Help me name my band!

[Cimbri]

I think Mr. Eriksson is on to something. Stormerne would be a good name.

 

[Mr Spice]

I can't come up with any great ideas for a name at the moment, but would like to advice you to avoid Simon's suggestion of "Ragnarock". This is (or at least was) the name of a nazi record company in Sweden.

 

[Cimbri]

Ragnarok is a Nordic concept. Just because the Nazi dogs have gotten their filthy fangs on it shouldn’t mean that others couldn’t use it as a name for a band. I think it’s quite good.

 

[stormerne]

Thanks for the advice Mr. Spice and Cimbri. The Nazi association would be regretable. On the other hand, so far the fact that some Nazis like to use my religion as a justification for their politics hasn't made me renounce that religion, so claiming back these words is probably a good thing. The main problem is that Ragnarock is quite a common name, even deliberately misspelled.

Cimbri and Håkan: why do you think the name Stormerne would be good? I guess I'm hesitant to use my name for the whole band. But is it - for example - a word that is used in Denmark or Sweden?

 

[Cimbri]

Stormerne is not a Scandinavian word, but I just think it has a ring to it… Stor-mer-ne… Original, easy to pronounce and spell, short… Kind of Rock Music like. Storm – Power. Merne – Sounds like mean or something. I just think it sounds good. Untraditional, so it stands out. I like it… Stormerne…
Actually pronounced in a different way Stormer-ne is a Scandinavian word. Stormers.

Cimbri

 

[Mr Spice]

Originally posted by Cimbri
Ragnarok is a Nordic concept. Just because the Nazi dogs have gotten their filthy fangs on it shouldn’t mean that others couldn’t use it as a name for a band. I think it’s quite good.

Well, "Ragnarök" is the Viking version of Armageddon. "Ragnarock", as Simon suggested, is a word game when the word Ragnarök is slightly changed to combine the mythological term with a style of music. And it is already used by the nazi record company that I mentioned.

 

[Mr Spice]

Originally posted by stormerne
Cimbri and Håkan: why do you think the name Stormerne would be good? I guess I'm hesitant to use my name for the whole band. But is it - for example - a word that is used in Denmark or Sweden?

I'm not one of them, but will comment anyway. Please don't hold it against me.

"Stormerne" is no Swedish word, but "storm" is. The suffix "erne" resembles an old form used to imply plural, meaning that with some imagination "stormerne" sounds like something that could have meant "storms". That's at least what I think of, and to me it sounds kind of cool.

 

[Switch625]

Originally posted by stormerne
Cimbri and Håkan: why do you think the name Stormerne would be good? I guess I'm hesitant to use my name for the whole band.

"Stormerne" is a powerful name. It is memorable and fairly short. Whether or not it is appropriate to use as the name of the band depends upon whether or not you are the band "leader" or "founder." If you are, it is entirely appropriate; witness VanHalen (Eddie VanHalen), Winger (Kip Winger), etc. If you are not, then it may well not be an appropriate name.

 

[cromagnon]

If I may submit my humble suggestion: "Toxic Megacolon"

 

[Jeratain]

Hobo

 

[Perfection]

How about

Plastic Cutlery

 

[Zarn]

Fanatics

or

Giant Radioactive monkeys with bannanas

 

[Lord_Vetinari]

Originally posted by Mr Spice


I'm not one of them, but will comment anyway. Please don't hold it against me.

"Stormerne" is no Swedish word, but "storm" is. The suffix "erne" resembles an old form used to imply plural, meaning that with some imagination "stormerne" sounds like something that could have meant "storms". That's at least what I think of, and to me it sounds kind of cool.

And of course, when pronounced it could sound like stormarna, which means "the storms" in Swedish.

 

[ejday]

Hm.

Originally posted by stormerne
1. - 4. Stuff...
5. It must be appropriate for the kind of music we're going to play.

...rock and R&B in local pubs and clubs.

Rock and R&B. That makes all the difference...
Simple. Memorable. Expressive. Hm...
I was going to suggest "Outlet." You plug in to get your juice. The music is the outlet for the creativity, emotion, etc. Think of the interpretations, think of the cover art for albums and friday night flyers.

I did a search, though, and found one obscure little band using the name in Minnesota. If you're willing to put up with that, groovy.

Another -- a little esoteric, but very flexible: "String."
Another flexible one: "Deep Shades."

Still thinking...

 

[animepornstar]

Originally posted by Mr Spice


I'm not one of them, but will comment anyway. Please don't hold it against me.

"Stormerne" is no Swedish word, but "storm" is. The suffix "erne" resembles an old form used to imply plural, meaning that with some imagination "stormerne" sounds like something that could have meant "storms". That's at least what I think of, and to me it sounds kind of cool.

i don't know where "erne" comes from, but i remember an old thread where stormerne wrote how it is pronounced and that was exactly like our "örn".

 

[sween32]

if you're looking for something Swedish, then how about the only thing I know? "Hej Da"! It means good bye and sounds like a cool band name.

an old band i was in was called "Woodshed" because of where we practiced. probably not one you're intested in though."Idiot Sevant" has always appealed to me.

can't tell you the band i'm in now's name 'cause it's just too good

 

[Mr Spice]

Originally posted by animepornstar

i don't know where "erne" comes from, but i remember an old thread where stormerne wrote how it is pronounced and that was exactly like our "örn".

So iyou mean that f pronounced correctly it would mean "stormörn" ("stormeagle")? That's a very good name!

 

[philippe]

Windey
Storming death
Sailors of the moon crashing down

 

[superunknown]

How about:

Kings of Old

G-sus

or maybe:

Barefoot Servants

 

[superunknown]

Or even:

Longshanks

or:

Montana