Ludicrously terrible band names

[emdasher]

A friend of mine wrote a screenplay in which she mocked the silliness of emo/screamo culture. So naturally, when band names like Scary Kids Scaring Kids popped up, I assumed she had made them up for comic effect. She hadn't.

Turns out this particular sub-genre is fertile ground for unbelievably terrible band names. Killbrand? Pierce the Veil? Breathe Carolina? Is this supposed to be some sort of in-joke, or are bands actually giving themselves these names in earnest?

It could be that ANY name a screamo band calls itself is going to sound terrible, and that good bands are more easily forgiven for having bad names. Or maybe the music itself has nothing to do with this.

What are the worst band names ever? And, what are the best bands with the worst names?

[yesno]

On topic, while metal is the usual culprit I have a special hatred of punning ska band names. I shan't type them here.

Off topic, "veil piercing" is an important corporate law concept, but it's "reverse veil piercing" that really gets me giggling.

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Breathe Carolina?

Reminds me of Shallow, North Dakota who were from Hamilton, ON, not ND.  Anyway, I liked them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51icu_dPeIo

Weird and bad band names certainly aren't anything new or specific to one genre.

Also, for yesno:   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwcDGJ3pVHU

[AllisonLeGnome]

You.May.Die.in.the.Desert is pretty bad.

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Take out the periods and it wouldn't be quite so obnoxious.

[emdasher]

I remember a slight twinge of embarrassment when I bought The New Pornographers' first album in 2000. Admittedly I was just entering my teenage years at the time, so for me that was tantamount to a sexual awakening.

[emdasher]

Take out the periods and it wouldn't be quite so obnoxious.

Bands with excessive punctuation in their name are easy targets. Sunn 0))).

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Sunn 0))) is a great name, I think.

[emdasher]

Sunn 0))) is a great name, I think.

How about the 5.6.7.8's?

I like Stellastarr* but hate their name.

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How about the 5.6.7.8's?

Pretty bad.    

Kinda reminds me of 764-HERO which were named after the (still) phone number for reporting carpool lane violators in Washington State.  Even though I "get" the name, I still never cared much for it.

[samir]

Off topic, "veil piercing" is an important corporate law concept, but it's "reverse veil piercing" that really gets me giggling.

Spring 08 flashbacks... Gross!

The Onion's annual compilation of bad band names is always a good read. http://www.avclub.com/content/node/71396

[AllisonLeGnome]

The Onion's annual compilation of bad band names is always a good read. http://www.avclub.com/content/node/71396

Thanks for reminding me about The Wonder Years. How did their album Get Stoked on It! possibly only get one star? (My favorite thing on those sorts of reviews is always the fan who finds it a year after it was published and long buried in the archives and feels the need to tell everyone else how they just don't appreciate the genius of the band in question.)

[emma]

I think I might have said this sometime in the chat or in a thread or something, but I once had a friend in a techno-ska band called "Fuck You". Seriously. We had a ridiculous number of arguments (after he had t-shirts made) about whether this was the best or the worst idea ever. I am still unsure.

[Dan B]

I think the techno-ska part might be the worst idea.

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techno-ska band called "Fuck You".

Holy moley, that's like an idea borne in the sixth circle of hell.