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Black Sabbath legend Ronnie James Dio caused a scandal due to cover art of his debut album 'Holy Diver' in 1982 which depicted a priest being whipped by a gargantuan demon. Not one to bow to controversy, Dio responded to criticism by suggesting that appearances could be deceiving; saying it could be symbolic of a priest being corrupted by evil or it could simply be the devil torturing the unfortunate clergyman.
- 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 The cover featured Da Vinci's The Last Supper as a gatefold sleeve and on it Judas Iscariot had been replaced by a Maninblack.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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