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Angry Christians force Slayer album out of India

United States heavy metal band Slayer's latest album has been recalled from music stores across India after the country's small Christian community said the cover depicting Christ with amputated arms and a missing eye was insulting.

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Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST

MUMBAI: United States heavy metal band Slayer's latest album has been recalled from music stores across India after the country's small Christian community said the cover depicting Christ with amputated arms and a missing eye was insulting.

Christian groups said the album -- Christ Illusion -- did not only have an offensive image on its cover, but some of the songs such as Skeleton Christ and Jihad hurt the sensibilities of Christians and Muslims alike.

"We took strong exception to the album which is offensive and in very bad taste," said Joseph Dias of Mumbai's Catholic Secular Forum.

The protests prompted EMI Music, Slayer's Indian-based label, to pull the album from all music stores and its depots.

"Last week we recalled all the albums and destroyed them as we did not want any community to be hurt," said T Suresh, the company general manager.

In May, Christians, who make up about two per cent of India's one-billion plus population, protested against the screening of The Da Vinci Code, and forced its producers, Sony Pictures, to add a disclaimer saying the movie was a work of fiction.

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