Band names

[Jerome]

Why do all the new metal bands have names that are about bloodlust, death, doom and gloom. Can't they get their heads past the old cliches.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

Why do all the new metal bands have names that are about bloodlust, death, doom and gloom. Can't they get their heads past the old cliches.

the answer is simple Jerome.....most heavy metal is not very intelligent so how you expect them to use intelligence to select their names??

and for the "old cliches"...Metal has always been full of simplistic cliches from guitar riffs to subject matter

[SteveO]

Check out Agalloch and Opeth, guys !!!!

[MsCorrupterSOH]

I always though it was because they wanted to look cool/badass

[SteveO]

There are tons of prog metal (rock) bands that have cool names...prog is where it's at for me at the moment..something else could come along at any moment...lol......The extreme metal bands with black metal themes and death growls tend to take on very bizarre names for the shock value ...I guess. Jimmy and the Hurricanes wouldn't fly as a doom metal band .....lol

PROG BANDS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/dtguitarfa...metal_2013

Touchstone

Conflict of Sound ( Phil Collin's son's band)

Riverside

Spock's Beard

Spiritual Beggars

Porcupine Tree

Steven Wilson ***** ...continously releasing great prog reminiscent of YES, ELP, KING CRIMSON , GENESIS, PINK FLOYD...he knows his music !

DGM

The Tangent

Orphaned Land

James LeBrie

The Safety Fire

Jolly

[CRAZY-HORSE]

i think they have cliched names because frankly, metal riffs are very cliched for the most part, so it goes hand in hand i guess

[SteveO]

Right on! However check out prog bands like your Perth's own Voyager and you'd like the diversified sound I'm sure Crazy mate !Not always great music but it's refreshing at times!

i think they have cliched names because frankly, metal riffs are very cliched for the most part, so it goes hand in hand i guess