Slipknot are looking to claim the Slipknot.com web address, filing a lawsuit against the anonymous cyber-squatter who registered the domain in 2001 — a few years after the band’s formation.

Per a report by Billboard , Slipknot filed the lawsuit last week on October 15th under the federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act while also citing trademark infringement and unfair competition.

All that’s known about the cyber-squatter is that they own a post office box in the Cayman Islands and have profited off Slipknot’s brand for decades via pay-per-click links to bootleg merchandise. A visit to the shady website prompts users to disable their browser’s ad blocker. Meanwhile, Slipknot have been forced to use the less obvious “Slipknot1.com” domain as the home for their official

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