How to Think of an Appropriate Band Name
Make sure you don't choose anything cheesy or anything a bit too hardcore., Try putting a word within a word., Think of a meaning for the band name., Use song lyrics from yours or another bands song.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make sure you don't choose anything cheesy or anything a bit too hardcore.
There's a lot of really cool sounding bands out there with pretty strange/cheesy names.
E.g. 'DragonForce' A band from London.
They're really awesome.
But not many people like the idea that 'DragonForce' is a video game from the 1980s. -
Step 2: Try putting a word within a word.
Or even try making up your own word.
Or put in some variety.
Make up your own word and find another word that already exists to go in it. , A small example 'Madness'.
A band from London in the late 1970s.
They chose the name Madness because of all the trouble they had to go through into just forming a band and making songs. , If you have already wrote some songs, then scan through a few of them and have a look for a lyric or a bunch of lyrics and see what sounds cool as a name. -
Step 3: Think of a meaning for the band name.
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Step 4: Use song lyrics from yours or another bands song.
Detailed Guide
There's a lot of really cool sounding bands out there with pretty strange/cheesy names.
E.g. 'DragonForce' A band from London.
They're really awesome.
But not many people like the idea that 'DragonForce' is a video game from the 1980s.
Or even try making up your own word.
Or put in some variety.
Make up your own word and find another word that already exists to go in it. , A small example 'Madness'.
A band from London in the late 1970s.
They chose the name Madness because of all the trouble they had to go through into just forming a band and making songs. , If you have already wrote some songs, then scan through a few of them and have a look for a lyric or a bunch of lyrics and see what sounds cool as a name.
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