The 10 Best Band Names In St. Louis
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Fister
This one really doesn't need much explanation. The brutal, provocative sound of this sludge-metal trio begs an equally brutal and provocative name. That name is Fister.
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The Fuck Off and Dies
It'd be hard to come up with a better name for a punk-rock band than the Fuck Off and Dies. If you aren't familiar with the trio's music, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect: uptempo party-punk with a generous sprinkling of F-bombs. In fact, the four-letter word finds its way into the title of every song on the band's seventeen-track 2011 release Songs in the Key of Fuck, which we here at RFT Music think is pretty fucking impressive.
Daniel Hill Q, live and on fire.
Q
Recipient of the RFT's Best Band Name award for 2014, Q is a minimal, cryptic name for a seriously intense hardcore punk band. In an alphabet full of boring, predictable letters like "B" and "S," "Q" stands out as somewhat of an anomaly -- kind of like if "C" was cooler. Likewise, Q's haphazard basement hardcore stands out as an abrasive aberration from the more palatable sounds dominating the musical landscape.
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3 of 5
As 3 of 5, Andy Garces (who also provides vocals and guitar in nerd-rock outfit the Vanilla Beans) uses only his voice and a Nintendo DS to create quirky, lo-fi electronic pop songs. The name is a reference to the Star Trek episode "I Borg," in which the connections of a cybernetic being -- previously a drone connected to a futuristic hive mind -- are severed, and traits of individuality and emotion begin to emerge. An appropriate name, given that 3 of 5 sounds something like the world's most emotionally sensitive robot.
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