Wait, you mean it doesn’t stand for Kings In Satan’s Service? 
No, no. It was Knights in Satan’s Service.
I first heard it as Kids in Satan’s Service. And then Knights in Satan’s Service.
This was the whole point of Kittie (all-woman metal band) coming up with that name.
Nine Inch Nails sounds like death metal. I don’t know much of their work, but I’m pretty sure they’re much softer than that – correct me if I’m wrong on that.
Acid House Kings do not play acid house.
On the other hand, ”Old 97s" sounds like a boring old country group that my grandpa would have listened to, not a rocking alt-country band.
No one in They Might be Giants was over seven foot tall 
The Pixies sound like they should be an 80s girl band.
The Violent Femmes sound like some kind of female punk band. Not an all male alt-rock band from Milwaukee.
I don’t think I’d consider them soft with lyrics like
“Head like a hole, black as your soul, I’d rather die, than give you control”
or
“I want to f*ck you like an animal, I want to feel you from the inside”
Death Cab for Cutie. Ben Gibbard said, “The name was never supposed to be something that someone was going to reference 15 years on. So yeah, I would absolutely go back and give it a more obvious name.”
Ditto Soundgarden.
??? Extreme is one of the most approriate band names ever.
It not only describes their talent and playing style but also their versatility in being able to transition from one “extreme” to another.
Also, it derived from Gary Cherone and drummer Paul Geary previously being in a band called “The Dream” and then referred to themselves as “Ex-Dream”
But they more than made up for it in Moodiness. 
I’s say you’re wrong.
NIN is generally an electro-industrial rock/metal band, I think most would agree the name is quite suitable.
For anyone who hasn’t seen this yet. It’s a fitting tribute.
It says they might be. Which means they might not be too. Perfectly accurate.
Deftones. To me, anything -tones implies ska. Deftones are great, but the name belies the moody, atmospheric metal.
Slaughter. Yeah, I know it’s the guy’s name. Still, such a tough name deserved better than a second-rate hair metal band.
Unwritten Law. Coming up in punk rock, that name sounds like it should have been a band of hard-ass straight edge skinheads from New York or Boston. Someone who would have been playing bills with Gorilla Biscuits or Cro-Mags. Nope, they’re the poor man’s Green Day.
Now, now, the name isn’t We Might Be Giants. Since we don’t know who the “they” is, they indeed might be giants. 
dEUS should be a black metal band, but they play pretty guitar alt rock.
Same deal with Overlord.
Would Cherry Poppin’ Daddies qualify?
I was surprised when I heard their music.
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen don’t sound too country-rock to me.
Mushroomhead. Name sounds like a neo-hippie jam band. Band sounds (and looks) like Slipknot.
Savage Garden. Name sounds like a slightly goth-y New Romantic band from the 80s. Band sounds like Air Supply lite.