Mindless Self indulgence offends Christians, fights iTunes

Mindless Self Indulgence has apparently managed to both offend "conservative Christian organizations" and annoy Apple's iTunes.

The band opted to file their music under "Religious/Inspirational" due to what the band described as a "devout fan base and cult-like following." Because iTunes translated this as "Christian/Gospel," a number of Christians purchased the material - despite being marked as offensive - without hearing it first. In fact, the album reached #27 on the Christian/Gospel charts as a result.

Those same Christians - apparently annoyed by the lyrical content of such inoffensive titles as "Pussy All Night," "2 Hookers And An 8 Ball" and "Panty Shot" - filed complaint with iTunes. The colorfully named vocalist, Jimmy Urine explained:

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.

No word on whether anyone has scheduled an iPod burning in their town square.