Disctronics refuses to print Osama sleeve. (News).

The war on terrorism has found a new battleground in the music business, with Disctronics refusing to manufacture an album which addresses issues surrounding al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Palestine and George W Bush.

Disctronics in Blackburn returned the masters and artwork for Scalplock's Spread The Germs Over The Human Worms album on the metal label Cacophonous after initially complaining about the artwork that accompanies the release. This featured wanted terrorist Bin Laden and refugees. The lyrical content, which blames US foreign policy over the past four decades for many of the world's current ills, is also thought to have contributed to Disctronics' decision.

Cacophonous label manager Julie Weir says new, "toned-down" artwork, minus the terrorist leader, was then sent down. But she was ...