Band/artist names that sound like metal bands, but aren't

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1. Burial

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:26 (fifteen years ago)

2. Metallica

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:26 (fifteen years ago)

3. ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

― acoleuthic, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:27 (fifteen years ago)

4. Eluvium

― acoleuthic, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:27 (fifteen years ago)

5. Murderdolls

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:28 (fifteen years ago)

6. Bark Psychosis

― Michael B, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:28 (fifteen years ago)

7. The Black Angels

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:28 (fifteen years ago)

8. Iris Dement

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:29 (fifteen years ago)

9. Death

― Zeno, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:31 (fifteen years ago)

10. Terror Danjah

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:31 (fifteen years ago)

11. Underworld

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:32 (fifteen years ago)

2. Metallica

A+

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:33 (fifteen years ago)

12. Cerebral Corps

― disastrous sixth series (MaresNest), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:35 (fifteen years ago)

13. Catatonia

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:38 (fifteen years ago)

14. The Dismemberment Plan

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:40 (fifteen years ago)

15. Screaming Trees

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:40 (fifteen years ago)

16. Grateful Dead (or so thought a very disappointed 12 yr old m@tt)

― The Black NAGL's Death Thong (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:41 (fifteen years ago)

17. Silver Apples
18. Goldfrapp
19. Tin Machine
20. The Aluminum Group

― dociah t. azzahole (Noodle Vague), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:43 (fifteen years ago)

21. Salem

― daavid, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:43 (fifteen years ago)

22. Zomby

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:44 (fifteen years ago)

23. Zombi

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

looooooooooooooooooool noodle vague

― acoleuthic, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

24. Dead Or Alive

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

25. MF DOOM

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

26. Grinderman

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:46 (fifteen years ago)

27. Dungen (must be pronounced "dungeon" for full effect...)

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:46 (fifteen years ago)

28. Bad Religion

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:46 (fifteen years ago)

29. Fan Death

― daavid, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:47 (fifteen years ago)

30. Skream

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:47 (fifteen years ago)

31. Rotterdam Termination Source

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:48 (fifteen years ago)

32. Towering Inferno

― disastrous sixth series (MaresNest), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:49 (fifteen years ago)

33. Tower Of Power

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:49 (fifteen years ago)

34. The Zombies

― daavid, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:49 (fifteen years ago)

They just sound like pest control people tbh. xxxp

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:50 (fifteen years ago)

35. Hannibal Buress

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:51 (fifteen years ago)

36. 10,000 Maniacs

― Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:51 (fifteen years ago)

37. Leo Slayer

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:52 (fifteen years ago)

38. Cloud Cult

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:52 (fifteen years ago)

39. Darker My Love

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:53 (fifteen years ago)

40. Bellowhead

― disastrous sixth series (MaresNest), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:54 (fifteen years ago)

41. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

42. Black Dice

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:56 (fifteen years ago)

43. Cave In

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:57 (fifteen years ago)

44. Godspeed You Black Emperor

At college, a dude asked me if I had heard of them and I was like "fuck yeah!" and did my best death metal growl.

― kkvgz, Monday, 27 September 2010 16:57 (fifteen years ago)

lololol

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:58 (fifteen years ago)

2. Metallica
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, September 27, 2010 12:26 PM

<3 u for this

― markers, Monday, 27 September 2010 17:31 (fifteen years ago)

16. Grateful Dead (or so thought a very disappointed 12 yr old m@tt)

― The Black NAGL's Death Thong (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:41 (54 minutes ago)

So glad I wasn't the only one! Between the name and the skull logo, I was under the impression that these guys were like Sabbath-heavy or something. Imagine how surprised I was when I won a tape of American Beauty in a school drawing and got home to hear it.

― he's always been a bit of an anti-climb Max (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:37 (fifteen years ago)

45. Godz

― Zeno, Monday, 27 September 2010 17:38 (fifteen years ago)

46. black flag

― Zeno, Monday, 27 September 2010 17:39 (fifteen years ago)

actually lots of punk/post punk bands could fit here

― Zeno, Monday, 27 September 2010 17:42 (fifteen years ago)

47. Eagles of Death Metal

― Randolph Carter (Viceroy), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:44 (fifteen years ago)

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91. Faust

― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 11:50 (fifteen years ago)

92. Black Lace

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 11:53 (fifteen years ago)

93. Steel Pulse

― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 11:56 (fifteen years ago)

94. Ikonika

― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 12:18 (fifteen years ago)

95. Fuck

― She Got the Shakes, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 12:59 (fifteen years ago)

Didn't Bark Psychosis start out as some sort of Napalm Death influenced squat band?

― disastrous sixth series (MaresNest), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:04 (fifteen years ago)

still haven't heard Bark Psychosis' 'Scum'

― acoleuthic, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:06 (fifteen years ago)

Alice in Chains

― jaymc, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:10 (fifteen years ago)

Catherine Wheel.

― ellaguru, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:22 (fifteen years ago)

Cromagnon

― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:22 (fifteen years ago)

Bohren & Der Club of Gore

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:25 (fifteen years ago)

Röyksopp

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:26 (fifteen years ago)

89. Cannibal Ox

Great one ^^

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:39 (fifteen years ago)

Bohren & Der Club of Gore

this is ALMOST a great one but for me the name's more redolent of a seamy underground dancepunk band

― acoleuthic, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:41 (fifteen years ago)

They're named as a sort of tribute to the Dutch band Gore, who were a metal band of sorts

― I ain't that kind of player I just foul a lot (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:49 (fifteen years ago)

I did not know that. Had Wrede at one stage, good band.

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 13:51 (fifteen years ago)

96. Deerhunter

― chromecassettes, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:16 (fifteen years ago)

Pentangle

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:19 (fifteen years ago)

^ good one

― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:22 (fifteen years ago)

97. these immortal souls

― Zeno, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:24 (fifteen years ago)

98. War

― I ain't that kind of player I just foul a lot (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:25 (fifteen years ago)

99. Blood on the Wall

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:26 (fifteen years ago)

100. Skull Snaps

― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:27 (fifteen years ago)

101. Old Skull
102. Rocket from the Crypt

― jaymc, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:38 (fifteen years ago)

103. ~~Old~~ Live Skull
104. Rocket from the ~~Crypt~~ Tombs

― My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 14:42 (fifteen years ago)

This thread = A++++

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 15:25 (fifteen years ago)

105. Tyrannosaurus Rex

― Tom A. (Tom B.) (Tom C.) (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 September 2010 15:25 (fifteen years ago)

This Mortal Coil (?)

― ellaguru, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)

faust is a good one.

― charlie h, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 18:11 (fifteen years ago)

Sabres of Paradise

― Duke, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 19:17 (fifteen years ago)

108. destroy all monsters

― Zeno, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:54 (fifteen years ago)

109. Switchblade Symphony

― Randolph Carter (Viceroy), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 00:56 (fifteen years ago)

71. The Killers

― monster_xero, Tuesday, 28 September 2010 05:19 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

or satans fingers or the hospital bombers

― a hoy hoy, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:00 (fifteen years ago)

77 ghostface
78 outkast

― Picture me ¯\(°_°)/¯ ing (symsymsym), Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:43 AM Bookmark

Outkast sounds like a band that would play festivals with Limp Bizkit and the Deftones.

― rammer jammer jan hammer (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:03 (fifteen years ago)

110. blackstar

― a hoy hoy, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:04 (fifteen years ago)

there actually WAS a "Blackstar" 'metal' band formed by Bill Steer

― officer i didn't know it was a penguin (San Te), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:07 (fifteen years ago)

wonder why Talib and Mos didn't sue!

― officer i didn't know it was a penguin (San Te), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:07 (fifteen years ago)

I thought Dinosaur Jr was a metal band when I first saw the album covers.

― I will always think of you, while (quite) fondly, myself (Evan), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:08 (fifteen years ago)

LOL at Metallica. Awesome.

― skip, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:08 (fifteen years ago)

err not Bill Steer, but the Carcass members EXCEPT for Bill Steer

― officer i didn't know it was a penguin (San Te), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:09 (fifteen years ago)

wait 110 posts and no...

111. gravediggaz

????

― a hoy hoy, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:09 (fifteen years ago)

yeah, william geoffrey steer was very un-metal for years. was fantastic to see him shredding again at the carcass reunion show i saw! even more surprising to hear him singing.

― charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:12 (fifteen years ago)

111. gravediggaz

I thought of this, but the "rap spelling" kinda makes it less like a metal name. The same goes with names like Killah Priest, Masta Killa, etc.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 06:36 (fifteen years ago)

112. Psycho Realm
113. Rubberoom
114. Spectre

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 06:42 (fifteen years ago)

115. Kasabian

(because they're named after Charles Manson's getaway car driver Linda Kasabian) <- ok, more conceptual than really sounding metal

― StanM, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 15:43 (fifteen years ago)

116. Primal Scream

― late adopter, Thursday, 30 September 2010 03:37 (fifteen years ago)

117. The Knife
118. Wailing Souls
119. Emaciator

― Spectrist, Friday, 1 October 2010 01:21 (fifteen years ago)

116. Primal Scream

― late adopter, Thursday, September 30, 2010 3:37 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Yes, quite disappointed I didn't think of this one!

― rhythm fixated member (chap), Friday, 1 October 2010 01:26 (fifteen years ago)

120. Warpaint

― m0stlyClean, Friday, 8 October 2010 21:14 (fifteen years ago)

121. Black Uhuru

― kornrulez6969, Friday, 8 October 2010 22:26 (fifteen years ago)

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