Demon Hunter(s) Drama

2026-08-20 by Alkemest CONTRIBUTOR | 47 Comments
Popular Christian metalcore band Demon Hunter has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the even more popular Netflix media franchise KPop Demon Hunters, alleging damages and confusion among fans. From the Los Angeles Times:

"In the suit, the plaintiffs cite instances where there has been “consumer confusion.”
On Feb. 26, 2026, someone requested a refund after purchasing $500 tickets to a Demon Hunter show in Albany, N.Y., believing it was for a KPop Demon Hunters concert, according to the suit."


Link:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-08-19/christian-band-demon-hunter-kpop-demon-hunters-trademark-lawsuit-netflix

Tagged: Demon Hunter

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AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
August 20th 2026
3691 Comments


You know who doesn't have this problem? Cannibal Corpse.

heck
August 20th 2026
7863 Comments


looks like the christian nationalist band with a persecution complex found something new to feel persecuted about

AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
August 20th 2026
3691 Comments


That is true. Fucking dominionists man. It would be pretty funny if the judge ordered them to chance their name lol

Christbait
August 20th 2026
2135 Comments


The animation style in Demon Hunters (the movie, not the band in case you're confused) is the same that's used in the Spider-verse movies and I found it way worse in those movies. Also, looking it up, the CGI in those movies mixed standard 24fps with occasional 12fps which caused that jittery effect. It's way less pronounced in Kpop Demon Hunters (again, referring to the animated film and not the band, in case anyone is still confused).

Rowhaus
August 20th 2026
8090 Comments


"christian nationalist band"

lol

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 20th 2026
4574 Comments


AlkemestRedux I guess nobody told you about J-Pop Cannibal Corpses coming to Tubi in 2027

AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
August 20th 2026
3691 Comments


brb getting a tubi subscription

heck
August 20th 2026
7863 Comments


their guitarist is a groyper who used to share white pride and great replacement stuff on Twitter (idk if he still does, he blocked me)

AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
August 20th 2026
3691 Comments


I knew they were kinda chodes, but didn't realize their guitarist was that far gone. Probably goes to PursuitNW. I was at the anti-Matt Shea protest last year at Cal Anderson in Seattle and all the right-wing soydads bopping around to the worst fucking worship music I've ever heard, trying to convince all the protesters that they were having a great time was pretty funny watching. One song was like 12 minutes of the worship band just singing like 'Jesus's is gonna take us hiiiiigherrrrrrr' lol



Christbait
August 20th 2026
2135 Comments


They were the soundtrack to the boys who popped bin Laden. That's Jesus' love in action, y'all.

CygnusX1
August 20th 2026
813 Comments


Well the Kpop Demon Hunters actually hunt demons, so it feels like they kind of deserve the name no? Demon Hunter has 349K monthly spotify listeners while Huntrx, the fake animated kpop demon hunting group has 23.6 million lol

And who the fuck is paying $500 for Demon Hunter tickets? Real talk the band should be sued for price gouging or fleecing because wtf is that

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 20th 2026
4574 Comments


This is a top tier Wikipedia edit tbf: https://x.com/pw_deathofmusic/status/2090523753335685207

BookoftheFallen
August 20th 2026
1302 Comments


Both suck.

BookoftheFallen
August 20th 2026
1302 Comments


Both suck.

OwMySnauze
August 20th 2026
2833 Comments


Band must be hurting for dough

Kusangii
August 20th 2026
9248 Comments


lol this is pathetic

Sevengill
August 20th 2026
13492 Comments


Somebody didn't learn from Jayden Daniels.

Sevengill
August 20th 2026
13492 Comments


"You know who doesn't have this problem? Cannibal Corpse"

Corpsegrinder is at some mall playing claw games and donating toys to kids

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 20th 2026
4574 Comments


"Band must be hurting for dough"

Tends to happen when you go fash. Always be grifting.

JWT155
August 20th 2026
15162 Comments


Wouldn’t be surprised if this is the label and not the band

Durrzo
August 20th 2026
3752 Comments


Clown shit. Fuck this band.

Essence
August 20th 2026
6914 Comments


LOL losers

ToSmokMuzyki
August 20th 2026
15908 Comments


tbf when i see kpop demon hunters i think of this band going KAWAIIIIIIII

c0nf1n3d
August 20th 2026
434 Comments


KPOP Demon Hunters is great, The Tripytch still slaps to this day, and this whole lawsuit thing is very very funny

heck
August 20th 2026
7863 Comments


"Wouldn’t be surprised if this is the label and not the band"

they self release under their own label lmao

RogueNine
August 20th 2026
6235 Comments


These just aren't scary words anymore.

Trebor.
Emeritus
August 20th 2026
60394 Comments


It's not enough to make bad music, they have to be annoying as well

Ectier
August 20th 2026
5492 Comments


Huh tdil these guys are in the looney bin camp, so are they doing the far right grifting thing as well?

naughtcturnal
August 20th 2026
2942 Comments


The world’s becoming simultaneously a funnier and sadder place to live in

JeetJeet
August 20th 2026
13064 Comments


Trash ass band

Eakflanderyof
August 20th 2026
7133 Comments


@naughtcturnal

Humor and depressing shit go hand in hand. Thats why most comedians are fucked up people

Emim
August 21st 2026
40397 Comments


The only case anyone would be supporting the corporation and not the artist

DatsNotDaMetulz
August 21st 2026
4574 Comments


Can they both lose

cloakanddagger
August 21st 2026
1094 Comments


"their guitarist is a groyper who used to share white pride and great replacement stuff on Twitter (idk if he still does, he blocked me)"
This is somehow less surprising than FFDP being a bunch of chuds

WilhelmBlack
August 21st 2026
649 Comments


@c0nf1n3d I liked it when they were Slipknot.

WilhelmBlack
August 21st 2026
649 Comments


@c0nf1n3d I liked it when they were Slipknot.

Rolling Girl
August 21st 2026
2150 Comments


This band could've just made a joke or something and lean into the kpop thing for the bit. Instead they decided to make use of their greatest state of relevancy in years just to look like assholes.

Faraudo
August 21st 2026
5616 Comments


Loser behavior

ToSmokMuzyki
August 21st 2026
15908 Comments


kek flop deacon blunders

Grimlin
August 21st 2026
1461 Comments


They should change their name back to Training for Utopia, and write good music again

Relinquished
August 21st 2026
50512 Comments


today I learned they’re related

Gfunk839
August 21st 2026
717 Comments


I like these dudes, but this is just sad. LOL.

asanisimasa
August 21st 2026
209 Comments


This reminds me of a reddit story where a guy cried because he went to an Opeth show expecting to see Otep.

Ectier
August 21st 2026
5492 Comments


Thatd be a funny way to become a huge fan of opeth

cloakanddagger
August 21st 2026
1094 Comments


"They should change their name back to Training for Utopia, and write good music again"
At this point I wouldn't want them to tarnish their own legacy, I don't want christian nationalist TfU.

Kinetic22
August 21st 2026
158 Comments


“All hail our corporate overlords”.

I think it’s kind of funny seeing so many people online commenting on this (I don’t mean necessarily here on Sput), immediately taking the side of the big corporation and it’s cartoon concert tour, against the independent metal band that’s been toiling for 25 years, without having even a passing idea of what the lawsuit actually says. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that the headlines say “Christian metal band” instead of “independent metal band”.

OverSlyZed91
August 21st 2026
533 Comments


Ilidan Stormrage is fucked.



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