# Give old bands Nu-metil names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405 "2005-03-07T19:04:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/1 "2005-03-07T19:04:38Z")
I was just discussing how stupid some of the nu-metal names are and how I refuse to spell them the way the bands do. KoRn Limp Bizkit Staind etc. So I said, yeah, I can’t see Blayck Sabbyth, or Ozzy Ozzbizzourne (that’s more Snoop), then my fiance pulled out the ultimate, m0t0rh3AD. Blaspehmy, all of them. What are some old bands and how would you make their names nu-metil? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/2 "2005-03-07T19:10:16Z")
B33tlz. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/3 "2005-03-07T19:13:41Z")
B3NY GoOdM3n ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/4 "2005-03-07T19:14:22Z")
Also: [http://www.therepublic.com/main.asp?SectionID=45](http://www.therepublic.com/main.asp?SectionID=45) I hate to say, but that guy might be going to hell anyway, even though he’s trying to look like Jeebus. haha. You don’t get forgiven for the musical transgressions he’s made. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/5 "2005-03-07T19:16:04Z")
Nu metil names, guys, not aol speak. (Yeah, I know, the Motorhead example was aol speak). Beetlz. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/6 "2005-03-07T19:16:28Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > B33tlz. One could argue they were already there, misspelling a perfectly good insect name. 😃 Can I nominate Led Zeppelin? ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/7 "2005-03-07T19:22:45Z")
I know you mean misspelled words, but I have the perfect one. Combine the Beatles and a hard -rockin’ name and you get: **BEATALLICA!** What? [Oh, damn.](http://web.archive.org/web/20031202031753/www.sensoryresearch.com/~starkeff/beatallica.html) ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/8 "2005-03-07T19:24:38Z")
Motorbeatle Beatlehead haha ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/9 "2005-03-07T19:27:22Z")
My brother’s personal rule is that he won’t listen to any band that intentionally misspells their name (Staind, Skrape, Trapt, etc) or any band with a number in the name (Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, SR-71, etc). ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/10 "2005-03-07T19:31:34Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > My brother’s personal rule is that he won’t listen to any band that intentionally misspells their name (Staind, Skrape, Trapt, etc) or any band with a number in the name (Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, SR-71, etc). That’s a pretty decent rule, as long as he’s willing to make a few exceptions. You know, Led Zeppelin, etc. Some band on My Space invited me to be their friend and they were called EvasivE. Haha. Lame. I refrained from responding because I didn’t want to hurt their feelings. ---
**Author:** ![Legolamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@Legolamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legolamb)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/11 "2005-03-07T19:33:34Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > One could argue they were already there, misspelling a perfectly good insect name. 😃 Can I nominate Led Zeppelin? Or Def Leppard. The fact is, more prevalent now as it may be, bands have been intentionally misspelling their names way before Nu-metal was conceived. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/12 "2005-03-07T19:34:23Z")
Where does Lynyrd Skynyrd fit into all this? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/13 "2005-03-07T19:49:24Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > My brother’s personal rule is that he won’t listen to any band that intentionally misspells their name (Staind, Skrape, Trapt, etc) or any band with a number in the name (Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, SR-71, etc). I make some exceptions but I feel much the same in regards to bands with numbers in their names. For instance, I can’t help but like some Maroon 5 but Matchbox 20, Blink 187, Three Doors Down, and most other docker rock just does nothing for me. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/14 "2005-03-07T21:37:05Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > My brother’s personal rule is that he won’t listen to any band that intentionally misspells their name (Staind, Skrape, Trapt, etc) or any band with a number in the name (Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, SR-71, etc). Well there goes Three Dog Night or Kingston Trio (depending on how strict he adheres to the rule). A little saddened, but less so, by the exclusion of 10000 Maniacs. Am I being whooshed on Led Zeppelin? I realize that the Led should be our old friend atomic number 82, but the past tense of “to lead” is still a word. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/15 "2005-03-07T21:44:27Z")
Djon Lenin Roln Stoanz Stl-E Dan ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/16 "2005-03-07T21:54:59Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > Am I being whooshed on Led Zeppelin? I realize that the Led should be our old friend atomic number 82, but the past tense of “to lead” is still a word. It’s a word, but in context it’s misspelled. IIRC, wasn’t the band name spelled “Led” in order to prevent mispronunciation? ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/17 "2005-03-07T22:26:34Z")
Üp Wit Pëeple Da Karpentorz ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/18 "2005-03-07T22:40:18Z")
Staarlyte Vokl Band The Hoo Yohan Cebastion Baak ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/19 "2005-03-07T23:03:33Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > My brother’s personal rule is that he won’t listen to any band that intentionally misspells their name (Staind, Skrape, Trapt, etc) or any band with a number in the name (Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, SR-71, etc). He’s missing out on the MC5, though. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-old-bands-nu-metil-names/293405/20 "2005-03-07T23:21:39Z")
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