Cease and Desist (band)

Cease and Desist is a punk rock band from, which was formed in 2000. Originally named Brand Bullies after a term in 's book, after Klein gave their label a cease-and-desist order the band sarcastically renamed themselves after the legal term.

History
Cease and Desist formed in 2000 as Brand Bullies in, , naming themselves after a term in 's book , of which lead vocalist Skip Belchier found at the home of a "liberal relative" in.

The band signed to and issued their first album, "That Would Be An Ecumenical Matter" on the label in August of 2001. Shortly after the album's release, Klein mailed Roadrunner a cease-and-desist order ordering the band to change their name. The band very quickly changed their name to Cease and Desist and later copies of the album covered up the band's old name with a sticker with the new one and also added an additional sticker saying "We used to be called "Brand Bullies" but a well-known anti-capitalist Canadian author thought we stole our name from the tagline to her book on how to be a liberal anarchist freakshow and threatened to sue our label for copyright infringement. Think about this when you note the hypocrisy of people with a political agenda."

Rhythm guitarist Mike Curzon Jr. was arrested for drug trafficking in 2004 and was replaced the following year by Kotomi Narahashi, formerly of the pop punk band Incredibility.

Current

 * Skip Belchier (lead vocals) (2000-present)
 * Adam "Laserbeak" Belchier (lead guitar, backing vocals) (2000-present)
 * Kotomi Narahashi (rhythm guitar) (2005-present)
 * Timothy Curzon (drums) (2000-present)

Former

 * Mike Curzon Jr. (rhythm guitar) (2000-2004)