Editing Cannibal Corpse (section)

===United States===
[[File:CannibalCorpse@Innsbruck2009.jpg|thumb|Cannibal Corpse have been subject to obscenity controversy since virtually the beginning of their career.]]
In May 1995, then-[[United States Senate|US Senator]] [[Bob Dole]] accused Cannibal Corpse—along with [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] acts including the [[Geto Boys]] and [[2 Live Crew]]—of undermining the national character of the United States.<ref name=doleNYT>{{cite news|last=Weinraub|first=Bernard|title=Films and Recordings Threaten Nation's Character, Dole Says|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 1, 1995|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/01/us/films-and-recordings-threaten-nation-s-character-dole-says.html|access-date=February 6, 2009}} Although the article seems to imply that Cannibal Corpse is a "rap group" rather than a metal band, it is one of the few reliable sources on the Internet for Dole's exact words.</ref> A year later, the band came under fire again, this time as part of a campaign by [[William Bennett]], Senator [[Joe Lieberman]], then-Senator [[Sam Nunn]], and [[National Congress of Black Women]] chair [[C. Delores Tucker]] to get major record labels—including [[Warner Music Group|Time Warner]], [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]], [[EMI|Thorn-EMI]], [[PolyGram]] and [[Bertelsmann Music Group|Bertelsmann]]—to "dump 20 recording groups [...] responsible for the most offensive lyrics".<ref name="latimes">{{cite news|last1=Philips|first1=Chuck|last2=Salem-Fitzgerald|first2=D. J.|title=Rap foes put 20 artists on a hit list|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 31, 1996|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-tupaclyrics31may3196,0,3035451.story|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>