There is a heated battle going on, folks. A battle of the band names to be exact. And it’s high time you get in the know.
In the right corner, from Fayetteville, we have 80’s-influenced pop rockers Molten Lava! And in the left corner, from Searcy, we have vintage rockers Molten Lava!
In what can only be described as an intense, high-speed, MySpace blog, stone-word-tossing battle royale of the early summer, two Arkansas bands are having it out. As tough as each is sounding via their MySpace blogs, though, it appears as if the original, 1998-formed Molten Lava from Searcy has recently upped the anti and possibly sealed its victory.
It all started with a seemingly harmless name-change request but after the 2006-formed upstarters declared themselves “the band people actually go to see”, it quickly became an all-out cage match.
The original Molten Lava fired back by officially referring to their rivals as “Bogus Molten Lava” which prompted “Bogus Molten Lava” to call for a boycott of the original Molten Lava’s October show dates and their album which they referred to as “How to Take my Band Way Too Undeservingly Seriously.”
In a lightening-fast turn of events, however, the gloves were officially removed with the late-June trademark filing for the name “Molten Lava” by the more-experienced Searcy rockers. As a direct result of what seems to have been the final blow, the newcomers from Fayetteville have issued a press release entitled “Arkansas Band Changing Name after Trademark Dispute” and have already decided upon “Boom Kinetic” as their new musical moniker.
“Are we taking ourselves too seriously?” asked the original Molten Lava. “Absolutely. But don’t blame us - blame our robot drummer.”
[Via Rock Candy]
July 9th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Searcy Molten Lava should force Fayetteville Molten Lava to change their name…wait a few months for it to really sink in…then Searcy Molten Lava should also change their name just out of spite. Might I suggest “Minor Loss of Fidelity” or “The Ditch These Chicks”.
If you’re scoring at home, that would make it:
Robot Drummer = 2
Boom Lava = 0
July 9th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Wow I had no idea. They should combine forces and be MAGMA!
July 10th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I think Clitty Litter would be an awesome name.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
The best band name evar: “Show Cancelled”
That, or “Free Beer”.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Wow, couldn’t you just use the strikeout feature for this whole story? And then beside that, put some other story that’s worth talking about? Weighing in anyway, I guess: Fayetteville-based bands can steal anything they want from Searcy-based bands…because the latter are from SEARCY! Ever been there? It’s a wasteland. I’m surprised there’s even enough non-christians there to form a secular “rock” band that doesn’t worship the lord all the time.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Atardicorp: Aw come on now. You wouldn’t be commenting on a story that wasn’t worth talking about now would ya? Oh, and the only way to get away with stealing from someone as talented and respectable as Isaac Alexander is if you don’t know who Isaac Alexander is…which they allegedly did. Throw the fact that these guys are mostly a cover band into the mix and it’s a no-brainer.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:50 pm
You got me. I even checked back to see if anyone would comment on my comment. This is totally a good way to spend my time. Hope we can finally get to the bottom of this urgent issue someday.