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An acronym for We Are Sexual Perverts
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Wasp/W.A.S.P.
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One of the members worked at Star Bucks, and when he gave change back to customers he said “Here, have your nickel back.”
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Nickleback
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Originally named Earth, later they found out that a group with that name already exists, so they started thinking of different name. The inspiration for final name came after seeing a movie about witches.
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Black Sabbath
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Named after a game wchich involves placing a biscuit in the middle of a circle of men masturbating, with the intention of landing semen on the biscuit. Last one to do so is the one who eats it. The final name contains altered spelling.
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Limp Bizkit
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Ironically named after infamous P.E. teacher, Leonard Skinner, at elementary school wchich the members attended. The band’s name is botched spelling of the teacher’s name.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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In similiar fashion as the above, named after boss at the store where one of the members worked at. The name starts with M and is a plural of the name.
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Melvins
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The band had different name each show they performed, each time as ridiculous. Such names as Fred Astaire's Asshole or The Ashtray Babyheads. The final name is the one that stuck when they rose to fame. Contains a body part and name of a water sport.
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Butthole Surfers
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The name is not just a play on the English synonym for god, it's also a name of a demon in the German mythology.
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Kreator
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One of the members was at a party, where two gay guys discussed their love for felching- a sexual activity involving oral play with one’s anus, after anal sex. During said activity, one of them defecated on the other’s face. An undigested kernel of ____, among other things, remained on his tongue. The band adopted the name with “C” replaced with “K”, like the band above, and with reversed Я. The logo was drawn by the singer with his left hand.
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Korn
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The band considered name The Misfits, wchich was already taken. So they chose a synonym they found in dictionary. “c” in the band’s name is also replaced with a “k”. Unlike band above, the name doesn’t start with “K” though. It’s the only hip hop group in this quiz
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Outkast
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Named after a specific yet exaggerated kung-fu move, wchich appeared notably in the movie Kill Bill vol.2.
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Five Finger Death Punch/5 Finger Death Punch
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The band was named after the disease of the same name which Ian saw in a biology textbook, chosen because it sounded "sufficiently evil".
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Anthrax
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Named after Hungarian countess, who is rumored to have bathed in virgin’s blood to stay young. This is referenced in an eponymous song by a band Venom wchich pioneered the same genre. There are still disputes, as to wchich degree did the band draw inspiration from Venom.
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Bathory
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The band wanted a nice sounding name, with positive meaning instead of edgy one like many bands at the time. The final name means "bliss" or being in "a transcendent state free from suffering." It’s the central concept in buddhism.
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Nirvana
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Canadian progressive metalcore band named after a device some believe is capable of communicating with the dead.
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Spiritbox
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