GHOST - Album Release verschiebt sich wegen kontroversem Artwork
Sa., 30.03.2013 - 17:04 Uhr
Das neue Album "Infestissumam" der schwedischen Doom Metal Band GHOST wird erst am 16. April 2013 erscheinen, eine Woche später als geplant.
Grund für die Verzögerung ist laut www.spin.com das Cover-Artwork der Deluxe Edition. Einige Presswerke hatten die Produktion abgelehnt mit der Begründung, dass das Artwork zu blasphemisch sei. Das Artwork seht ihr nachfolgend.
Spin.com schreibt:
"We kept on getting turned down because of the CD art, which is basically a 16th century illustration of an orgy," a source close to the band told SPIN. The NSFW illustration, inspired by the work of Gustave Dore, showcases what looks like a forest nymph orgy, but it's the religious iconography at the top that convinced manufacturers to turn off the printing press. Even though the Infestissumam booklets had all been printed, the band struggled to find anyone in the States to print the CD for them. "They weren't surprised. The comment was 'Well, I thought this would have happened sooner,'" the source said. "The artwork was meant to provoke some sort of thought, but it's been one obstacle after another."
