Illusion,” which has been banned in India. This is surprising, because a) There is a market for Slayer in India. b) India is mostly Hindu, why are they offended by a so-called “mutilated christ?”
Slayer has been accused in the past of utilizing Satanic symbols more for marketing than out of true personal beliefs. If this is the case, they win from the publicity garnered by this BBC article.
Personally, I like Slayer and find nothing offensive about this. Even if I did, then perhaps I would refrain from buying said CD instead of making a fuss over something so innocuous. This is trivial in the grand scale of problems faced by India.
The band wound up putting a white mask over the offending artwork, so that it is only partially seen through cut-outs of the logotype spelling the band’s name.
Get this shit:
EMI India said it withdrew the albums and destroyed them so no community would be offended by the material.
Thank goodness people are being protected from Slayer! I find them to be a problem on a daily basis and my every waking thought is consumed by this band and the havoc they wreak. Hopefully, you’ll note the sarcasm dripping from the preceeding sentence. ;)
All Slayer artwork is done by artist, Larry Carroll.
Big thanks to Angel of Malevolence, the Metal Mistress, for digging up the artist to credit, something the articles neglected to do (for shame!).