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PM_ME_UR_DIET_TIPS t1_j00pdf3 wrote

Rain City Drive did it first.

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quitofilms OP t1_j00pyy6 wrote

TIL

>On June 25, 2020, the band announced that To Better Days would be their final release under the name Slaves, on a Facebook statement, the band wrote,

As obstinate supporters of the BLM movement, we cannot continue to tie our music and our positive message to a word associated with such negative weight and hurt.[31]

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Kukamungaphobia t1_j035wq5 wrote

Anthrax considered changing their name during the 2001 Anthrax attacks that made the news back then.

>After 9/11 and the Anthrax attacks that came after that, the band considered changing their name. Scott Ian jokingly announced that they were considering the name "Basket Full Of Puppies". They eventually decided to keep the name
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>https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)#:~:text=After%209%2F11%20and%20the%20Anthrax%20attacks%20that%20came,They%20eventually%20decided%20to%20keep%20the%20name%20Anthrax.

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StallOneHammer t1_j00szn6 wrote

They kept all of the Jonny Craig era songs under the old Slaves name so that he’ll forever be tied to it

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