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AC/DC – Malcolm and Angus Young developed the idea for the band's name after their sister Margaret pointed out the "AC/DC" symbol on her electric sewing machine. [14] Ace of Base – The band's first studio was in the basement of a car repair shop, and they considered themselves to be the "masters" of the studio. "Ace of Base" was derived ...
Many notable bands originally went by different names before becoming successful. [1] This list of original names of bands lists former official band names, some of them are significantly different from the eventual current names. This list does not include former band names that have only minor differences, such as stylisation changes, with ...
The band was originally formed by students at the University of Manchester.. The band formed in 1967 at the University of Manchester, after Chris Judge Smith, who had already played in several British rhythm and blues groups whilst a pupil in Oundle School, returned from a trip to San Francisco and, inspired by the bands he had seen, put together a list of possible band names to form a new group.
A pun of the portmanteau of Phil Lester's and Daniel Howell's names—"Phan"—and the word "fandom". [92] Danny Gonzalez: Greg YouTuber In one of his videos, Gonzalez looked up "Strong Names" on Google and found the name "Gregory," which he shortened to Greg, and declared it a "good, strong name." [93] DAY6: My Day Music group [94] Deadsy: Leigons
Texas is the Reason — The band's name comes from a song by The Misfits entitled "Bullet". Therion — The band's name originates from Greek, where therion (θηρίον) means beast; the name refers to the beast of the Christian Book of Revelation, however the band's name itself originates from the Celtic Frost album To Mega Therion
He began his career in 1987 as a guitarist, when he formed Katzenjammer with bandmates John Garcia, Josh Homme, Chris Cockrell and Brant Bjork.In early 1989, shortly after Oliveri's departure, the band changed its name to Sons of Kyuss, and after self-releasing an EP in 1990, the band re-recruited Oliveri on bass to replace Cockrell, and shortened their name to Kyuss.
A punk rock/rock and roll band whose name was inspired by the 1970s band, Rocket from the Tombs. Rocket from the Tombs: Cleveland, Ohio, US: 1974–1975, 2003–2017: A proto-punk/garage rock/punk rock/hard rock band. Roger Miret and the Disasters: USA: 1999–present: A street punk/punk rock band. Rollins Band: Van Nuys, Los Angeles ...
The following is a list of notable bands associated with riot grrrl from the early 1990s to the present, mainly in the United States and United Kingdom.. NB: some of these bands significantly pre-dated the original riot grrrl era (e.g. Frightwig, Fifth Column, Mecca Normal, Scrawl, L7), while others may be more accurately categorized as grunge – see also 'foxcore' (e.g. Lunachicks, Babes in ...