Famed heavy metal rock band Slipknot has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the website Slipknot.com.

According to Metal Injection, the owners have owned the website since 2001. The band has to use the domain “Slipknot1.com” instead.

“The domain name was registered in an effort to profit off of plaintiff’s goodwill and to trick unsuspecting visitors,” the band’s complaint reads. “Under the impression they are visiting a website owned, operated or affiliated with plaintiff — into clicking on web searches and other sponsored links.”

The complaint also stated that the domain could continue to confuse Slipknot fans. “A fan of plaintiff or someone who otherwise wanted to purchase authorized Slipknot merchandise would undoubtedly visit the slipknot.com website,” the complaint continues. “A

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