The Name to Fame!
Lars Ulrich, the drummer of the popular heavy metal band Metallica, came up with this name while discussing possible names for a metal magazine. His friend decided to use 'Metal Mania' for the magazine, and Lars chose 'Metallica' for his band, which was one of the suggestions for the name of the magazine.
Band names are, without a shadow of doubt, one of the most influential factors in a band's popularity. While a band may practice for endless hours and possess the capability to produce great music, unless the band's name is one that instantly captures the attention of the audience, all its other efforts might go in vain.
In most cases, band names should be relevant to the kind of music being played and the genre in which it operates. There may be intentional exceptions to this case, but that does not work out too often. Many a time, bands use their names as a symbol or a message that they want to convey by their music.
If you are planning on starting a band, or already have one, but are yet to name it, or want a better name, here is a list of band name ideas divided into various types -
Names According to Genre
Rock
Rut Smash
Spunk
Slick Bay
Black Monday
Blue Autumn Tuesday
Overdose
Derailed
Wave Tradition
Rock Lawyers
Skinny Dream
Pop
Ultra Spec
Four Seasons
Subway Boys/Girls
Mamma's Boys/Girls
The 18 Flights
Kitten Hugs
Stripes Blue
Munchkin Parlor
Re-fried Pink
The Snuffle Bunnies
Metal
Cryptic Shadows
Apostasy
Death-Sword
Skull Dread
Guns and Flowers
Apocalypse in Hell
Destruction Inc.
Rapid Force
Psychic Clones
Mystic Tunes
Names that Convey Clear Messages or Movements
Racial Terminators
Old School Boys/Girls
Vengeful Feminists
Pro-Drunkards
Fury Against the System
Che-The-Way
Boy-Band-Destroyers
Atheist Maniacs
Agnostic Souls
Metal-Movement
Cool Band Names
Pearl Glow
Junior Sound Workshop
Painter Nirvana
The Darkside
Lucifer Inc.
Giant Pressure Junkies
Allstars
Flying Gravity
Outcome Input
Retro Mood Queens
Sinatra Spectrum
Fury Against the System
LayLo
Deathly Living
Entourage
Baby Boys
Duet Dodos
Symbian Sync
Raw Fire
Vintage Psycho Arrangement
Damned Connoisseurs
Stock Hallucination
Source Zero
Freud Project
Unorthodox and Funny Names
Hitler's Brain
The Nerdy Experiment
Congress of Spunk
Attack of the Retreating Invisible Cows
The Baby Throwers
Curtain of Pain
Devilishistic
Booty Calls
50% Off
Victoria's Vomit
Sophie's Nonsense
Leopard Hunters
The Douche Bags
PMS
Triple D
Better Than You
Time Watchers
Spiked Punch
The Old Monks
Van Gogh's Ear
The Ass Ponys
Secret of Area 51
Arrogant Worms
Bad Housewives
Electric Death Chickens
Drunk Whales
Eeeeewww
Chainsaw Kittens
The Vast Void of Empty Nothingness
Baby Candy Snatchers
Devils Without a Cause
The Lethargic Buffoons
Junk Food Artillery Explosion
Plumbers on a Sunday
Sincere Jesters
Underpants Machine
Now that you are armed with all types of band names, go ahead and choose one that suits your group, or use these to come up with a unique band name of your own. Get rocking!!!