How To Pronounce Band Names

@Daru, I say it exactly the way you say...

Maybe you've already mentioned this but how do you pronounce Amon Amarth? Since they are swedish I pronounce the name with swedish accent ... but does somebody know the right pronouncement?

Good topic, very helpful.

How do you pronounce Gåte?

Go- te with the O like in orc and E like in elf....
Amon Amarth is taken from LoTR since J.R.R tolkien was English I pronounce with A:s like in Always and the O like in orc...

With Amon Amarth, I have my own theory (although I have no clue whatsoever why I'd pronounce it like that): since my last name is Amon, I pronounce it German (which would be comparable to swedish in pronounciation): open A's like the last A in Canada, the O as in old and the th as in with. But as I say, it might be completely wrong. And to that Amon: the egyptian pharao Tut-ank-amun is called Amon in egyptian as well, and that's the same pronounciation as far as I can remember.

I think Amon Amarth is pronounced the european anglo-saxic way, like swedes, germans, Britts etc. would pronounce it... no american accent or other languages disturbing...

korpiklaani????

As said earlier, Korpiklaani, is like Kor-pe-klaane, a like in apple and both e:s short and evening

Amon Amarth is actually a Sindarin name (one of Tolkien's Elven languages; it means "Mount Doom"). See this page for pronunciation rules: http://www.ellammath.de/pronunciation.htm

How do you pronounce Akercocke?

What about Judas Priest? Who is this Priest? How is it connected to Judas from Bible?

Written by ironman2002 on 15.09.2006 at 15:08

What about Judas Priest? Who is this Priest? How is it connected to Judas from Bible?

Basically an oxymoron... Judas was a traitor and a priest dedicates his life to saviour and becomes celibate while Judas was a greedy bastard and killed himself, pretty ironic once you think about it....
no offense but what does this have to do with pronouncing band names?

Anaal Nathrakh - how the hell do you pronounce that?! Im scared of saying this word without having to think about obscenities.

Written by Sunioj on 18.12.2006 at 21:22

Anaal Nathrakh - how the hell do you pronounce that?! Im scared of saying this word without having to think about obscenities.

The a's are long like in the word "canal" and it's just "Nath-rack" or if you want to get technical, you can roll your r's and say it more like "Noth-rock" like Merlin did. It's actually a spell Merlin says in a movie. They have the clip at the beginning of one of their songs. Not sure which one though.

I get confused regarding the pronounciation of 'Burzum'... can anyone tell me its correct pronounciation?

Wuthering Heights? The first word. Thanks

Written by Detric on 14.09.2006 at 15:52

How do you pronounce Akercocke?

Ak-er-kok-er.

I've heard the band themselves say it like that.

Written by [user id=17724] on 19.12.2006 at 06:05

I get confused regarding the pronounciation of 'Burzum'... can anyone tell me its correct pronounciation?

I just say Ber-zm. I guess that's the best way to write it.

Written by Eight on 19.12.2006 at 11:22

Wuthering Heights? The first word. Thanks

I'm guessing you have problems with the 'Wuth' bit. Well, the best way to type it out is to say that it rhymes with the 'moth' in 'mother'. At least with the way I say it.

Written by {aud}devil on 15.09.2006 at 19:24

Written by ironman2002 on 15.09.2006 at 15:08

What about Judas Priest? Who is this Priest? How is it connected to Judas from Bible?

Basically an oxymoron... Judas was a traitor and a priest dedicates his life to saviour and becomes celibate while Judas was a greedy bastard and killed himself, pretty ironic once you think about it....
no offense but what does this have to do with pronouncing band names?

Haha, pretty sure he was joking.

Myrkgrav - is it "meerk-grahv", "murk-grahv" or something else?

I'd say the second one if it's 'myrk' taken from Middle-earth.

Satyuricon

How do you pronounce Sarcofago? I'm guessing somebody who knows Brazilian-Portuguese might know this.

And the one band name that I've never ever been sure how to pronounce: Adramelech.

those who know Norwegian,

how you say

Gåte

Written by [user id=641] on 23.12.2006 at 01:11

How do you pronounce Sarcofago? I'm guessing somebody who knows Brazilian-Portuguese might know this.

And the one band name that I've never ever been sure how to pronounce: Adramelech.

I say Sarcofago: 'sar-cof-a-go'. I never thought there was any accented pronounciation so I say it how its spelt. I could be wrong.

I'd say' Ad-ra-me-lek' for the second one.

Written by [user id=18570] on 22.12.2006 at 07:05

Satyuricon

Is that supposed to say Satyricon? If so I say 'Sat-tir (like the word 'tear', as in crying but not as long in sound)- ee-con' as that's how the band say it.

Written by [user id=160] on 30.12.2006 at 06:31

those who know Norwegian,

how you say

Gåte

I'm fairly sure its 'Gort-er'.

Written by Destryphior on 12.09.2006 at 16:07

Go- te with the O like in orc and E like in elf....
Amon Amarth is taken from LoTR since J.R.R tolkien was English I pronounce with A:s like in Always and the O like in orc...

oh i did not realise you answered my question before. Thank alot dude

Written by [user id=160] on 06.01.2007 at 03:43

Written by Destryphior on 12.09.2006 at 16:07

Go- te with the O like in orc and E like in elf....
Amon Amarth is taken from LoTR since J.R.R tolkien was English I pronounce with A:s like in Always and the O like in orc...

oh i did not realise you answered my question before. Thank alot dude

I would pronounce it like that too...or at least the explanaition given is the best way to decribe it

Written by [user id=17724] on 19.12.2006 at 06:05

I get confused regarding the pronounciation of 'Burzum'... can anyone tell me its correct pronounciation?

Burzum is the Orcish word for "darkness", in other words, another one from Tolkien's world. Orcish is regarded an extremely ugly and raw language. I mainly say it straight forward when I talk Norwegian, but I think any kind of pronounciation similar to Scandinavian languages or German would do good justice, since these languages have some of the same sharp "edge" as Orcish.

how can i pronounce Solefald?

what about motörhead? How can I pronounce it?

Written by [user id=14169] on 17.02.2007 at 23:32

how can i pronounce Solefald?

I say 'so (sort of like the beignning of the world 'soul') -le-fald', pretty much how it's spelt although I don't know how correct that pronounciation is. Best of asking a Norwegian I think.

Written by User 6041 on 21.02.2007 at 16:27

what about motörhead? How can I pronounce it?

Like the English words 'motor' and 'head', pronounced 'mo (long 'o' sound) -ter-hed'.