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Slipknot Want to Coq Bloq Burger King

Submitted by Spaceboy

Edited by Keith

Slpiknot is apparently under the impression that wearing masks and playing heavy metal was a path they pioneered and are suing Burger King over the new Coq Roq campaign. Slipknot's attorney, Howard Weitzman, claims:

"It is obvious that the television advertising and Website are designed to conjure up the image and persona of a live performance of Slipknot,"


He also notes in a letter to BK the resemblance of the masks worn by both bands such as

"a gas mask as worn by Slipknot's Sid Wilson, a kabuki-style mask as worn by Slipknot's Joey Jordison, and a mask with dreads as worn by Slipknot's Cory Taylor."


Weitzman also claims that Burger King approached Slipknot in September 2004 to recruit the band for an advertising campaign to appeal to a younger audience and that some people have actually mistaken the Chicken clad rockers for Slipknot.

Burger King's attorneys pointed out that Slipknot are not the first band in history to wear masks or makeup and play heavy metal. They go on to list several bands before Slipknot including KISS, Marilyn Manson, Mudvayne, Gwar, Mushroomhead, Los Straightjackets, the Insane Clown Posse and the Spits.

Burger King is counter-suing for the cost of the legal fees. Personally, I thought BK were ripping off GWAR.

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sideshowskut

sideshowskut

Hopkins, MN
October 2004

AUG 19, 2005 08:04 PM

K, I am NOT a Slipknot fan, but when I saw that commercial, that's immediately who/what I thought of. Funny....

bluestreak

bluestreak

United Kingdom
January 2005

AUG 19, 2005 08:05 PM

meh. egos. my fucking unknown band were performing in boiler suits and masks years before slipknot and we nicked the idea from someone else. BK can suck my cock, but slipknot can as well if they're gonna get precious over the whole thing.

_Pauly_

_Pauly_

United Kingdom
June 2004

AUG 19, 2005 08:06 PM

Thats funny biggrin lol

wickedpixey

wickedpixey

Hesperia, CA
August 2005

AUG 19, 2005 08:08 PM

I can't believe that! Tooo funny......

venomkid

venomkid

I'm lost
January 2003

AUG 19, 2005 08:10 PM

I want the drummer's mask.

whisper_kill

whisper_kill

Courtice, ON
August 2005

AUG 19, 2005 08:18 PM

Slipknot, coq rock... I still hate their shitty food!

MistiDawn

MistiDawn

SUICIDEGIRL

Indiana, USA

AUG 19, 2005 08:21 PM

sideshowskut said:
K, I am NOT a Slipknot fan, but when I saw that commercial, that's immediately who/what I thought of. Funny....




ditto

Tawnya

Tawnya

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

AUG 19, 2005 08:22 PM

Slipknot are just bitter that ad execs thought of a better name for their band.

Sophie_Sass

Sophie_Sass

Los Angeles, CA
October 2003

AUG 19, 2005 08:27 PM

Apparently the guys in Slipknot have never heard of KISS or GWAR! How could they even begin to think they've got the market on that kind of costume rock?? What a box of tools. whatever

freshprncebelair

freshprncebelair

Ellicott City, MD
June 2004

AUG 19, 2005 08:28 PM

So can GWAR sue Slipknot for the same thing?


[Edited on Aug 19, 2005 8:29PM]

howdidigethere

howdidigethere

Oroville, CA
June 2004

AUG 19, 2005 08:35 PM

i thought the commercials sucked and i cant figure out how anyone could mistake them for slipknot. theres just no way. theres 9 idiots in slipknot and i 4 coq roqers

venomkid

venomkid

I'm lost
January 2003

AUG 19, 2005 08:51 PM

Sophie_Sass said:
Apparently the guys in Slipknot have never heard of KISS or GWAR! How could they even begin to think they've got the market on that kind of costume rock?? What a box of tools. whatever



Not to mention Coq Rock's music is closer to Kiss and Gwar.

thefreak

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

AUG 19, 2005 08:58 PM

Sophie_Sass said:
Apparently the guys in Slipknot have never heard of KISS or GWAR! How could they even begin to think they've got the market on that kind of costume rock?? What a box of tools. whatever



Slipknow may be good, but they cannot hold a candle to the Scumdogs of the Universe. biggrin

I remember playing Beavis and Butthead for the Genesis and being first introduced to GWAR.

Anyone else?

-TM

DeadlyEye

DeadlyEye

Memphis, TN
December 2003

AUG 19, 2005 09:01 PM

I was gonna mention GWAR, but, I've been beaten to it.,



Paz

Paz

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

AUG 19, 2005 09:03 PM

so...? does this hurt slipknot in any way? no.
besides that. thats so freakin dumb. DUMB

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