Band and Album Names

MTV News has a great story called MTVNews.com: Music Geek: What, Exactly, Is Monkey Demon Music? that's all about how bands choose their names and their music.

My favorite Avenged Sevenfold even got a nod.

Then there are the names that seemed like a good idea ... at the time. Orange County, California metalcore band Avenged Sevenfold named their pubco Darkness Coats Us Music after a lyric from the song "Darkness Surrounding" on their 2001 debut album. "We always noticed that bands didn't take the publishing names too seriously, so it seemed appropriate at the time," rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance said. "We were young and thought we were evil as sin — and at the time we were probably serious."

My other favorite, Lou Reed, calls his company Sister Ray Enterprises...

I couldn't hit it sideways.