My band wants to change thier name.

[Nate]

And I kinda dont blame them. For those of you who dont know, Revolt is our band name. Weve had it for 4 years now and we feel that since we have gotten much better its time to change the name that fits our music better. Were going through every word in the damn dictionary to get the perfect name. But I also wanted to see what you guys come up with. In other words I want you guys to help. Now I know for a fact that most of you arent going to be serious about it because of the kind of music we play (metal/thrash metal/hardcore/death metal). Were looking for something with preferably with 3 syllables.... because its easier to chant :P. Anyway, I want to see what you guys come up with. Person who gives the best name will be our roadie! Let the games begin!

[Carlos]

Revolt of God.

Yes. I considered your favorite band. :)

You need a TAD bit of your roots in your band's name.

String together some names, and voila, its a new name, yet classic.

But make it so that its "transitional" going from your old name to your new name, example:

If I choose a new name for your band: Salvation of Revolting

Ride this name out for a while, then:

I would have to use the word "salvation" in the new name, this way, your "cult" followers, know who you are.

[Ihsiin]

Revolt is a rubbish name (with all due respect), especially for a metal band of any sort.
I think you should get a name that has aesthetical value rather than acoustic value; something that looks good when written but that people have no idea how to pronounce. But that’s only because I like the idea of the cult legend that no one’s ever seen over the live performer.

On a more appropriate note I wouldn’t use real words for a band name (or at least, not English words). Get a piece of paper and mess around with letters; try to find a name that sounds like the music you play, or has the same feel to it.

At least, this is what I think.

[seahorse]

what the hell is carlos on about?

[Carlos]

what the hell is carlos on about?
When you change a name, you need to leave your old name behind your new name. Otherwise your followers won't "follow."

If you fucking don't know what I'm talking about, then don't post. Geez.

Look at me, for 5 years, I've used Nintendo X across many forums, yet I've used "Carlos X" at some of them, this is what I'm talking about with the "transitional" flow. Simple, yet effective.

[Ihsiin]

EDIT: Wrong thread... delete again...
EDIT 2: I'm so sorry.
EDIT 3: Actually, I'll make this relevant.

Or maybe he should just ask from some clarity?
Does it really matter about followers and what not? Is it about the following or the music?

[seahorse]

right, whatever. anyway, band name... i am pretty hopeless when it comes to this sort of stuff... but i see what sort of thing you're after.

if anything comes to mind i'll let you know.

[Carlos]

Or maybe he should just ask from some clarity?
Does it really matter about followers and what not? Is it about the following or the music?
Well, they DO want to change their name, but you NEED a fanbase for your band. If you restart your band's name, you have to start ALL over again.

Reinventing a business, a persona, a forum, a band, doesn't happen overnight.

[koten]

Muffin Revolt

You know you love it.

Meshing two words together in a funny spelling usually does well for deathmetal bands (no offence, it's a serious observation). Try things like: HindSite, SavajAsalt, AdderSpine (if you know what it's a refrence to, give yourself a cookie), etc.

Try it for yourself, I'm not that good at it.

[Crow]

Hangmans Joke...

[dork]

Pearl Jam 2

[the poe collector]

Odin's Scrotum

[dork]

Anal Assault

[Crow]

Metal Monkeys

[HPK]

-The Rise of the Zombies and the Inferno
-Dark Lords of the Sith (haha, it's a joke, but it'd be pretty sweet)
-Optimistic Suicide (oxymoron?)
-Skullfucker (or just Skullfuck)
-Pyro Necrophilia
-Ragnorok (the two dot thingies over the second o)

If I come up with some more, I'll post them.

[Boggy700]

If you restart your band's name, you have to start ALL over again.
Not true.
A well known one man music act Manitoba had gained a strong fanbase under that name, then was recently involved in legal action which resulted in him changing the name to 'Caribou'.
He still has his fans.

Whenever Dose One or Mike Patton or MF Doom or Madlib works on a new album under a different name, you can be sure that the fans will follow for at least a listen.

Whenever a musician scores the soundtrack to a film, fans of that artist still know about it.

When I changed my forum name from 'Boggy700' to 'Cats' at Random Forum, people still knew it was me.
Well, the people who knew me did.
I think.

(Although my points are growing increasingly irrelevant now.)

But you have a point.



As for names:
Fireball!
Firecube!
Firepyramid!
Firetetrahedron!

(
Hey, did you know that the pyramid is a symbol for fire?
At least, so says my teacher, who is no longer my teacher because he stopped teaching (or maybe that's next week.)
Yeah, he pointed out the whole 'Pyramid', 'Pyro', 'Fire' connection.
I think he might've mentioned something about 'eternal fire', but maybe I'm just imagining that.
So entombment inside a pyramid is an abstract form of cremation, in a way.
)

Subdeath
Undeath
Dedeath
Redeath
Deadeath
Deathdead
Deathdeath

The Pigsellers
Fish Market
Horse Radish
Roast Chicken
Cottage Cheese
Tofu Apocalypse
Vegangeddon
The Non-Kosher Food Fight

[Jesus]

What about Pig Skinners.

[Galcian]

Epicenter

[Gaul]

I have come up with the three best names for a band ever. They are as follows.



1) Kickin' Nickels


2) Fuckin' Funyins


3) Jumpin' around with Jesus

[Shadow19]

A Perfect Tool

[Crow]

how about Led Zeppelin

[Stay Vertical]

Zed Leppelin.




TEH FRET FUCKERZ!

[D3adcell]

Yeah 1 word is usually good to have like Mastadon or Pantera etc. Just easy to remember

But 3 sylable word;

Va-gi-na

Good luck ;).

[Stay Vertical]

Ber-gi-na.

From Family Guy.

[Chris]

Zed Leppelin.


I've actually joked about naming a band that with my friends before.

You could always think of who inspires you can try to come up with a name based on that. For instance, big on Sabbath? Maybe something like Paranoid or Snowblind.

On a side note, which current band name do you think is the best? I say Audioslave, it's just an awesome name for a band.

[Negativity]

Black Star would be a cool name.

I think The Ramones, The Dead Kennedys and The Beatles are good band names.

[Gaul]

Guns N' Roses and Trivium are the best band names imo.

[The Dude]

Nate and the C*nt Punchers Band, now that's hardcore

[seahorse]

did you know the beatles used to be called "long john and the silver beatles" ?

long john was lennon btw.

[Gummy]

Poonsicle.
Like popsicle.

I dunno.
Haha, well something less crude... umm Napalm Death... oh shit wait.
Good luck with the band name.

[dork]

The Cockbellys

[Jesus]

Medium Revolt of the Backroom Sympathy
Jaded Iron
Neutron Bliss
Counselor of the Loveless Verbose
Aural Handle
Albino Welfare
Cock of the Blasphemous Innocence

LOL!!

[OnBake Platinum]

I liek teh cokc lol.

[koten]

^ And their first album could be "We have a weiner"

[the poe collector]

Reign in Hell
The Lone Rangers
Sweet Chin Music
Valhalla
Titanium Rod
1337
Rockalypse Now!
Wyld Stallynz

[Media]

The name The Beatles is brilliant in my opinion. I bet a bunch of people spell beetle that way because the name is so widely known.

Oh. And I can't really contribute to the thread I just thought I'd share.

But I'll try. If your name is Revolt, maybe you should try a new name that is relevant to rebellion.

[seahorse]

half-man, half-biscuit is the best band name ever.

[Spatula]

I'm not going to make any comments in regards to Carlos's posts.

I don't really remember who said it up there in the posting, but I agree that it shouldn't be a word in the English dictionary. I don't think it should be gibberish, but it should be some wicked French or Italian or maybe even Hebrew phrase.

Like "Henaynee" (It can be spelled any way you like as long as it's pronounced hee-nay-nee) in Hebrew means "Here I am" or some shit like that. And that's kind of cool. But Henaynee is a terrible band name.

[TheGreenElf]

Well, they DO want to change their name, but you NEED a fanbase for your band. If you restart your band's name, you have to start ALL over again.

Reinventing a business, a persona, a forum, a band, doesn't happen overnight.
That doesn't matter...if they are actually good, people won't care about a name change. That said...most metal bands names are really kinda lame and uninspired (Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying..., Mastadon). Try to avoid that...

[seahorse]

*looks around the room*

how about Shopping List
or Sex Book

[Negativity]

Black Star... Project.

Yeah.

[Ihsiin]

Call it Maximilian.

[Gaul]

But I'll try. If your name is Revolt, maybe you should try a new name that is relevant to rebellion.


Mwahaha.. mwaha... *looks at his own name*... mwahaha..a...a.a.a.ahhhhh..

[Media]

Or you can go the popular emo band route and make it something like

"Dancing Maria Near te Fire at Night Time Last Sunday at Christmas"

But then I'd have to shoot you each and everyone of you down.

[seahorse]

how about Enigma?

that sounds... well, shit really.

[Shadow19]

I don't know um Total Eclipse, Delirium, Redefine, Intension, Born Of Desire, Transparent

[Negativity]

I say Black Star.

[Ihsiin]

Seems this thread has become very... well...
Ok, let me find some names:

Asb'el, Dantalion, Lilith, Naberius, Neqa'el, Yeter'el

There we go.

[TheGreenElf]

Or you can go the popular emo band route and make it something like

"Dancing Maria Near te Fire at Night Time Last Sunday at Christmas"

But then I'd have to shoot you each and everyone of you down.
...how is that even close to one "emo band" name...?

[DankHero]

...how is that even close to one "emo band" name...?
i think because it's long?



-Optimistic Suicide (oxymoron?)

i like that one

Yellow
Illicit
Jihad
Cane
Carnal
Kernal
Mustard
L.K.R
Schwak Attack
Auditory Homicide
Feck
Meister
In Blood Born
Sliced Bread (best thing since...)

i got carried away

[dork]

I think you should call it "╚╕".

[Spatula]

I'm going to form a French indie-rock band. We will be called Storage.

Our first single is set to be entitled "Folding Chair."

N'arretez pas du croire! Tenez sur la sentiment.

[Crow]

is that from the album "Overhead Compartment"?

[Negativity]

N'arretez pas du croire! Tenez sur la sentiment.

N'arretez pas d'y (or "de") croire! Tenez sure le sentiment.

; )

[Crow]

"sure" in french means "sour"

[Negativity]

Sorry, typo.

[MONSTER ZERO]

Satan's Penis

[Media]

...how is that even close to one "emo band" name...?

The description of something/a scene and the name Maria. Come on, now.

Satan's penis
:clap:

[seahorse]

a few off the top of my head... slam piss, hot cock, window pains (get it?), fish fetish, leg warmers, face attack, lemon socks, bedside whack bucket... erm.... shed heavy.... i'm running out of ideas. give me five minutes.

[koten]

Nate hasn't posted here since starting this topic...

[the poe collector]

Nate hasn't posted here since starting this topic...

That's because I haven't told him how Sex Panther should be his band's name.

I am expecting this to be over as soon as he sees that.

[Crow]

you must have "The" at the start, many good bands use this...

[koten]

The Foot Longs

[disrupter006]

Towering Terror
Horrify
Horrifying Prayer
Pain Transmission
Subliminal Virus
Shock Treatment


I'll list some more as I think of them. (send me some of ur music, i get into trivium, in flames, killswitch engage, lamb of god, chimaira, slipknot...show me what you got!)

[Stay Vertical]

I hate music that disses God. I'm not that holy ok, but the whole idea is just shit. I don't see the point in saying crap about God. It's not nice, and turns me off the whole band altogether.

[BigfootGus]

Halliburton

[Nate]

I hate music that disses God. I'm not that holy ok, but the whole idea is just shit. I don't see the point in saying crap about God. It's not nice, and turns me off the whole band altogether.

Then you obviously dont like metal seeing most of it is around that basis. Thats what its all about....rebellion...power....you need to look past that and actually listen to the music instead of dismissing it because they have a blasphimous name and lyrics. They have an opinion on thier views of the world just like you have your opinion on the whole idea being shit. And most metal isnt even attacking god. The only band that follows that philosophy is Slayer. If anything other metal bands talk about how we are all going to feel the wrath of god because most of us arent good people and were going to burn in hell because of it. Hence: "Walk With Me In Hell" by Lamb of God. I reccomend you watch this documentary called "Metal: A Headbangers Journey" It was on VH1 not too long ago but its also on DVD, and it covers from everything you just said to why they play the music. I guarantee it will broaden your shallow views on the music and if anything make you a metal fan yourself or moreover give you some enlightenment.

Anyway keep the names coming guys. My band is still working on one as we speak but it never hurts to heave your help. And we arent really looking for a name thats blsphimous. We want something that sounds powerfull and will stay stuck in your head.

[Negativity]

Black Star.

In all honesty, I think most metal guitarists are good with their fingers, but are musically inept. It's just not fun to listen to.

I like Rammstein, they're cool.

[Ihsiin]

Then you obviously dont like metal seeing most of it is around that basis. Thats what its all about....rebellion...power....you need to look past that and actually listen to the music instead of dismissing it because they have a blasphimous name and lyrics. They have an opinion on thier views of the world just like you have your opinion on the whole idea being shit. And most metal isnt even attacking god. The only band that follows that philosophy is Slayer. If anything other metal bands talk about how we are all going to feel the wrath of god because most of us arent good people and were going to burn in hell because of it. Hence: "Walk With Me In Hell" by Lamb of God. I reccomend you watch this documentary called "Metal: A Headbangers Journey" It was on VH1 not too long ago but its also on DVD, and it covers from everything you just said to why they play the music. I guarantee it will broaden your shallow views on the music and if anything make you a metal fan yourself or moreover give you some enlightenment.

Anyway keep the names coming guys. My band is still working on one as we speak but it never hurts to heave your help. And we arent really looking for a name thats blsphimous. We want something that sounds powerfull and will stay stuck in your head.

Oh, metal isn't about rebellion. It just isn't. Neither is metal about condemning humanity to hell and what not. Those are all punk rock attitudes.
Metal is about... everything. This is where I always have a problem; I've never been able to adequately describe what metal is about. It's about the grand and the epic, even if the subject in question isn't particularly grand or epic. For the most part metallers (or whatever) have a certain affinity for the occult, and so on and so forth.

I watched Metal: A Headbanger's Journey once and I can only recommend anyone to stay far away from it, as it's absolutely full of bullshit. The very fact that they interviewed Slipknot voids anything said in the documentary. That and the guy completely missing the point of metal.

But that aside...
I honestly suggest Dantalion for your bands name; it sounds a bit metalcorey. There's probably already a band called Dantalion, but that's not important.

[frosty]

There is no such dogma to "metal". Metal can be positive, it can be negative. It can be righteous, it can be blasphemous. There is no specific set of rules governing any metal. Take tool for example. Always been considered a metal band, yet their lyrics encompass everything from blasphemy to that which is righteous and holy. They have evolved with the band as the band has evolved spiritually. They aren't forced to stick to a certain topic to still be "metal". That's just a bullshit label applied to bands that insists they must say and act a certain way in order to "fit in" to their genre. It's all shallow bullshit. So, to call Molly shallow for her views on blasphemous metal is just as shallow as what you are accusing her of. And WAY more bands than Slayer have blasphemous lyrics. I won't even begin to name them all off, they are too many in number to even bother.

[Nate]

There is no such dogma to "metal". Metal can be positive, it can be negative. It can be righteous, it can be blasphemous. There is no specific set of rules governing any metal. Take tool for example. Always been considered a metal band, yet their lyrics encompass everything from blasphemy to that which is righteous and holy. They have evolved with the band as the band has evolved spiritually. They aren't forced to stick to a certain topic to still be "metal". That's just a bullshit label applied to bands that insists they must say and act a certain way in order to "fit in" to their genre. It's all shallow bullshit. So, to call Molly shallow for her views on blasphemous metal is just as shallow as what you are accusing her of. And WAY more bands than Slayer have blasphemous lyrics. I won't even begin to name them all off, they are too many in number to even bother.

I suppose you're right but you have to admit a good majority of them do. And thats what I was speaking for. My band itself happens to fall into the Death Metal sub catagory. And I'd be pretty pissed if someone thinks my band is shit just because we talk about blasphemous stuff. So I felt that comment threatened my talent as a drummer, so I think justified my argument for those bands against that kind of mentality. Anyway thats not that damn point I want you guys to think of names XD

[koten]

Honestly, I like Metal, some heavy, but no Death Metal.

Death Metal has this tendency to have great guitarists, great drums, and an overall great sound, until you get to the part where the singer comes in and then it's like "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! RORAR RARRR RAAA RA ROHHH!"

[Milly]

There used to be this guy on my old school bus, and he was fully into the death metal, and he scared the shit out of me and ninety percent of my other friends. He would come to school carnivals with his face painted like a scary clown, black trench coat and everything like that. His art assignment one year was a large wooden box painted black with "Blood" on it, inside there was music playing and beheaded Barbie Dolls and he stuck their heads to the walls with nails he would hide in there and when you walked out he would jump out and grab you, he did that to me and a friend of mine at the art show the school held, except he wouldnt let us go. He was violent, and saw women as sex objects and nothing else and would think nothing of feeling any of us up at any given moment.
He has turned me off death metal music forever, they just scare the shit out of me.

[seahorse]

sex case, frog lickers, door fungus, screaming virgin carrots, my mahogany funk suit, anas, jumping jack gay, mcfucking spud, spandex throwing arm.

and on (the current) topic. i like some heavy metal, bands like SikTh and Bring Me The Horizon, not really the older stuff though. dunno why, i just cant seem to get into it.

"death" metal though? no thanks. it's not that it's too heavy or dark or anything it's just that most of it is completely musically inept. it just sounds awful.

but i do like most genres of music, from folk to heavy metal.

[Stay Vertical]

I didn't say anything about metal though, I like most metal, though like Koten not the 'roar roar they arn't even words' metal.

And the shallow thing hurt.

[Nate]

Im sorry. I was in error then.

[Jesus]

Frosty is correct.

All Hail Frosty.

[BigfootGus]

hmmmmm

All Hail Frosty

That isn't half bad

hmmmmmm

[Twilight Prince]

The Non-Kosher Food Fight
Odins scrotum
and
1337 are my favourites so far

[BigfootGus]

Assorted Meats

[TheGreenElf]

A lot of bands with metal influence but aren't particularly metal get pulled into this genre, as with many other genres. Personally, I like very few heavy metal/death metal bands, but that is just me, but at the same time, some bands I love have the definite influence, but have smartened up enough to tone it down. By the way, I assume most everyone is with me when I say Slipknot sucks...? Eh?

[frosty]

My 2 cents, you shouldn't ask someone else to name a band. You should name it something that relates to what you write. Or something that relates to you personally. Asking random people to do that isn't going to get you far. Unless you're into trendy pre-baked names.

[Twilight Prince]

The Pussies

[IEatFriedPikmin]

Too Close For Comfort

[Negativity]

Ass Rapists.

[DankHero]

My 2 cents, you shouldn't ask someone else to name a band. You should name it something that relates to what you write. Or something that relates to you personally. Asking random people to do that isn't going to get you far. Unless you're into trendy pre-baked names.

These names aren't really trendy but i may have been baked when i came up with mine.

[HPK]

More band names:

-Random Band
- -insert a really cool and interesting band name here-
- -insert band name here- [the shorter version]
-Mark or Point (The Exclamation) [Is it an exclamation mark or exclamation point?]
-Locias Rutisecy
-The Blurred Line [or A Blurred Line]
-Trifecta from Hell
- or just Trifecta
-Your Favorite Band
-Lion-O and the Thundercats, HOOOOOOO!
-The 10th Level
-Purgatory
-Evil
-Dark
-Injured
-Super Happy Go-Go Robot Battle! [probably better suited for an album name]
-The Three Traitors

Not all that creative, but meh.

[the poe collector]

Sexual Tyrannosaurus, or T-REX.

[Boggy700]

-Mark or Point (The Exclamation) [Is it an exclamation mark or exclamation point?]
I usually say "exclamation mark".
And there is already a band with that kind of name.
The band is called '!!!' (pronounced "chk chk chk".)
That name is three times as good a single exclamation point.
...mark.



Sexual Tyrannosaurus, or T-REX.
Or 'T-SEX'!
Because 'T-Rex' is takes.
("Takes"? What's wrong with my spelling today?)
Taken!

[the poe collector]

T-SEX it is then.

[WOW! I"M HIGH]

revulsion

revulusion

w00t! 133t SUCKS! <--I like that one

[Negativity]

Call yourselves: Rust.

Or! Rust in my Beer.