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[[image:Þeyr_(As_Above_-_inlay_and_back_cover).jpg|right|Back cover and inner sleeves of As Above…]]

The cover design, which is exactly the same as in ''[[Mjötviður Mær]]'' was banned in the [[United Kingdom]] because of the photographs showing drummer [[Sigtryggur Baldursson]] naked. However, ''Mjötviður Mær'' was never banned as it was only released in Iceland. The meaning of the song "Rúdolf" was the focus of controversy among many who thought it was an allegory to Nazism. It should be noted, however, that Þeyr was an anti-fascist group. Several years later, drummer Sigtryggur Baldursson said: "The song 'Rúdolf' was supposed to be a criticism, but was really interpreted as we were Nazis. We also adopted some Nazi things like clothing, but we were never real Nazis. We were just showing off, just like today."

READER’S QUERY: What evidence is there for the banning of As Above in the UK? The album was openly on sale in the Cambridge branch of Our Price – exactly the sort of store that you might expect to remove an album from the shelves if the artwork was considered offensive. Though slightly surprised to find it there, since it was hardly the sort of mainstream album that Our Price normally sold, I bought it anyway. Since I still have it I can confirm that it has exactly the same artwork depicted here. Some ban.

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