Please feel free to suggest more examples of metal/hard rock band names that are inspired by films.

The Gathering - Always...
Highlander (1986): Based on the gathering of all immortals

I doubt the movie Highlander inspired the name of the band. Is there a source for that statement?

Written by JoHn Doe on 02.12.2023 at 23:13

The Gathering - Always...
Highlander (1986): Based on the gathering of all immortals

I doubt the movie Highlander inspired the name of the band. Is there a source for that statement?

Thank you for your question, JoHn Doe.

Frank Boeijen said in an interview on the origins of the name of the band:

"The name the Gathering has been made like eleven years ago when we started this band. We were all between 15 and 17. We were watching a lot of movies those days. One of the movies spoke about immortality and that you could kill the immortals with cutting their head off. In the first part of the movie, they speak a lot about the gathering. There will be a gathering once with all the immortals. We thought it was a nice name for a band, and that's how we created this name. And you can feel it's a cool name for five people who come together to make fine music."

Written by Plattner on 02.12.2023 at 23:26

Written by JoHn Doe on 02.12.2023 at 23:13

The Gathering - Always...
Highlander (1986): Based on the gathering of all immortals

I doubt the movie Highlander inspired the name of the band. Is there a source for that statement?

Thank you for your question, JoHn Doe.

Frank Boeijen said in an interview on the origins of the name of the band:

"The name the Gathering has been made like eleven years ago when we started this band. We were all between 15 and 17. We were watching a lot of movies those days. One of the movies spoke about immortality and that you could kill the immortals with cutting their head off. In the first part of the movie, they speak a lot about the gathering. There will be a gathering once with all the immortals. We thought it was a nice name for a band, and that's how we created this name. And you can feel it's a cool name for five people who come together to make fine music."

Interesting. I've never associated the movie with the name of the band.

Written by JoHn Doe on 02.12.2023 at 23:29

Written by Plattner on 02.12.2023 at 23:26

Written by JoHn Doe on 02.12.2023 at 23:13

The Gathering - Always...
Highlander (1986): Based on the gathering of all immortals

I doubt the movie Highlander inspired the name of the band. Is there a source for that statement?

Thank you for your question, JoHn Doe.

Frank Boeijen said in an interview on the origins of the name of the band:

"The name the Gathering has been made like eleven years ago when we started this band. We were all between 15 and 17. We were watching a lot of movies those days. One of the movies spoke about immortality and that you could kill the immortals with cutting their head off. In the first part of the movie, they speak a lot about the gathering. There will be a gathering once with all the immortals. We thought it was a nice name for a band, and that's how we created this name. And you can feel it's a cool name for five people who come together to make fine music."

Interesting. I've never associated the movie with the name of the band.

I would not have seen the link either. This also shows that bands inspired by films do not need to act like music-versions of the corresponding movie. Often there is just a single aspect of the movie that functions as spark of inspiration.

Fu Manchu
Goldfinger
Motorpsycho
Legs Diamond
Duran Duran 👍

Written by Blackcrowe on 03.12.2023 at 00:05

Fu Manchu
Goldfinger
Motorpsycho
Legs Diamond
Duran Duran 👍

Thank you for your interesting suggestions, Blackcrowe.
I will try to add them to the list.

Written by Blackcrowe on 03.12.2023 at 00:05

Fu Manchu
Goldfinger
Motorpsycho
Legs Diamond
Duran Duran 👍

Thank you for your interesting suggestions, Blackcrowe.
I have added Fu Manchu and Motorpsycho to the list.
I guess Duran Duran and Golfinger are possibly not easy to include on a MS list. However, I would like to include Legs Diamond, but currently I am not sure if their name comes from the movie or directly from the historic person (and therefore would be independent from the movie)

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Bhayanak Maut.

Bhayanak Maut is an Indian metal band from Mumbai. The band's name was inspired by a B-Grade Hindi horror movie of the same name, which translates to "Horrific Death".

Written by tintinb on 06.12.2023 at 02:11

Bhayanak Maut.

Bhayanak Maut is an Indian metal band from Mumbai. The band's name was inspired by a B-Grade Hindi horror movie of the same name, which translates to "Horrific Death".

Thank you very much, tintinb. I have added your suggestion to the list.

Are the Star Wars-inspired bands like Vader or Hoth eligible for the list? I'm pretty sure there should be quite a few of those

Written by Pavel_K on 11.12.2023 at 22:25

Are the Star Wars-inspired bands like Vader or Hoth eligible for the list? I'm pretty sure there should be quite a few of those

Thank you very much, Pavel_K. I have added your interesting suggestions to the list.

Time for some more nerdy and silly stuff...

Stovokor is a transcription of Sto'Vo'Kor or Suto'vo'qor, the Klingon Valhalla.
'Ikarie XB 1' is the eponymous starship of a Czechoslovakian science-fiction movie from 1963.
'Lord Vigo von Homburg Deutschendorf' is a Ghostbusters II character.
Goregamel is heavily inspired by Gargamel, the villain in The Smurfs films and TV series.

Written by Starvynth on 12.12.2023 at 13:16

Time for some more nerdy and silly stuff...

Stovokor is a transcription of Sto'Vo'Kor or Suto'vo'qor, the Klingon Valhalla.
'Ikarie XB 1' is the eponymous starship of a Czechoslovakian science-fiction movie from 1963.
'Lord Vigo von Homburg Deutschendorf' is a Ghostbusters II character.
Goregamel is heavily inspired by Gargamel, the villain in The Smurfs films and TV series.

Thank you very much, Starvynth. I have added Stovokor, Ikarie and Lord Vigo to the list. I do not know Goregamel, but they seem to be quite special - and therefore it may seem also a bit nerdy to ask: Do you know if their name was inspired by the movies/series or the comics (or is it not possible to distinguish)? Thank you.

Written by Plattner on 12.12.2023 at 20:02
I do not know Goregamel, but they seem to be quite special - and therefore it may seem also a bit nerdy to ask: Do you know if their name was inspired by the movies/series or the comics (or is it not possible to distinguish)?

This is actually a very good question. Given that the TV series and films are well-known virtually all over the world, I assumed that this must be the origin of the name, but also the comics are available in many countries, including Israel, the band's home country...
You know what? I'll just ask the band's vocalist, who happens to be a Metal Storm member.

Written by Starvynth on 12.12.2023 at 23:09

Written by Plattner on 12.12.2023 at 20:02
I do not know Goregamel, but they seem to be quite special - and therefore it may seem also a bit nerdy to ask: Do you know if their name was inspired by the movies/series or the comics (or is it not possible to distinguish)?

This is actually a very good question. Given that the TV series and films are well-known virtually all over the world, I assumed that this must be the origin of the name, but also the comics are available in many countries, including Israel, the band's home country...
You know what? I'll just ask the band's vocalist, who happens to be a Metal Storm member.

Cool answer and cool idea.

I will have a listen to the music of the band.

I would add them to this film list or the literature/book list, where I have also included bands inspired by comics.

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden actually it was real torture device dating back medieval days

Written by Bad English on 13.12.2023 at 09:24

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden actually it was real torture device dating back medieval days

Steve Harris said that he got the idea from the movie (interview with Sound 1979) :
"Did you ever see the film 'The Man In The Iron Mask'? Well I saw it on television and that's when the name first occurred to me. Although strictly speaking I believe an actual 'Iron Maiden' is an altogether more vicious torture device ... you know, it's a metal case with these nails set inside of it and if you fasten it over someone's head they get kind of spiked. Very unpleasant."

Written by Plattner on 13.12.2023 at 10:17

Written by Bad English on 13.12.2023 at 09:24

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden actually it was real torture device dating back medieval days

Steve Harris said that he got the idea from the movie (interview with Sound 1979) :
"Did you ever see the film 'The Man In The Iron Mask'? Well I saw it on television and that's when the name first occurred to me. Although strictly speaking I believe an actual 'Iron Maiden' is an altogether more vicious torture device ... you know, it's a metal case with these nails set inside of it and if you fasten it over someone's head they get kind of spiked. Very unpleasant."

Yes I have seen it long time ago. But I know such torture thing is real, not movie trick

Written by Bad English on 13.12.2023 at 10:18

Written by Plattner on 13.12.2023 at 10:17

Written by Bad English on 13.12.2023 at 09:24

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden actually it was real torture device dating back medieval days

Steve Harris said that he got the idea from the movie (interview with Sound 1979) :
"Did you ever see the film 'The Man In The Iron Mask'? Well I saw it on television and that's when the name first occurred to me. Although strictly speaking I believe an actual 'Iron Maiden' is an altogether more vicious torture device ... you know, it's a metal case with these nails set inside of it and if you fasten it over someone's head they get kind of spiked. Very unpleasant."

Yes I have seen it long time ago. But I know such torture thing is real, not movie trick

who said it's a movie trick?!

Written by Bad English on 13.12.2023 at 10:18

Written by Plattner on 13.12.2023 at 10:17

Written by Bad English on 13.12.2023 at 09:24

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden actually it was real torture device dating back medieval days

Steve Harris said that he got the idea from the movie (interview with Sound 1979) :
"Did you ever see the film 'The Man In The Iron Mask'? Well I saw it on television and that's when the name first occurred to me. Although strictly speaking I believe an actual 'Iron Maiden' is an altogether more vicious torture device ... you know, it's a metal case with these nails set inside of it and if you fasten it over someone's head they get kind of spiked. Very unpleasant."

Yes I have seen it long time ago. But I know such torture thing is real, not movie trick

Indeed, those torture devices do exist. There is a debate about some 19th century examples with long spikes, which may be composed as exaggerated interpretations of the Medieval ones just to scare visitors. The few reports about actual iron maidens from Classical antiquity and Medieval times seem to indicate that they had shorter nails for torture and not killing. But in either case, they were horrible devices.

Rolo Tomassi taken from a plot point from L.A. Confidential.

Nostromo - The ship in the original Alien.
Bossk - Bounty hunter from the Star Wars universe, seen among the other bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back

Written by RaduP on 13.12.2023 at 12:48

Rolo Tomassi taken from a plot point from L.A. Confidential.

Thank you very much, RaduP. I have added your suggestion to the list.

Written by Nejde on 13.12.2023 at 12:49

Nostromo - The ship in the original Alien.
Bossk - Bounty hunter from the Star Wars universe, seen among the other bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back

Thank you very much for your suggestions, Nejde. I have added them to the list.

Happy Days - taken from the TV series happy days ironically.
Okilly Dokilly - Flanders off Simpsons obviously.

Written by no one on 16.12.2023 at 23:51

Happy Days - taken from the TV series happy days ironically.
Okilly Dokilly - Flanders off Simpsons obviously.

Thank you very much, no one. I have added your suggestions to the list.

Isengard - taken from lord of the rings...also
Falls Rauros
Cirith Gorgor
Gorgoroth
Burzum
Amon Amarth
Druadan Forest

........and the list goes on and on

Written by no one on 17.12.2023 at 07:30

Isengard - taken from lord of the rings...also
Falls Rauroes
Cirith Gorgor
Gorgoroth
Burzum
Amon Amarth
Druadan Forest

........and the list goes on and on

Thank you so much for your interest and your suggestions, no one.
The bands you have mentioned here took their inspiration from the books and not the films (as far as I have seen).
I have a list for band names inspired by books:
https://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=7982

I will check if I have them there or if they are still missing in the book list.

Thank you again, no one.
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