So, my bad-name recognition skills thus established, let's move on to this year's names, divided into two categories: worst band names (i.e., no redeeming value whatsoever, just sheer suckitude ...

Please note we aren’t saying these bands suck, just their names. That’ll become abundantly clear when you see the last group on the list. This Ohio-based Christian metal band picked their name ...

Fall Out Boy founding members Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump spent a lot of time arguing over what they should call their band. After creating a long list of potential names, they had friends vote ...

The New York Times Strands puzzle for June 23, 2025, focuses on two-word band names. The spangram is "ROCK GROUPS." The ...

Maxim has put together a list of the “The Worst Band Names Ever,” and we thought y’all might wanna take a peek. Although they’re not experts in music, they’re pretty good with the ...

A good band name does not define whether or not an act will be successful. Bands with terrible names have made amazing songs, while groups with fantastic monikers have recorded songs that are ...

Dangerous Minds recently dug up this old list of band names that were banned from a Christian radio station. WSOU is a heavy metal station housed in a Roman Catholic University and does not use ...

Mick Ralphs, 81, has recently passed away from unknown causes. The news was confirmed by his band, Bad Company, via Instagram on June 23, 2025.

A reunited 98 degrees revealed highlights from their long list of rejected band names, including Spontaneous Combustion, Just Us, Inertia, and more.

On Tuesday, RFT Music posted a list of the best and worst band names at this year's South By Southwest. The Ghost Wolves was deemed the sixth worst name, leading the Austin, Texas duo to send this ...

You “never made it as a wise man” if you didn’t guess Nickelback as the Biggest Rock Band of the 21st Century, at least according to Billboard. The weekly music magazine that keeps tracks of ...