Controversy
EarCandy, a Seattle-based music blog, had printed an irate letter authored from an anonymous writer. The writer described the band as avowed satanists, accusing the band of wanting to corrupt the nation's children and "drive them to murder with their fascination with the dark and evil world of Satan." The letter had attracted the interest of the newspaper Seattle Post Intelligencer, who published the story. Once the newspaper had published the story, readers visited the website of the band, with one commenting that the content had horrified him, stating that the band's lyrics glorified "death, dismemberment, murder and suicide." A group of concerned parents were so offended by the gruesome nature of the band's lyrics that they were motivated to form a petition against the band. The petition read that they were attempting to stop a tragedy before it began, and accused of the band of promoting satanism.
Spin magazine interviewed Bergman about the accusations presented against the band, and Bergman assured that the parents were simply out of touch with their kids, calling the outrage ridiculous. Bergman incited parents to talk to their children, assuring that the parents were underestimating the intelligence of their kids. He noted that the members of the petition had "clearly never heard our music or seen our shows", and that the band wasn't about worshipping the devil, but having a good time.
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