dont know if this has been sed, king prawn...nice band name....

local bands
the nanny effect
tied down in a sack of s**t
s**t
skintilla
dia tribe
we will meet again
yep local bands generally have wierd names

taj mahal and the phantom blues - originally just the phantom blues until the lead singer and blues legend taj mahal researched the taj mahal building and discovered that all men that helped build the historic monument were soon after parted from their hands as indian royalty didnt want these great builders and craftsmen to ever build another thing nearly as great as the taj mahal.

also dogs die in hot cars, is that what their called?

Godspeed You! Black Emperor is quite an original name
So are The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Ozric Tentacles

gentle ben and his sensitive side, eheheheheheh great name

anal cunt

soldiers of satan is gay

also children of bodom

stormtroopers of death (wheres the lawsuit from george lucas)

Umm Stone Sour, Mudvayne, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, sorry to go off topic but i always thought Quiet Riot was a cool name, dunno aobut strange but i like it

[QUOTE=Faith No Doubt]
Carter [is] The Unstoppable Sex Machine[/QUOTE]

Quoted for the truth.

[QUOTE=ChickenMcFicken]Quoted for the truth.[/QUOTE]
Yea, Carter AKA ChickenMcFicken is dead sexy. (We're kinda in a band together, running joke)

thats a dirty lie, I have no idea who you are crazy man.

the eagles of death metal

Nirvana???

The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extraveganza!!!!!

[QUOTE=thrashfanatic2010]all the nu metal band names that have one syllable and are purposely mispelled ie limp bizkit, korn, staind, etc. its just so ****in lame[/QUOTE]

Limp Bizkit has 3 syllables.

Motorhead

Coheed and Cambria

A band at school was called "Bishrod and the Yeti Patrol"

Meshugga


I know a local band called Gosho

the # from blink 182 is based on how many times they said f*** in scarface

Porcupine Tree
Radiohead

Butt Trumpets
Traci Lords' Ex-Sex Lovers
Bloodsuckers From Outerspace
Iggy Pop
Godsmack
Eminem
Skunk Anancie

Maudlin of the Well is a pretty strange name.

[QUOTE=2yearpro?]the # from blink 182 is based on how many times they said f*** in scarface[/QUOTE]
No its not.
There is no reason for that number. They messed with everyone saying that was it that and like a million other things. But really, theres nothing special about that number.

OOIOO
Chumbawamba
Deerhoof
Ex-Girl
Fantomas

All pretty weird, IMO.

[QUOTE=MonochromaticStains]OOIOO
Chumbawamba
Deerhoof
Ex-Girl
Fantomas

All pretty weird, IMO.[/QUOTE]

Hello Giles.

[QUOTE]Led Zeppelin = In a review, they were said to be "as likely to succeed as a lead zeppelin".[/QUOTE]
Wow, was that guy ever off :lol: I knew that though, I read a lot about bands in my spare time. Apparently Jimmy Page has taken the credit for a lot of songs that aren't his. I don't really believe that though.

well, prince changed his name to a symbol for awhile.

there's a local band around here called 'The Buttered Scones'

Gov't Mule is pretty weird.

Godspeed You! Black Emporer

Atari Teenage Riot

Squarepusher

Fu*k

[QUOTE=fishboy]Nirvana???[/QUOTE]


Buddhist Term for enlightenment. Next.

[QUOTE=extreme_191]Led Zeppilen was made up by Keith Moon, of the Who. It's an opoosite name-Lead(heavy material) Zeppilen(Famous Blimp)just like Quiet Riot, or Black Sabbath, or Alice Cooper, or Alice In Chains(It's a surprisingly successful way to discover good names)IMO.[/QUOTE]
What I know how Led Zeppelin got there name, I think Peter Townshend of The Who, said that they would go down like a Led Balloon, so they named themselves Led Zeppelin thats what I always thought. :o

Rammstein, for those who are curious, is the name of a german military base.

[QUOTE=magicaltroll834]No its not.
There is no reason for that number. They messed with everyone saying that was it that and like a million other things. But really, theres nothing special about that number.[/QUOTE]
Dude I dislike Blink-182 alot, but thats the reason for the number, I saw an interview on much music

The Olivia Tremor Control
THe Apples in Stereo

Rainbow butt monkeys wat the hell is that.

Revolting Cocks

lol, seriously

[B][U]Local bands[/U][/B]
Draincage (my band!)
Saramuto (or something like that)
The Wyvern Bitches
Paradesiac

Rooney
Butthole Surfers
Anal Cunt

The Unexplainable Urge To Punch Your Girlfriend In The Face