How To Pronounce Band Names

Written by [user id=18405] on 04.04.2007 at 00:49

I agree with you for the last bit about English accent when pronouncing the band's names.. But it's not always easy to understand the band's intention when choosing a name.

And, how do you pronounce Begemot ?

Shall I look for the Polish translation for the word Behemoth to know how to pronounce their name ?
Did they mean to call themselves Behemoth, the word "Behemoth" being the English one ?
I have looked for that a bit in the band's biography, but i couldn't find the answer. Maybe I should ask Nervel.

*Lost*

I always pronounce Behemoth as "Bee-hee-meth". Of course, the way others may pronounce it differs as I am American, and Americans pronounce names differently due to our accent.

can anyone pronounce Tsjuder, Dodheimsgard, and Lux Ferre? I have no idea how to

Tsjuder ---> like Chew (CHEWbacca) d-er (beavER)

Written by Daru Jericho on 31.03.2007 at 06:00

I always thought it was like Teer. As in crying. Everyone else I know pronounces it like that as well. And my book on Norse gods has the Tyr pronounciation like that too and they got their name from Norse mythology.

Well sorry to say that your book is wrong then...The name of the norse god Tyr is not pronounced like that, but more like Miotalhobad said:

Written by Ernis on 03.04.2007 at 23:10

I say it...TYYR....

With the Y pronounced as UE in the French word RUE....

Does anyone think they could elaborate on that Tyr pronounciation? Seems a bit ambiguous to me.

Sepultura (Se-pool-tu-ra')
I get pissed off when americans get this one wrong

Written by 4look4rd on 10.04.2007 at 02:44

Sepultura (Se-pool-tu-ra')
I get pissed off when americans get this one wrong

Oh, you mean like how I pronounce it "Sep-uhl-ter-ah"?

Written by [user id=5630] on 10.04.2007 at 03:15

Written by 4look4rd on 10.04.2007 at 02:44

Sepultura (Se-pool-tu-ra')
I get pissed off when americans get this one wrong

Oh, you mean like how I pronounce it "Sep-uhl-ter-ah"?

Almost but at last you are not calling them Sep-u'l-tra (like some kids I know lol) but that second "U" (SepultUra) has a different sound than the first one (the first U is pronouced like double O as in pool) and the second is pronouced U as in hm.... YOU (just the last sound) well its kinda hard to explain hehe but it means Grave in portuguese

How to pronounce 'Krisiun'? Can anybody help? When I pronounce tis name people think I'm saying 'christian'..

how do you say opera IX? do you say it as just opera ix or opera 9?

Written by [user id=18405] on 04.04.2007 at 00:49

And, how do you pronounce Begemot ?

If you want to be 100% politically correct, then you would pronounce behemoth in the hebrew dialect which is:
Be ( as in ben )-he( as in hemp )-mot ( as in moat ). I think its originated as some massive demon creature from the torah ( or old testament )

Opeth? Ive never been clear with this one... Damn you all, Serbian language is easiest for reading, you just have to learn 30 letters, and they always sound the same. No rules like before that, after this...

I wander is that the case with some othyer languagess excetp ex YU ofcourse...

@Oracle: Yeah, it's just Opera 9 I think. Although I think Symphony X is "X" instead of "10". Can anyone confirm that?

Written by Paganblood on 10.04.2007 at 10:00

How to pronounce 'Krisiun'? Can anybody help? When I pronounce tis name people think I'm saying 'christian'..

Written by Sunioj on 18.04.2007 at 01:19

Written by [user id=18405] on 04.04.2007 at 00:49

And, how do you pronounce Begemot ?

If you want to be 100% politically correct, then you would pronounce behemoth in the hebrew dialect which is:
Be ( as in ben )-he( as in hemp )-mot ( as in moat ). I think its originated as some massive demon creature from the torah ( or old testament )

Well, erm, I would say that post of mine you quoted was not the first one about Behemoth, checke the other page if you haven't already .

That is actually the way i pronounce it, the french way. It is the same. But. My question was about "Begemot", the russian word for "Behemoth".

But, my original question was about the way the Polish pronounce it, if there is a special pronounciation, and if there is not, which one should be chosen ?

Woops. I just say Behemot like a jew because it sounds cool but other than that I dont really know...I will ask Nergal when I see him in Tel aviv

Written by [user id=22010] on 09.04.2007 at 03:23

Dodheimsgard, I have no idea how to

yeah...same here...help please?

@Raiden: i reckon Symphony X is pronounced as X not 10. But i could be wrong.

does anyone else know if its Symphony X or Symphony 10?

Written by Oracle on 19.04.2007 at 10:29

@Raiden: i reckon Symphony X is pronounced as X not 10. But i could be wrong.

does anyone else know if its Symphony X or Symphony 10?

Answer: It's simply X, I can't say I've heard people say it's otherwise and frankly I'd be surprised if it was. Just to note, I'll always follow what the people on the radio say (I listen to a late night melodic metal show), in relation to the pronunciation, unless proven incorrect.

ok thanks, ive always pronounced them as Symphony X anyway.

Written by Stalker on 18.04.2007 at 15:13

Opeth? Ive never been clear with this one... Damn you all, Serbian language is easiest for reading, you just have to learn 30 letters, and they always sound the same. No rules like before that, after this...

I wander is that the case with some othyer languagess excetp ex YU ofcourse...

Opeth is pronounced "O-peth". There's no real stress on the "O" apart from what your natural accent gives it(for example, Mikael pronounces it "Oh-peth", with a distinct extra sound between the "O" and "p", but that's more due to his Swedish accent).

I'm curious how Thyrfing is originaly pronounced.

I would like to know how can i pronounce Ajattara and Kotipelto...

in slipknot do i need to pronounce the K? and how can i pronounce mudvayne also?

I think Ajattara is "A-ya-tara". No, the "k" is silent in Slipknot, and Mudvayne is "Mud-vain".

Written by Daru Jericho on 09.04.2007 at 22:49

Does anyone think they could elaborate on that Tyr pronounciation? Seems a bit ambiguous to me.

Tyr is pronounced as 'Tear'

Written by Oracle on 20.04.2007 at 04:16

Written by Daru Jericho on 09.04.2007 at 22:49

Does anyone think they could elaborate on that Tyr pronounciation? Seems a bit ambiguous to me.

Tyr is pronounced as 'Tear'

That's what I thought but someone told me that was incorrect on the previous page so I'm unsure now.

Written by Daru Jericho on 20.04.2007 at 04:22

Written by Oracle on 20.04.2007 at 04:16

Written by Daru Jericho on 09.04.2007 at 22:49

Does anyone think they could elaborate on that Tyr pronounciation? Seems a bit ambiguous to me.

Tyr is pronounced as 'Tear'

That's what I thought but someone told me that was incorrect on the previous page so I'm unsure now.

I just looked the word tyr up in the dictionary and it is pronounced as 'tear' or 'teer'

Written by Oracle on 20.04.2007 at 08:21

Written by Daru Jericho on 20.04.2007 at 04:22

Written by Oracle on 20.04.2007 at 04:16

Written by Daru Jericho on 09.04.2007 at 22:49

Does anyone think they could elaborate on that Tyr pronounciation? Seems a bit ambiguous to me.

Tyr is pronounced as 'Tear'

That's what I thought but someone told me that was incorrect on the previous page so I'm unsure now.

I just looked the word tyr up in the dictionary and it is pronounced as 'tear' or 'teer'

If you ask my opinion, it's more like "tewr". That is because in northern languages, the letter Y is pronounced like "ew", which is similar to the German letter Ü. Thyrfing is "thewr-feeng" also.

Kotipelto = kotty-pelt-awe
(when Finnish words finish with O, it is never "oh", it's always more like "awe" but it's short)

Written by Sunioj on 18.04.2007 at 18:58

Written by Paganblood on 10.04.2007 at 10:00

How to pronounce 'Krisiun'? Can anybody help? When I pronounce tis name people think I'm saying 'christian'..

short and sweet one..
I've decided to pronounce 'krisiun' as 'kree-sy-un' until someone corrects me (maybe its correct?)
(kree as in tree, sy as in shy and un as in undo)... Nepali tongue mispronounces most(almost all) foreign words, so its not my fault if the pronounciation of this one is wrong

Written by Paganblood on 20.04.2007 at 17:53

Written by Sunioj on 18.04.2007 at 18:58

Written by Paganblood on 10.04.2007 at 10:00

How to pronounce 'Krisiun'? Can anybody help? When I pronounce tis name people think I'm saying 'christian'..

short and sweet one..
I've decided to pronounce 'krisiun' as 'kree-sy-un' until someone corrects me (maybe its correct?)
(kree as in tree, sy as in shy and un as in undo)... Nepali tongue mispronounces most(almost all) foreign words, so its not my fault if the pronounciation of this one is wrong

I say 'Kriss-ee-yun' (the 'y' is not emphasised much). The only other person I've met who has said Krisiun is my boyfriend and he says it the same way as me so...