The name of the militant Islamic group ISIS is probably one of the most reviled names in the country at the moment, and that is triggering threats and hate email for a defunct post-metal rock band with the same name.
“It blows my mind that people can’t see the difference,” a representative of the band told ABC News. “I know they receive threats constantly via Facebook.”
ISIS, a band originating from Boston, Massachusetts, began playing in 1997, releasing nine albums with titles like “Panopticon” and “In the Absence of Truth.” The group moved to California before officially splitting up in 2010.
Though the band is no longer together, the ex-members are being flooded with threats from individuals who believe them to be associated with the Islamic terrorist group, which recently claimed responsibility for beheading American journalist James Foley. The group has also slaughtered Christians, Yazidis and other Muslims who aren’t members of the Sunni Islamic sect.
“It certainly caught us off guard,” Aaron Harris, the band’s drummer, told ABC News.
“Just like our fans, we’ve been watching the news in disbelief,” Harris added. “We haven’t commented on it because we haven’t been an active band since 2010, even though our music does live on. We maintain our Facebook page to keep people up-to-date on our current musical projects.”
The name of the band’s official Facebook page was changed from “ISIS” to “Isis the band,” potentially as a way to distance themselves.
Even fans are beginning to tone down their public support of ISIS the band, possibly out of fear of being mistaken for a supporter of the terrorist group.
(A big thank you to Sarah Figalora from ABC News for writing this article and saving me the trouble of having to write it myself)
The Tyranny of Tradition 
#1 by johndockus on August 22, 2014 - 6:43 PM
The goddess Isis sits on her throne looking down through the clouds at what appears to her to be a bunch of black and brown ants, crawling around her feet, swarming, all converging around an elevated mound which has four other small creatures on it, a couple of fleas, a cricket, and a dung beetle, making to her a small and irritating racket. The lead singer wears a thimble on his head. The dung beetle holds two match-sticks and wails away at the top of a match-book cover. Isis looks over and a bunch of angry red ants approach, and a small battle beneath her ensues. Little black and brown ant-heads roll onto the sand. Little decapitated bodies roll onto their backs, the little legs wiggling. Little does Isis know the fight is over her name. Little do the little creatures realize they are fighting in the shadow of She whose name they’ve co-opted. Should Isis hire a lawyer and sue for copyright infringement?
#2 by Dave on August 22, 2014 - 7:03 PM
Finally, a real article. I was actually waiting for you to write this article yourself. Nice that you didn’t haven’t to.