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Stalwarts of berating religion, in 2001 Slayer upped the ante with the release of the highly controversial 'God Hates Us All'. Eerily released on the same day as the September 11 atrocities, the title was in reference to God's perceived allowance of acts such as murder and terrorism while doing nothing to prevent them. As well as containing songs mocking religion, the cover depicted nails hammered into a bible (band linchpin Kerry King wanted the nails in the shape of a pentagram, but this was snubbed by the record label) and was swiftly banned by many stores. An alternative cover was duly issued.

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- What about The Stranglers and their 1981 album Themeninblack which had the prefix of The Gospel According to... This album dealt with the concept that God is an extra terrestrial being and that therefore all religons are built on falsehood. The cover featured Da Vinci's The Last Supper as a gatefold sleeve and on it Judas Iscariot had been replaced by a Maninblack.

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- Praise be to Dawkins! Only say the word and Hitchens will be there!

- It seems like RUSH has promoted rational thought and a bent against supernaturalism. They've never said they don't believe, outright; but, they seem very intelligent and rational.

- RUSH has said that they don't believe, both in interviews, and most recently and strongly on their album "Snakes and Arrows". Check out the song "Faithless", which, as it promises, is about not believing.

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