Band Names from C. Pen
C. Pen sent me these all the way from Shanghai, China. I thought they
deserved a category all their own. Thank you, C. Pen!
- *The Kylin (an animal in Chinese legend, sounds like killin')
- *ShanghaiRi-La (especially for a Shanghai band,but there is almost no band in Shanghai, looks like Shangri-La)
- *N4A (abbr. of New Fourth Army, an anti-Japan Army led by Chinese Communist Party in 1937-1944)
- *Phirocphy (every rock'n'roller is a philosopher)
- *Metal Squad (soldiers of heavy-metal)
- *The Light Rock Band 9 (an opposite of hardrock, but what does the 9 mean?)
- *Octane (hi-energy fuel, makes the rock burns)
- *Elixir
- *The Myth
- *Pure
- *Shallop
- *Lymin (a Chinese girl's name that I always remember)
- *The Celestials (if there is a Chinese metal band, it should choose it for it's multifold meaning)
- *Invention V (Chinese dedicated four greatest invention: paper, printing, gunpowder and compass, what would be the 5th?)
- *Hard and Soft Acids and Bases (a chemical theory)
- *Frankenstein (my best forage is my forager)
- *Livid (true color of heavy music)
- *Wen-T (in Chinese, it means problems)
- *Lionwolf (what a beast it is!)
- *O.X.So-So (how can it come to my mind?)
- *Chinese Puzzle (hard to understand)
- *6s & 7s
- *Tantalizing Apple
- *Lithium (the most light and activest metal element on the earth)
- *S.V.O (subject, verb and object)
- *Anonymity (no name is the best name)
If you liked these, you'll find MANY, MANY more at C. Pen's very own band name site. Click here.