Same Name Bands!

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:48 am

Avenger (UK)
Avenger (Ger) before they changed their name to Rage.

What about bands that were threatened with legal action if they didn't change their band name?

Slayer S.A. would be an example of this.

Also from browsing the metal archives on a regular basis, I'm starting to notice that a lot of new shitty bands are ripping off names from 80's bands that originally had them.

It makes me shake my head.

Nightlock · Post by **Nightlock** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:03 am

Avenger wrote:What about bands that were threatened with legal action if they didn't change their band name?

Slayer S.A. would be an example of this.

L.A. Overkill

ChildOfTheDamned · Post by **ChildOfTheDamned** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:33 am

Crown of Thorns is another example of sueing and chaning the name,the Swedish death/thrashers.

By the way the most insane double-name case is the one with Atomic Opera,it seems crazy that 2 bands picked THAT shitty name at the same time in the States!

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:57 am

SolidSnake311 wrote:
Cenotaph Mexico & Turkey

There's also an italian CENOTAPH.

ChildOfTheDamned · Post by **ChildOfTheDamned** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:18 pm

Brazilians must be the world champions of synonymity,apart from their heavy/power band called Warlord,they even have a thrash metal band called...Slayer!!! With a 2006 release,geesh!

metal gaijin · Post by **metal gaijin** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:22 pm

Avenger wrote:What about bands that were threatened with legal action if they didn't change their band name?

Slayer S.A. would be an example of this.

Wrathchild and Wrathchild America

expect no mercy · Post by **expect no mercy** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:21 pm

There's also the NWOBHM band SLAYER (pre-DRAGONSLAYER).

ChildOfTheDamned · Post by **ChildOfTheDamned** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:32 pm

We have a greek prog metal band here who changed their name from Ivory Tower to "The Ivory Tower" cause of the synonymous Germans but I don't think you care 'bout that.

expect no mercy · Post by **expect no mercy** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:04 pm

Avenger wrote:Avenger (UK)
Avenger (Ger) before they changed their name to Rage.

What about bands that were threatened with legal action if they didn't change their band name?

Slayer S.A. would be an example of this.

Also from browsing the metal archives on a regular basis, I'm starting to notice that a lot of new shitty bands are ripping off names from 80's bands that originally had them.

It makes me shake my head.

The funny thing is that there were also a lot of bands with the same name back to the eighties apart from those ''shitty'' bands of today which do the same thing.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:33 pm

Threatening with legal actions seems kinda stupid to me since there are so many bands with the same name anyway.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:59 pm

expect no mercy wrote:
Avenger wrote:Avenger (UK)
Avenger (Ger) before they changed their name to Rage.

What about bands that were threatened with legal action if they didn't change their band name?

Slayer S.A. would be an example of this.

Also from browsing the metal archives on a regular basis, I'm starting to notice that a lot of new shitty bands are ripping off names from 80's bands that originally had them.

It makes me shake my head.
The funny thing is that there were also a lot of bands with the same name back to the eighties apart from those ''shitty'' bands of today which do the same thing.

20+ years ago it was understandable especially if the same name bands were from different parts of the globe, but with how easily obtainable information is today there really is no excuse for it.

metal gaijin · Post by **metal gaijin** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:33 am

MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
deathster wrote:AGRESOR (Col)
AGGRESSOR (USA) death metal 1986
AGRESSOR (Ger) deathnoise ca 1985
AGRESSOR (Fra)
AGGRESSOR (Est)
which ones are actually worth listening to?

There was a different US band called Agressor that released some demos and a CD before changing their name to Magus Beast...pretty good stuff...

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:51 pm

Nightlock wrote:
Avenger wrote:What about bands that were threatened with legal action if they didn't change their band name?

Slayer S.A. would be an example of this.
L.A. Overkill

There was also a NWOBHM OVERKILL

BloodOfChrist · Post by **BloodOfChrist** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 8:36 pm

metal gaijin wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
deathster wrote:AGRESOR (Col)
AGGRESSOR (USA) death metal 1986
AGRESSOR (Ger) deathnoise ca 1985
AGRESSOR (Fra)
AGGRESSOR (Est)
which ones are actually worth listening to?
There was a different US band called Agressor that released some demos and a CD before changing their name to Magus Beast...pretty good stuff...

Is that the same Magus Beast that still plays shows today? If so then I saw them last year. They were pretty good.

metal gaijin · Post by **metal gaijin** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:58 pm

BloodOfChrist wrote:
metal gaijin wrote:
MEXDefenderOfSteel wrote:
which ones are actually worth listening to?
There was a different US band called Agressor that released some demos and a CD before changing their name to Magus Beast...pretty good stuff...
Is that the same Magus Beast that still plays shows today? If so then I saw them last year. They were pretty good.

Yep, that is probably them - they've been around for a long time in the New York area and still seem to be active with gigs, although not sure if they are doing more albums...their CD "Say Your Prayers" is 11 years old by now...