a genius spark of creativity combined
with an intriguing backstory make these
bad names outright awesome
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
bad ass bad names
for this list we’re taking a look at
well-known beds across all genres with
names that are both memorable and
meaningful we’re ranking them based on
their interesting backstories unique
nature and overall creativeness we’re
leaving the criteria pool pretty open
here folks so get ready for the best of
the best names the world’s beds have to
offer
number 10 Sex Pistols they were
controversial they were chaotic but damn
it they were The Sex Pistols and they
shook up one hell of a revolution
throughout their brief career all while
featuring one of the most deliberated
yet celebrated names in music history
manager Malcolm McLaren co owns a
boutique shop called sex which sold Punk
clothing and sexual objects
so naturally McLaren decided to
incorporate the brand into the band’s
name
there isn’t
they’re two and a half year career saw
them rock spontaneous antics shake the
tree and upset all the Apple carts but
when you’re called the Sex Pistols such
an unconstrained approach comes with the
territory
number nine Slayer
though this bad initially battled with
heavy metal band as a slayer to win the
right to identify themselves as Slayer
we can safely say it was worth the
trouble with Slayers overall persona
being heavily dependent on themes of the
underworld conjuring up images of blood
weapons skulls and crosses this name
choice just made sense while many
thought that the band originated as the
equally badass Dragon Slayer these
rumors were unfortunately debunked by
co-founder Kerry King himself despite
the myths the group has been going
strong since 1983 and are now among the
kings of the heavy metal scene as a
result
number eight Daft Punk when rock duo
Gere Manuel de homem-christo and coma
bangalter of the band darling received a
not-so-great review from a British music
newspaper labeling their band a bunch of
Daft Punk they took the criticism on
board in an unexpected way
that’s a good song
oh thanks darlin applied the brakes to
their rock career
adopting a radical change in genre with
a move toward electronic dance music
coinciding with a name change to yes you
guessed it Daft Punk with that name
arrived complete anonymity in the form
of cartoon music videos and robotic
helmets enhancing the duo’s mysterious
and no doubt interesting nature we think
overall that this worked out pretty well
for them in the end
number seven Led Zeppelin
sniffing days with a woman in the car
smoke my stomach drag
oh I won when Keith Moon and John
Entwistle of the who joked about forming
a supergroup alongside Jimmy Page and
Jeff Beck moon joked that the end result
would go down like a lead balloon that
is a bomb and a complete waste of time
Paige took the term to name his own new
band dropping the a in lead to keep
people from saying League
the name also carries a reference to the
Hindenburg disaster which saw a German
airship catch fire in 1937
thus conveying the intensity of their
music
sometimes you just got to take the crap
people give you and well just name your
band after it
number six Motorhead
when the immortalized Ian Lemmy
Kilmister was fired from English rock
band Hawkwind in 1975 he took with him
the last song he’d ever pens for the
band as the name for a completely new
band
the name of that song you ask Motorhead
of course kill mr. added an omoi – the
second Oh in order to add to the
stylistic appeal and badass look of the
name
there was never any shortage of speed
and energy from Lemmy and company and
the intensity of their name sure
captures this completely
number five NWA this man had attitude
talent and one hell of a mission eazy-e
dr. Dre Ice Cube DJ yella and MC Ren
took the world by storm with their music
unafraid to live up to their name this
with attitudes there’s a little bit more
to show
I got runs in my mind and better like
embryo the name initially provoked
controversy though it eventually became
an everlasting staple of the rap and
hip-hop genre it was aggressive but it
had to be in order to expose prejudice
racial attitudes and exploit their harsh
realities through song nobody’s picking
up my brother with a attitude
they got people’s attention thus making
an undying mark on music forever you
don’t mess with NWA
number four Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails said
that the name has no literal meaning it
just sounded cool and we totally agree
it sounds cool it looks cool and it
lends itself nicely to the band’s logo
on account of that inverted end
it’s bold stands out and conjures up the
persona of an experimental band with an
aggression and hardness to their music
the name is also open to interpretation
with some associating it with Freddy
Krueger or even to reference Jesus being
crucified using 9-inch spikes
however you see it it’s dead set a true
reflection of the group’s utterly
bizarre style
number three Metallica
the story behind Metallica’s bad name is
somewhat accidental but hey there’s
nothing wrong with that of course
drummer Lars Ulrich helped friend Ron
Quinton to brainstorm and develop a new
name for a fanzine Quint Anna suggested
metal mania and Metallica
so Ulrich convinced him metal mania was
clearly the better name and kept
Metallica as the name of his new bed
after all how better to define your band
by including your genre of music in the
band name
well played Metallica well played
number two Rage Against the Machine Zack
de la Rocha is bad inside out had
planned to release a song and album
titled Rage Against the Machine before
disbanding in 1991 LaRocca instead saved
the aggressive collection of words for
his next project
the group’s name perfectly captures
their aggressive form of protest music
and lined with the hard rock and punk
metal genre
don’t know what the Machine symbolizes
it’s known to reflect figures of power
that abuse their authority to dehumanize
others it’s a strong message and
powerful name all-in-one man
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
number one Guns N’Roses
would you expect anything less from guys
named axel slash Izzy Duff and Stephen
when hard rock bands la guns and
hollywood rose combined into one
their names were fused together to form
none other than Guns N’Roses
the name is edgy and perfectly conveys a
tattoo covered skull bearing hardcore
style of the band
guns command their attention with their
sound while the Roses keep you staring
pinpointing exactly what this band were
an iconic group of badasses who left an
everlasting mark on the hardrock genre
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite band name start bar the
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
with an intriguing backstory make these
bad names outright awesome
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
bad ass bad names
for this list we’re taking a look at
well-known beds across all genres with
names that are both memorable and
meaningful we’re ranking them based on
their interesting backstories unique
nature and overall creativeness we’re
leaving the criteria pool pretty open
here folks so get ready for the best of
the best names the world’s beds have to
offer
number 10 Sex Pistols they were
controversial they were chaotic but damn
it they were The Sex Pistols and they
shook up one hell of a revolution
throughout their brief career all while
featuring one of the most deliberated
yet celebrated names in music history
manager Malcolm McLaren co owns a
boutique shop called sex which sold Punk
clothing and sexual objects
so naturally McLaren decided to
incorporate the brand into the band’s
name
there isn’t
they’re two and a half year career saw
them rock spontaneous antics shake the
tree and upset all the Apple carts but
when you’re called the Sex Pistols such
an unconstrained approach comes with the
territory
number nine Slayer
though this bad initially battled with
heavy metal band as a slayer to win the
right to identify themselves as Slayer
we can safely say it was worth the
trouble with Slayers overall persona
being heavily dependent on themes of the
underworld conjuring up images of blood
weapons skulls and crosses this name
choice just made sense while many
thought that the band originated as the
equally badass Dragon Slayer these
rumors were unfortunately debunked by
co-founder Kerry King himself despite
the myths the group has been going
strong since 1983 and are now among the
kings of the heavy metal scene as a
result
number eight Daft Punk when rock duo
Gere Manuel de homem-christo and coma
bangalter of the band darling received a
not-so-great review from a British music
newspaper labeling their band a bunch of
Daft Punk they took the criticism on
board in an unexpected way
that’s a good song
oh thanks darlin applied the brakes to
their rock career
adopting a radical change in genre with
a move toward electronic dance music
coinciding with a name change to yes you
guessed it Daft Punk with that name
arrived complete anonymity in the form
of cartoon music videos and robotic
helmets enhancing the duo’s mysterious
and no doubt interesting nature we think
overall that this worked out pretty well
for them in the end
number seven Led Zeppelin
sniffing days with a woman in the car
smoke my stomach drag
oh I won when Keith Moon and John
Entwistle of the who joked about forming
a supergroup alongside Jimmy Page and
Jeff Beck moon joked that the end result
would go down like a lead balloon that
is a bomb and a complete waste of time
Paige took the term to name his own new
band dropping the a in lead to keep
people from saying League
the name also carries a reference to the
Hindenburg disaster which saw a German
airship catch fire in 1937
thus conveying the intensity of their
music
sometimes you just got to take the crap
people give you and well just name your
band after it
number six Motorhead
when the immortalized Ian Lemmy
Kilmister was fired from English rock
band Hawkwind in 1975 he took with him
the last song he’d ever pens for the
band as the name for a completely new
band
the name of that song you ask Motorhead
of course kill mr. added an omoi – the
second Oh in order to add to the
stylistic appeal and badass look of the
name
there was never any shortage of speed
and energy from Lemmy and company and
the intensity of their name sure
captures this completely
number five NWA this man had attitude
talent and one hell of a mission eazy-e
dr. Dre Ice Cube DJ yella and MC Ren
took the world by storm with their music
unafraid to live up to their name this
with attitudes there’s a little bit more
to show
I got runs in my mind and better like
embryo the name initially provoked
controversy though it eventually became
an everlasting staple of the rap and
hip-hop genre it was aggressive but it
had to be in order to expose prejudice
racial attitudes and exploit their harsh
realities through song nobody’s picking
up my brother with a attitude
they got people’s attention thus making
an undying mark on music forever you
don’t mess with NWA
number four Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails said
that the name has no literal meaning it
just sounded cool and we totally agree
it sounds cool it looks cool and it
lends itself nicely to the band’s logo
on account of that inverted end
it’s bold stands out and conjures up the
persona of an experimental band with an
aggression and hardness to their music
the name is also open to interpretation
with some associating it with Freddy
Krueger or even to reference Jesus being
crucified using 9-inch spikes
however you see it it’s dead set a true
reflection of the group’s utterly
bizarre style
number three Metallica
the story behind Metallica’s bad name is
somewhat accidental but hey there’s
nothing wrong with that of course
drummer Lars Ulrich helped friend Ron
Quinton to brainstorm and develop a new
name for a fanzine Quint Anna suggested
metal mania and Metallica
so Ulrich convinced him metal mania was
clearly the better name and kept
Metallica as the name of his new bed
after all how better to define your band
by including your genre of music in the
band name
well played Metallica well played
number two Rage Against the Machine Zack
de la Rocha is bad inside out had
planned to release a song and album
titled Rage Against the Machine before
disbanding in 1991 LaRocca instead saved
the aggressive collection of words for
his next project
the group’s name perfectly captures
their aggressive form of protest music
and lined with the hard rock and punk
metal genre
don’t know what the Machine symbolizes
it’s known to reflect figures of power
that abuse their authority to dehumanize
others it’s a strong message and
powerful name all-in-one man
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
number one Guns N’Roses
would you expect anything less from guys
named axel slash Izzy Duff and Stephen
when hard rock bands la guns and
hollywood rose combined into one
their names were fused together to form
none other than Guns N’Roses
the name is edgy and perfectly conveys a
tattoo covered skull bearing hardcore
style of the band
guns command their attention with their
sound while the Roses keep you staring
pinpointing exactly what this band were
an iconic group of badasses who left an
everlasting mark on the hardrock genre
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite band name start bar the
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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