The importance of a good band-name

ADK · Joined: 05 Oct 2012 Posts: 538

Maybe this is only me, but I think a lot of bands don't really care for that anymore. In my opinion, the band-name is very important in Heavy Metal and it should be chosen carefully.

Of course, nowadays most simple and memorable names are already taken since the 80ies and 90ies (sometimes even by multiple bands), but with internet you can check pretty fast if your idea is not already taken. Also, I would say that it became harder to come up with something new, but isn't that the point of creativity, to make some effort on your own?

If you don't know what I mean with a "bad" band-name, here are some subjective criteria out of my mind:

- bandnames that are just lifted from another band's song- or albumtitle, without being musically influenced by the band in question
- cryptic and hard to pronounce names in obscure languages like Latin, Greece, Icelandic etc.
- bandnames that are longer than 2-3 words

(like always, there might be exceptions to those "rules")

Other opinions?

Sarcueil · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 504 Location: KADIKÖY, turkey

Hørus · Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 1573

The only thing I can't stand is when a band choose a name already used by another band (being active or not). Some imagination please...
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holy ghost · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:13 am Post subject:

My biggest beef is picking a very common word (like Witch or Mountain or what have you) and reusing it "craftily" with other words, I mean come the fuck on people its 2013 already...

I don't mind as much when bands pay homage to another band via a song title...
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Haunt In The Dark · Joined: 24 Oct 2009 Posts: 669 Location: Trve De Baal

I hate when non-French bands use French names (or lyrics) because usually, they can't pronounce it/them right.

I hate band names in Latin.

I hate most "bestial" bands' names.

Speerhead · Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 571 Location: UK

nileppez · Joined: 30 Nov 2012 Posts: 459 Location: Poland

I wouldn't say there's some "rule" to which band names are good and which suck. Except the obvious that sentence or quasi-sentence band names suck, like asking alexandria, bring me the horizon etc.

Conservationist · Joined: 25 Feb 2009 Posts: 2328

Death to the "sentence bands"!

If some band is named And I Put It In My Ass, I know right away that it's metalcore and I'm cleared to fire at will.
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eighthplague · Joined: 04 Feb 2012 Posts: 1668

ias · Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 388

It's important for shure but man.... unless u are actually the artist... you have no clue.. my point is, most people just don't know and thus no capacity to understand. Happy hannukah oh jew jewlerers. Its also about metal getting "smart". Aestethis can be overcome by intelligence. Aeons shuffle. That was not whatitwasintheeighties.
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Haunt In The Dark · Joined: 24 Oct 2009 Posts: 669 Location: Trve De Baal

DickoMPDS · Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 105

i cant think of a legendary band with a shit name..
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morbiddeceiver · Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 2221 Location: USA

I could care less about the name if I like the music.

DickoMPDS · Joined: 21 Apr 2011 Posts: 105

suppose those words form new meanings though
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holy ghost · Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:38 am Post subject: