Deicide Video 'Banned' By U.K. TV Station
Band Photo: Deicide (?)
ccording to an Earache Records press release, U.K. music TV channel Scuzz TV has "banned" DEICIDE's video for the song "Homage for Satan", condemning it for being offensive and derogatory.
In a statement, a Scuzz representative allegedly declared that "the lyrical content is religiously offensive, derogatory, and can be read as improper exploitation of any susceptibilities of the audience."
They further commented, "With regards the imagery itself, the inclusion of a priest or religious figure in any belief system is always a very touchy subject, but the possession of one such person, and the disparaging respect for the Christian Bible is in direct conflict with Ofcom regulations."
Earache Records commented in a statement, "The video, featuring blood-splattered zombies on a rampaging mission to capture a priest forcibly underlies DEICIDE's explicit stance against religion, yet is a representation of death metal at its best. The banning of the video coincides with the eagerly anticipated release of DEICIDE's highly acclaimed album, 'The Stench of Redemption', and effectively removes the chance for extreme music to be represented to a mass audience [in the U.K.] The outright banning of the video marks a worrying trend, as the station declares that they 'generally don't play death/black metal on Scuzz anymore' yet boldly label themselves as a 'rock hard' channel."
To make your own mind up about the video, you can check it out on YouTube at this location.
Source: Blabbermouth
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7 Comments on "Deicide Video 'Banned' By U.K. TV Station"
3. writes:
That should be good for sales then. When did a well-publicised ban ever harm the artist in the long term? Hey, lets all get over to YouTube an see what all the fuss is about!
I agree with DiamondOz though. There are no metal channels in the UK anymore. Look at Kerrang! for f**ks sake. If ever any one p***ed all over a once great name in metal. Those suited tw*ts at EMAP should all be shot and the true metalheads should take over again!
4. writes:
Diamond oz u are right Scuzz used to be ok at least late on but now it has no teeth.The uk f***ing sucks for censorship even if u don't like Deicide why the f*** would u ban it i guess its ok to see people blown apart or murdered on the news but a video about religion which is someone's opinion omg what an outrage censorship f***ing sux a$$ big time
5. writes:
Okay, that video's not okay, but thugged-out gangbangers talking about dealing drugs and whores is? It's okay for paris hilton and cristina agilara(sp?) to convince 12 year olds that dressing like a prostitute is okay, but demonic possession of a preacher is bad?
6. writes:
People in general are stupid animals, that explains this whole controversy. But as far as metal stations go, at least the UK had some...the f***ing US is screwed completely in that department, unless you have satellite radio in which case you usually only have one channel devoted to metal, and they mainly play nu-metal, and a lil black, death, doom, and stoner metal.
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1. Diamond Oz writes:
Yeah I know Scuzz and it's bollocks. It used to be really good 'cause they used to play vids and sh** for what REAL metalheads wanted, but they sold out if that makes sense and now mainly play f***ing emo and screamo scumbag bands.