I think pretty much every band I have ever been in had an awesome moniker. Naming a band can be lots of fun. It can also be aggravating when dealing with the ideas of separate members. I have never had too much trouble compromising, though.
The first band I was ever in was called Hexx. I was all of 12 years old, and I thought that was a really neat name for a band. I still do. Given the opportunity I’d definitely use that one again. I think it suits my style quite well.
That only lasted about a year. When I was 13, we changed the name to Palladin, which was a name given to Charlemagne’s knights. The only real difference in the band was the drummer (there is a reason Spinal Tap blows those up, I think), but everyone wanted a new name, and being the youngest person there, I didn’t argue, though I still prefer Hexx.
At 15, I left the company of my brother (who played guitar) and set out on my own. I joined a band called Aftermath. I like this name, as well. The songwriter (and rhythm guitarist) was very much into prophecy and apocalyptic themes. Our first original tune was fittingly called “Armageddon”.
At 16, I joined a band called Hexter Steel. I thought this a great metal band name, but I can’t remember how they came to it, as that was before my joining them. After that, I took time off from music. My father had died, and my boyfriend had been in an accident. I wouldn’t rejoin the music world until my early 20′s.
Then there was quite a string of bands. Malaki, Impact, Silent Mistress, Miss Der Meaner, and Wired, to name but a few. After these, I learned to play bass, and rejoined my brother.
We had bands such as Savage Steel (which lasted through most of the 90′s, with various drummers, though I swear we didn’t blow any of them up). These were always power trios, and we went by several other names in various incarnations later, such as Night Wing, Three, and even Booger.
Since leaving my brother for the last time, there have been a few more, such as Paradox VI, and Kounterstryk. This last was another compromise. I wanted to call it Counterspell, or Kounterspell (from my love the game, Magic the Gathering). My band mates; however, were afraid that between the name, and the fact that I look like the “witchy” chick off the first Black Sabbath album cover, we might get a rep. as some kind of Satanic band. I couldn’t argue.
I haven’t played with a band for a few years now, and the ones I did play with never seemed to make it to the “naming stage”, for one reason or another. Recently I have been thinking of forming a new band. Time to come up with a new name.
Originally published on FullofKnowledge.com
Note: You won't find any of these bands here on Google, as they were all just local bands here in my area. Does anyone else have a long line of interesting band names?
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