Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
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The masked metallers known to the masses as Slipknot are filing a lawsuit against fast food giants Burger King.
The band are claiming that their image and persona have been hi-jacked by the chain for part of a marketing campaign to promote a new product, Chicken Fries. Apparently, adverts are running showing 'Coq Roq', a fake metal band bearing some similarities to the Iowa outfit, and Slipknot believe that their likeness is being used to influence fans into purchasing Chicken Fries.
The full story is being run on the Smoking Gun website, including official legal documentation.
DiScuss: Will Gwar and Kiss sue Slipknot for likeness rights too? Would you buy Slipknot-approved, or not as the case may be, poultry products?
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Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Coq Roq is a genius name though. Works on sooo many levels.
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
www.coqroq.com - Coq Roq look amazing, what a shame it's all in aid of flogging some congealed greasy grot...
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
And the lyrics are pretty powerful too:
"Raw Desire is the fire I feed,
Chicken Fries are what I need.
See you standing like a BK treat,
Long and lean and just out of reach."
Genius
"Raw Desire is the fire I feed,
Chicken Fries are what I need.
See you standing like a BK treat,
Long and lean and just out of reach."
Genius
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Presumably, if instead of selling beef-like products they sold dead-bird-in-a-jar-for-several-days-like products, Slipknot would have endorsed it...
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Chicken Fries sound nice.
I want some.
DIS has just advertised Burger King to me by accident.
I want some.
DIS has just advertised Burger King to me by accident.
Re: Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Their viral marketing (spit) is mad. They were the people behind the Subservient Chicken website too.
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
that website is brilliant...i like the way the bassist is called Freerange
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Fair play, I say. I'm suing Slipknot. When I was 5 I dressed as monster who scratches vinyl for a silly heavy metal band for Halloween. Imagine my surprise....
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
i think Mr Bungle circa 1991 have more to answer for Slipknots image than any oter band like Kiss etc
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
As much as I don't like Slipknot musicaly, or the sue.em.all attitude of America, I'm saying damn straight, Fight them all the way, b'st'rds...
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Sadly, Slipknot pay no musical homage to the great MB. They just nicked their look and did some kind of pantomime with it.
Anyway, Coq Roq SOUND nothing like Slipknot, and they don't really bear much visual resemblance to them either...unless Shawn 'The Clown' Crahan has recently adopted 'the chicken look'. I say they're just out to make a quick 'buck'. *smirk*
Anyway, Coq Roq SOUND nothing like Slipknot, and they don't really bear much visual resemblance to them either...unless Shawn 'The Clown' Crahan has recently adopted 'the chicken look'. I say they're just out to make a quick 'buck'. *smirk*
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Everything else aside, that is the best band website i've ever seen.
Spit It Out! Slipknot tackle a Whopper
Do they have a turkey drummer? *smirk*
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