Naming your band is an art all of its own, one that doesn’t necessarily correlate with an ability to make music. In high school, the worst of my ideas included the name Something Completely ...

Here are nine bands who make awesome, compelling music — even though ... an REO Speedwagon song. But that name ... sweet Jesus. When the group were bouncing ideas for names around, somebody ...

80s: Golden Era The '80s produced, without a doubt, the best band names in music history. Though some were still named for people, places or things, many others ventured into the realm of ideas ...

Punk music in particular has some really fantastic band names. Here are some of the best in history. This British band formed in London in 1976 after being inspired by The Sex Pistols, which is ...

Books, movies, TV shows, people's names, all of these things and more have offered up ideas for ... is true, the band got its name from someone being mean about their music. Let that be a lesson ...

You may wonder how one possibly tops names like Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem, and Naked Toddler. Well, ladies and gentlemen, please get on your feet and give a round ...

In the case of the bands on this list, names were changed even after they started releasing music. See below our picks for bands that changed their name after the debut of their first record.

Is there a band in existence whose name invokes gothic imagery more than this one? If there is, it's not in Dallas. This Leah Lane-fronted scene staple is always bringing the drama in their music ...