The album is resplendent with references to Judeo-Christian-Islamic mythology and theology, drawing parallels to the condition of Black people in the United States to that of the Jewish people during Exodus.
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Though Killer Dwarfs fared poorly commercially, it spawned the single "Heavy Mental Breakdown", which received airplay on MuchMusic.