Dumbest / funniest metal band names.

oldscoil

Hi Folks,

Firstly, I don’t mean to take the p1ss out of the musicians or their music, or the fans.

However, let’s be honest…some metal names are hilarious.

Looking through the “Consistently good bands.” thread I couldn’t help smile at some of the names.

So com’on, don’t be so serious, and tell us the band name that always makes you think:

“who the fcuk thought of that name??!?”.



Also please fell free to throw in a few “best band names” aswell, funny, awesome or other.

Personally I’ve always thought “Metallica” was a great name….

Just Like Heaven

I always thought Metallica was fairly cringe inducing.

The whole new wave of metalcore bands with names that don't make any sense is great fun "Silence the end".

endacl

More of a hardcore band, admittedly a joke/bit of craic, very self aware/ironic/tongue in cheek, and taken unseriously by the members themselves most of all...

...Stormtroopers of Death!!!

Also, reflecting the fact that many seminal thrash bands hail from Dublin, San Francisco, the supergroup made up of members of Testament and Exodus, and others....

... Dublin Death Patrol!!!

Oh, and Megadeth. Silly name. But understandable in light of the fact that it came from the odd little creature that is 'Megadave'.

GLaDOS

There's a trend I've noticed that a huge amount of post-rock bands have band names that form a full sentence:

God is an Astronaut
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
And So I Watch You From Afar
If These Trees Could Talk
65DaysOfStatic
Explosions in the Sky
This Will Destroy You
MaybeSheWill

And many others. It's like they had a meeting at decide it was a necessary part of joining the genre

old gregg

Anvil. Like, it's an inanimate object used by farriers.

Riddle101

My Chemical Romance
30 Seconds to Mars
Nickelback
Korn

Lawrence1895

'Belgian Asociality', 'Katastroof' and 'Kutscurft'

oldscoil

ScienceNerd wrote: »

There's a trend I've noticed that a huge amount of post-rock bands have band names that form a full sentence:

God is an Astronaut
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
And So I Watch You From Afar
If These Trees Could Talk
65DaysOfStatic
Explosions in the Sky
This Will Destroy You
MaybeSheWill

And many others. It's like they had a meeting at decide it was a necessary part of joining the genre

Hahaaa, yeah I've never been a fan of theswe "type" of names:
"And as she slowly leaves the room"

Angron

Hands down, the most ridiculous name I've heard for a band is "We Butter The Bread With Butter". Shame they suck though, it'd be funny to say you're a fan of them :P
Bands like "The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza" are pretty daft too, and I hate bands with names like IWrestledaBearOnce.

happyoutscan

old gregg wrote: »

Anvil. Like, it's an inanimate object used by farriers.

That may be true, but what could be more metal than naming your band after an actual piece of heavy metal!

On topic, I'd go for Lawnmower Deth, D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) and Cannibal Corpse, to name a few.

Lawrence1895

What about those German heroes: SDI...Satan's Defloration Incorporated?

SDI Megamosh, so to speak

endacl

Anybody else remember the support band when Acid Reign played McGonagles, many moons ago? An obscure little act, made up of various members of AR, and some road crew. Witchpiss. Good band...

Nailz

Denny M wrote: »

Hands down, the most ridiculous name I've heard for a band is "We Butter Our Bread With Butter".

Hahaha! That is a serious name for a band, absolute class! I was reading that Wikipedia article and it says there's a tribute band called I Can't Believe It's Not We Butter The Bread With Butter, you can't make that shit up!

Liam McPoyle

Cock and Ball Torture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7eD8gns9G4

Just Like Heaven

We butter the bread with butter is probably my favourite band name ever, love it

Angron

Glad I could spread that little bit of cheer :P

Just Like Heaven

Oh I've been a fan for years now Only ever actually listened a couple of times though...

SilverScreen

It's got to be Impaled Northern Moonforest.

Their song-titles are even better:

Grim and Frostbitten Moongoats of the North
Transfixing the Forbidden Blasphemous Incantation of the Conjuring Wintergoat
Grim and Frostbitten Gay Bar
Masturbating on the Unholy Inverted Tracks of the Grim & Frostbitten Necrobobsledders

endacl

Zero1986 wrote: »

It's got to be Impaled Northern Moonfrost.

Their song-titles are even better:

Grim and Frostbitten Moongoats of the North
Transfixing the Forbidden Blasphemous Incantation of the Conjuring Wintergoat
Grim and Frostbitten Gay Bar
Masturbating on the Unholy Inverted Tracks of the Grim & Frostbitten Necrobobsledders

I think we have a winner...

:D:D

BlaasForRafa

endacl wrote: »

I think we have a winner...

:D:D

Yeah but they were intentionally a piss-take band.


I always liked the name Maniac Butcher, it always made me think of someone going mad at the deli counter in a Supervalu

D.Q

saw a band name on a link a mate posted on facebook, "only fumes and corpses". Wouldnt have thought many bands nod the hat to Del Boy and Rodney, so I enjoyed that.

endacl

D.Q wrote: »

saw a band name on a link a mate posted on facebook, "only fumes and corpses". Wouldnt have thought many bands nod the hat to Del Boy and Rodney, so I enjoyed that.

There's a Irish band doing similar. Not metal, but 'mo hata, mo geansai' always makes me smile...

Just Like Heaven

Only fumes and corpses are from Galway.

Angron

D.Q wrote: »

saw a band name on a link a mate posted on facebook, "only fumes and corpses". Wouldnt have thought many bands nod the hat to Del Boy and Rodney, so I enjoyed that.

The band Gorerotted (now called The Rotted) had an album called Only Tools and Corpses, and one of the songs even had a similar intro to the show.

To get back on topic, some other daft or funny names I know of:
Anal Cúnt
Anal Blast
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Amputated Genitals
Cliteater
...Aaaarrghh...
Cattle Decapitation
Pig Destroyer

Just Like Heaven

Oh yeah I forgot about Aaaaaaarrrrghh. There was a list of bands on a grind festival in the UK and it was class I have to try and find it.

Just Like Heaven

Found it, Blastonbury festival 2012.

Dear oh dear Here's just some of the line up;

SUFFERIN**** (SCO)
CHEMICAL TOMB (UK)
LIVING WITH DISFIGUREMENT (UK)
DISGUSTING PIECE OF **** (SWEDEN)
GETS WORSE (UK)
**** ****ING **** (ITALY)
BASTARDHAMMER(UK)
RAZOR RAPE (SWEDEN)
RAW DECIMATING BRUTALITY (POR)
DISEASED MAGGOTECTOMY (UK)
**** RIGHT OFF (UK)
RECTAL IMPLOSION (UK)
SLOTH HAMMER(UK)
DR AIDS (UK)
SHOOT THE BASTARD (UK)
HORRIFIC SEXUAL ATROCITY (UK)
FOETAL JUICE (UK)
VAGINOTOPSY (FRA)
ANAL PENETRATION (NL)
CEMETERY RAPIST (USA)

Lawrence1895

Zero1986 wrote: »

It's got to be Impaled Northern Moonforest.

Their song-titles are even better:

Grim and Frostbitten Moongoats of the North
Transfixing the Forbidden Blasphemous Incantation of the Conjuring Wintergoat
Grim and Frostbitten Gay Bar
Masturbating on the Unholy Inverted Tracks of the Grim & Frostbitten Necrobobsledders

Are them former members of Immortal and Impaled Nazarene?

PickledLime

Rumplestiltskin Grinder and Bloody Panda always gave me a good chuckle!

SilverScreen

Lars1916 wrote: »

Are them former members of Immortal and Impaled Nazarene?

Nope, it's actually an Anal C*nt side-project

Midlife Crashes

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

We butter the bread with butter is probably my favourite band name ever, love it

Funny name but once I made the mistake of listening to them
PLEASE DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!

Knifey Spoony

Midlife Crashes wrote: »

Funny name but once I made the mistake of listening to them
PLEASE DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!!!!!!!!!!

I just had to. Just like there name, the music is pretty damn random. Wait for the classical music breakdown half way through this, which then turns into an electronic music breakdown. Good God!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2xZMcI3yyc

Anyway, on the names front, there is Dolph Lundgren's Party Dungeon, from Cork. The image says it all really....