Need inspiration for a band name

September 18, 2007 4:54 PM

Help name my friend's band. We need some inspiration and I know you guys are a creative bunch. The type of music is nu-metal / rock and the band is located in Argentina so English or Spanish names are OK.

If music will help get the creative juices going you can hear a sample track here (the track is by the old band, but the music is very similar).

So what would you name your nu-metal band if you had one?
(If you actually might have one, don't answer this question - we don't want to ruin your future chances by stealing your name)

Thanks in advance.

posted by Gomez_in_the_South to media & arts (44 comments total)

Yikes!
posted by Hugh2d2 at 4:56 PM on September 18, 2007

Frank.
posted by flabdablet at 5:06 PM on September 18, 2007

Cherry Pop

The People Your Parents Warned You About
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 5:06 PM on September 18, 2007

Adjective Noun: The Band

Cry For Me

We're Not The Beatles

Elvis Derivative
posted by Saydur at 5:06 PM on September 18, 2007

Meringue-utan
posted by kuujjuarapik at 5:07 PM on September 18, 2007

Specific Gravity
Featherweight
Tricksy
Three Chords and a Backbeat
posted by ScarletPumpernickel at 5:14 PM on September 18, 2007

Ebpx Onaq
posted by The World Famous at 5:15 PM on September 18, 2007

Spinal Pap
posted by The Deej at 5:16 PM on September 18, 2007

Guayakill
posted by Brian James at 5:27 PM on September 18, 2007

Great answers so far. Ones we especially like up to now are Frank and Specific Gravity.

By the way, they have a deadline of Sunday to decide so I'll post what is chosen as soon as it's known.

One extra thing I should've mentioned is that it is good if they're easy to pronounce, to avoid difficulties for speakers of non-native speakers (not that I am sure that Ebpx and Onaq are really words).
posted by Gomez_in_the_South at 5:34 PM on September 18, 2007

How about Frank and the Specific Gravity?
posted by nitsuj at 5:46 PM on September 18, 2007

Surface Tension
A Fist full of Ducks (or anything that you normally wouldn't have a fist full of)
Brick
posted by quin at 5:48 PM on September 18, 2007

Amish Gestapo
REO Meatwagon
posted by blaneyphoto at 5:50 PM on September 18, 2007

compound eye
mouth farm
Inhalent
the rear admirals
druglord
Emeritus
dutch oven
posted by The_Auditor at 5:58 PM on September 18, 2007

Take it for what it's worth - I've been harboring a desire to start a band called K-Theory for quite some time, but I always thought it sounded too nu-metal-y for my taste.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:59 PM on September 18, 2007

Frank's Specific Gravity?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:00 PM on September 18, 2007

Here's your new name: Squadron

Yeah, you're welcome.
posted by JaySunSee at 6:02 PM on September 18, 2007

The Goggles
Diego and the Hands of God
Iroq
The Roadside Bombs
The Cheese Whizards
The Frets
The Frames
Blank Slate
The Handaxes
Lost World
Gomez and the Souths
Pampas Lava
Spoonerism
Bilabial
Burial Ground
The Ant Lions
The Giant Sloths
Margaret and the Malvinas
Room 101
Catgut
Mystery Meat
Ulysse's Sail
posted by Rumple at 6:07 PM on September 18, 2007

therapy alibi
stolen ruthlessly
posted by Ironmouth at 6:32 PM on September 18, 2007

Mexico Set
posted by nikko at 6:33 PM on September 18, 2007

Metal de la Malvinas
posted by Megafly at 6:38 PM on September 18, 2007

Shoot Yourself in the Face with a Birthday Cake

Einstein Telephone

The Featherweights
posted by ludwig_van at 7:44 PM on September 18, 2007

Thanks again for all the suggestions. We'll take them all into consideration, except for the ones referring to the Malvinas - it's a sensitive topic ;-)
posted by Gomez_in_the_South at 8:39 PM on September 18, 2007

Omnivore
Machinery Risk
Redline Sanction
Avalanche Zero
posted by 23skidoo at 9:25 PM on September 18, 2007

Ese moleste
posted by quadog at 10:24 PM on September 18, 2007

Mittens.

Oh, it's a band?
posted by tehloki at 10:51 PM on September 18, 2007

robot spider

a sock of fleagulls

the casino carpets

licked


quin: "brick" is taken.
posted by univac at 11:50 PM on September 18, 2007

...how could I forget?

Varsity Stroke

Utopian Turtletops
posted by univac at 11:55 PM on September 18, 2007

Ten Thousand Statistically Grammar-Average Fake Band Names.
posted by markdj at 1:52 AM on September 19, 2007

A good name for a rock band from Dave Barry.

Wikipedias List of band name etymologies
posted by Harald74 at 2:04 AM on September 19, 2007

I'm forwarding this list that a friend thought up. I hope it makes more sense to you than it does to me, not knowing Argentinean slang...

The Parrot's Seashell (la concha de la lora)
El Hijo Opa
El Boleto Capicua
Analephbetos
The Ether-nots
Nía Palo
La Peronga [hey, an angry mob of armed taxistas would be good publicity]

I bet they'd get a lot of people to their first
gig if they called their band "Bersuit Vergabarat."
posted by umbú at 5:25 AM on September 19, 2007

Me Enfada
posted by trim17 at 5:51 AM on September 19, 2007

Verde Veronese

Intifada

Stochastic Vector

Aujesky and the Pseudorabies
posted by Pollomacho at 6:21 AM on September 19, 2007

Tierra Dura
posted by dbiedny at 6:46 AM on September 19, 2007

The Undertaker and His Pals
posted by AJaffe at 6:51 AM on September 19, 2007

Mis Hormigas
Ultimo Ruido
Los Pesados (or just Pesado)
posted by dbiedny at 6:52 AM on September 19, 2007

I figured out recently that the pool of MeFi usernames is also a pretty good source of prospective band names. Just look around the site here and you'll see something good. The Pollomachos, Interrobang, the Scodies, the Hama 7, you name it.
posted by COBRA! at 7:08 AM on September 19, 2007

Abortion Grenade
posted by Totally Zanzibarin' Ya at 8:16 AM on September 19, 2007

The Arroyo Set
The information in the radio has power
Comes from the Fires
Thorn del Fuego
Una Espina del Fuego
Ionic Furnace
From Boron to Polonium
Ferrous Fires
The triple-helium process
posted by safetyfork at 8:35 AM on September 19, 2007

It's great to see some more Spanish suggestions.

umbú, yeah their are already some interesting Argentine band names out there. Have a look at Argentine Rock bands on Wikipedia.

I haven't marked any as best answers, because I think I'd have to mark them all then. I appreciate everyones contribution.

p.s. when is the Buenos Aires meetup?
posted by Gomez_in_the_South at 9:48 AM on September 19, 2007

"My Three Foot Clitoris"

I like this concept because people will ask others, "Have you seen My Three Foot Clitoris?" Imagine the shock on the other person's face.
posted by gnz2001 at 11:36 AM on September 19, 2007

Rocky McRockerton
posted by The Deej at 8:40 AM on September 23, 2007

Deliberations are still in progress, I'll post the result as soon as it's known.
posted by Gomez_in_the_South at 6:43 AM on September 26, 2007

The name that was chosen in the end was onaenmute. I only took 10 months to post the result (sorry).
posted by Gomez_in_the_South at 8:12 AM on July 17