Cool Band Name

A cool band name should:

• Express the soul and feeling of the band
• Describe the members of the band
• Fire the audiences imagination
• Be a brand for the band
• Gather and unify the identity of the band members

How to create a band name

A cool band name can be created in many ways, and it is no easy task creating it. Some times the band name is carefully constructed after some higher ideas or even ideals. Other time a name can come from a random sentence, a book, a song title.

Often the process of making a band name can be both painful and long. Everybody are looking for the perfect and cool band name. It can be hard to know when you actually have make the perfect and cool band name.

The only way is to ask people outside the band what they think of the name.

• Is it a cool band name?
• Is it a creative band name?
• Is it a trendy name?
• Is it a hot band name?
• Is it an old school band name?

And remember to ask your coming audience about your band name. Not your mom, your auntie or sister, but people who listen to the kind of music your band plays.

Only your coming audience can really tell, if your new band name signals the right attitude and cool, and express the music you play.

Historical Band Name

Here's a list with some of the best band names through history. This is just a few examples of great band names:

• ABBA
• The Beatles
• The Rolling Stones
• Nirvana
• Thin Lizzy
• Black Sabbath
• The Who
• Talking Heads
• Skid Row
• Pink Floyd
• Procol Harum
• Queen
• Led Zeppelin
• Iron Maiden
• ACDC

See a more complete list of famous bands and their band names at the Wiki

Cool band names

Here are some cool band names from real life:

Acronym in band names

REM, ACDC and ABBA are all pretty cool names for a band. All the bands used an acronym to make their band name. REM is a acronym for "Rapid Eye Movement". It was was generated by a random look up in a dictionary.

AC/DC is a acronym from science, alternating current/direct current. AC/DC is also slang bisexual, but the band apparently didn't know that, when they created the name. AC/DC is definitely a cool rock band name.

ABBA used the initials of the band members. And they're were pretty lucky with the ring of that band name.

Band names and every day things

U2 and UB40 is the name of unemployment forms. The rock band U2 and pop music band UB40 both made band name for name of these forms. Many musicians strives to make money in early carrier, and many rock band members has been in contact with social security systems in their countries.

You can also make your band name with animals, like The Animals themselves. ;) Other examples is The Yardbirds, The White Snakes and The Black Crows.

Cool band names from art

Many band has found inspiration to band name in art. It could be from movies, books , cartoons, paintings, theaters etc.

A couple of examples of cool band names from art is Coldplay and Collective Soul. Both band names are created from books. Coldplay is from a collection of Poems and Collective soul is the name of a novel

Random Band Name Generator

A randomrock band name generator can't, by the very definition of random, not make cool band names with hidden meanings. At least no by design. But with the help of random and randomness it sure can make cool rock band names by accident.

As history also shows many cool and great band names are created by accident.

Band Names Origins

If you wanna read about famous cool band names, their history and origin, visit the band names origins list.

Lots of band names and explanations on how they were created.

Code Names and Band Names

Also visit the Codename Generator. Where you can get more inspiration to generate a different band name.

Or the Superhero Name Generator where you can find a more heroic or epic quality for you new band name.