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 ...

The band's name came from band members' Gary Rossington and Bob Burns' strict high school gym teacher named Leonard Skinner. The teens were often caught butting heads with Skinner for growing ...

It’s not easy to pick a band name. After 60 years of rock & roll, everything has been taken. There’s the Eagles and the Eagles of Death Metal, the Who and the Guess Who. There’s Asia, Europe ...

The right name can make or break a band, as it’s often the first thing prospective fans, labels and other industry people hear about them. If it’s unique and enticing, it’s guaranteed to ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Yes, this list is supposed to reveal the origins of famous band names, but this one was so funny that it simply had to be included. Scottish band Biffy Clyro really started to get big in the year ...