looks like you americans won't be able to get your new Akercocke album

[AsModEe]

Just saw this on metal-rules, pretty sad.

Akercocke 'Antichrist' album banned by US Plant

Added Tuesday, May 15
Added By: EvilG

The forthcoming album from Akercocke, abruptly titled ‘Antichrist’, has run into more controversy. The provocative nature of the record has already led to problems in Ireland, where the band will take part in a live discussion on the ‘Nolan Live’ show on BBC1 Northern Ireland next Wednesday at 10.45pm with members of the Irish Catholic clergy.

Now the album has run into problems in the US, where the pressing plant handling the production of the album, Disc USA, has refused to handle the record due its ‘anti-Christian’ perspective.

Commenting on the decision, Akercocke frontman Jason Mendonca stated:

“I rather perturbed that in this day and age, the 21st Century, people are so uptight. Whatever happened to freedom of speech and freedom of expression in the alleged democracy of the USA? Censorship is always ugly no matter how you view it. It smacks of fascism to me.”

“What other works of art are barred to the good people of America? The attitude of the printers is typical of the brainwashed. Judging something (literally) by its cover. Anyone who took the time to look into our history would recognise that we have always stated we are anything but anti-christian. It's divisive attitudes such as this that bring about conflict. Conflict through ignorance.”

Akercocke’s ‘Antichrist’ is currently set for May 28 release in UK/Europe, with an American release due on July 17.

Country of freedom my ass.

 

[EricT]

What the fuck...

Thats ridiculous. It's not like you can understand a word they say except for a little bit... based on song titles only?

 

[AsModEe]

and the cover it seems

 

[skeptik]

I don't mind.

 

[circus_brimstone]

That sucks. I hate censorship. Still, though Akercocke are pretty good, I never listen to 'em, so I wasn't planning on picking up "Antichrist" anyway.

 

[Furious B]

Still, though Akercocke are pretty good, I never listen to 'em, so I wasn't planning on picking up "Antichrist" anyway.

wtf?

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

This is so utterly rediculous, although Im sure they will find a different pressing plant eventually. I can think of tons of bands just off the top of my head that are ten times more blasphemous than Akercocke.

 

[EricT]

I'm quite enjoying the album, so i'll just import it most likely.

Did that with the new Vreid album since theres no US release date in sight.

 

[Demonspell]

I don't care if I haven't actually seen the offending images or find it amusing that Jason is claiming not to be anti-Christian (what could have given people that idea?)...this is bullshit.

 

[Thanatopsis123]

That sucks. I hate censorship. Still, though Akercocke are pretty good, I never listen to 'em, so I wasn't planning on picking up "Antichrist" anyway.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

 

[unknown]

Principally, I would be angry, but since it's Akercocke I'll remain in my normal state of apathy

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Thats America for you.

 

[Caelum Adustum]

Surprising this is the first time something like this has happened...

Anyway, maybe they should have not used a title that's already been used 666 times

 

[skeptik]

This isn't censorship btw faggots, this is a private company choosing not to deal with people they don't want to deal with. Nowhere does it say that they can't have this CD pressed elsewhere.

 

[AsModEe]

he's right. It just means the compagny that presses the album is full of tards.

 

[skeptik]

btw I didn't mean to call everyone faggots I apologize for that, and I agree that this is still pretty fucking gay in general, like a pharmacist not wanting to give someone a morning after pill.

 

[AsModEe]

btw I didn't mean to call everyone faggots I apologize for that, and I agree that this is still pretty fucking gay in general, like a pharmacist not wanting to give someone a morning after pill.

a pharmacist has the right not to give the morning after pill, if it's strongly against his religions/morale values. BUT, he ABSOLUTELY has to refer you to another pharmacist who will give you the pill, otherwise he's acting against the law and can be punished. At least that's how it works here.

In other cases, he has to give you the pill, unless there's some pharmacological interactions with other meds you're using that would be dangerous, who knows. Unlikely, but possible.

 

[circus_brimstone]

This isn't censorship btw faggots, this is a private company choosing not to deal with people they don't want to deal with. Nowhere does it say that they can't have this CD pressed elsewhere.

That's true. I didn't really think about it before posting a kneejerk reaction.

*exits thread for good...maybe*

 

[Furious B]

a pharmacist has the right not to give the morning after pill, if it's strongly against his religions/morale values.

god i hate fucking cunts like this. there are places around here that refuse to do that and it pisses me off.

religion is not only making it too easy for fucking retards to reproduce by saying children are from "god" but it's MANDATORY!

religion says: "hey, let's not only deny evolution, let's do the EXACT OPPOSITE of the mechanism that makes it great! now, where are our helmets?"

BUT, he ABSOLUTELY has to refer you to another pharmacist who will give you the pill, otherwise he's acting against the law and can be punished. At least that's how it works here.

good, i prefer my pharmacists to NOT be living in the dark ages.

[/FUCKINGRANT]