"We're up against rainbows and magic"

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Dio Forces Dios Name Change

Alternative rockers alter name to avoid legal tangle



California rockers Dios, whose debut album of the same name was released in March, have changed their name to Dios Malos after a cease-and-desist order was issued by Ronnie James Dio. The singer, who since 1983 has fronted the band Dio, believes the names are too similar.

"It seems confusing to the public to have a band called Dio and a band called Dios," said Dio's manager and wife Wendy. "As the band Dio have been touring and recording for over twenty years and have trademarked the name, it's obvious that there can only be one band named Dio."


Though they've cooperated with the order, the members of Dios disagree. "It's pretty retarded," says bassist J.P. Cabellaro. "When we named our band we were thinking of God. [Dios] is 'God' in Spanish. That's what it means to hundreds of millions of people all over the world. It didn't really seem like there was going to be any point of confusion. We're up against rainbows and magic."


Still, the band seems confident that the new name won't hinder its growing success.


"We're going to continue touring for our record," says Cabellaro. "It's not like this has happened and now we're going to start eating healthy and taking vitamins. It's the same as it was before except for now we're going to be Dios Malos."

[Plantweed]

LookOOOOOUUUUUT.

[extrastout]

I'm want to trademark my name too. You never know....

[DWITT]

Casey's gotta do one o'them, cease and desists to the band The Neins.

they play the triple rock on Wednesday. Want me to rough them up, casey? Shake them down? beat they ass?

[RADAR]

dio is a fag anyway, hes just mad nobody comes to thier shows, he should go hang out with glen danzig.

[standard]

There's some reggae guy that went under the name No-Shadow Kick, but I think we crushed him under the heel of our massive popularity boot.

[Mr Frumpy]

TWAT.!

This just seems stupid... Dios---- Fuck whats next, Dior ????

[Jeph]

There's some reggae guy that went under the name No-Shadow Kick, but I think we crushed him under the heel of our massive popularity boot.

Yeah but in a weird twist didn't he change his name to Standard Design Company?

[standard]

There was actually a NY company named Standard Design that made some sort of desk calendar. They went out of business in '02 and i was deluged with requests for calendar refills by email cos people were looking it up on google or whatever. I was just writing back to them: "Did you even LOOK at my website?"

[ENothing]

He should also sue Celine Dion. Just because.