The Disciplines is a

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, Norway, led by singer

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Name Dispute

In 2019, another band believed that The Disciplines name was too similar to theirs, which caused them to pursue legal action against The Disciplines. There are no specifics on whether this has been resolved, however an unfavorable ruling for The Disciplines could result in losing rights to their discography. Efforts have been made by The Disciplines to resolve the dispute amicably, but the other party has not been responsive to any resolutions.

Discography

Albums

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Voices of Wonder Voices of Wonder a.k.a. Voice of Wonder Records was one of the most important rock record labels in Oslo, Norway in the early 1990s. The label was fronted by a small and intimate record store on Olaf Ryes plass, which in addition to the labels own ...

(Norway/DK), Weekender (UK), 2Fer-PIAS(Spain), Second Motion (USA), S'Music (South America), Spark & Shine (Germany/A/CH) and

V2 Records V2 Records (or V2 Music and V2 Benelux; V2 being an abbreviation for Virgin 2) is a record label that was purchased by Universal Music Group in 2007, sold to PIAS in 2013 and partially acquired by Universal in 2022 (as part of larger PIAS 49% ...

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'' (2011), Rock's My Ass Records www.rocksmyassrecords.com (France), SPARK & SHiNE (North America/Germany/Netherlands), Tin Robot (UK/Ireland), Naked Man (Spain/Portugal) VOW (Norway/Denmark), Other Tongues (NZ/Australia)

Singles

*'"Fate's a Strong Bitch (feat Lydia Lunch)"/"Urbane Problemer" (Kjøtt cover) 7" single *"Best Mistake"/"No Vacancy" 7" single *"Yours for the Taking" 7" single *"There's a Law" 7" single

References

External links

Label website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Disciplines, The Norwegian garage rock groups Musical groups established in 2007 Norwegian musical quartets Second Motion Records artists V2 Records artists