If you think there’s a formula to heavy metal band names, you might be right.
My favorite is the “Triple Umlaut” in the bottom left corner of the diagram.
Link to larger image (via JWZ)
4 Responses to "Taxonomy of heavy metal band names"
1 | Jim Thompson
If you’re not careful, a blog like this could end up being a duplicate of jwz’s, minus the DNA updates and mixtapes. I think that guy must spend most of his free time surfing the web for really bizarre stuff to post on his blog.
2 | Jim Thompson
The only thing surprising in that diagram is the Faulkner references. Poe, Kafka, or Lovecraft I might have expected, but not Faulkner. Interesting to see one of Mississippi’s greatest appearing in the context of heavy metal.
3 | Dave
January 14th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Jim, yeah sometimes I just can’t help myself when I see something on his blog. I have to repost it.
This was one of those times.
I was a metal fan in high school and college and thought some of these band names were so cool.
4 | Scott
I’ll have to keep a copy of this in case I ever need to name a metal band, or a parody of one. Someone has far too much time on their hands, but they do good work and I’m grateful for it.
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