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MSI Says 'No' To iTunes

Digital music giant iTunes has asked shock-rockers Mindless Self Indulgence to change the genre that they are filed under. MSI is currently filed with their distributor as 'Religious/Inspirational', apparently because of their 'devout' fan-base and 'cult-like' following (in the last year alone the band has shipped around 180,000 CD's).

This seems to have upset a few conservative Christian organizations, who have lodged complaints with iTunes to have the bands music removed from that category. Some Christians have even bought the offensive material apparently on faith, despite the fact that the material was clearly marked as being explicit. That MSI's album "You'll Rebel To Anything" sold quite well, reaching Number 27 on the iTunes Christian/Gospel charts, was the icing on the cake.

Jimmy Urine, vocalist for MSI, had this to say about the controversy: "It was iTunes, not us, that interpreted "religious" to mean Christian/Gospel. What is offensive to some people is obviously inspirational to others. To our fans this IS inspirational music. I have no intention of changing the genre listing of this album."