Ghost To Be Known As ‘Ghost B.C.’ In The U.S.
Ghost shall now be known by the name of Ghost B.C.—at least when it comes to the U.S.. The following explanation was provided by the bands camp:
“In the year of 13, the second phase of Ghost B.C. begins with the release of the sophomore psalm Infestissumam on April 9, 2013 on Loma Vista Recordings. Papa Emeritus II succeeded Papa Emeritus at the conclusion of phase one in the year of 12, and the Nameless Ghouls joined him under the unholy church’s current moniker Ghost B.C. – (Modified from Ghost in the US for legal reasons). Make no mistake though. The rituals still demand the same reverence and praise, fortified through a delivery of sweetly satanic melodies, snaking distorted riffs, and vaudevillian keyboards.”
Their new album “Infestissumam” has officially been confirmed for an April 09th release date on Loma Vista Recordings. In case you missed it, the band announced this North American tour with Ides Of Gemini earlier today.
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I’d have preferred Ghost BS.
This is up there with Otep Shamalamadingdong.
Translation: There’s already a band named Ghost in the US.
yup. this is actually pretty common. the band HIM is technically called HER in the states.
There are at least 17 artists that have used the name Ghost:
1. A Swedish heavy metal band
2. A Japanese experimental rock band
3. A British trip-hop producer
4. A British dubstep collaboration
5. A Jamaican reggae musician
6. A Japanese visual kei band
7. A Polish death metal band
8. A British electronic producer
9. An American rock band
10. A Swedish rock band
11. An American rock band, now called Ghost Ghost
12. A French death metal band
13. A British dubstep DJ
14. A Canadian rapper
15. An American rapper
16. A British progressive rock band
17. A French nhw project
18. An ambient project (see gh((o))st)
I feel like if you sell even 5000 records the trademark should be passed on to the ones who used the name successfully. I would only like this to apply to bands of course.
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