Subject: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:29 am
I'm starting up a new original metal project with an ancient Egyptian context, I'll be writing the songs with a lot of harmonic minor/major keys for flavor, so I'm looking for a name that fits. If I pick a name you come up with I'll send you a free CD when it's done and I'll mail you a beer This is going to be a studio project until there's enough material for a CD. One name I came up with is Gates Of Anubis but my guitarist thinks it sounds more like the name of a song. I'm all ears!
Darkstrike
Posts : 839 Join date : 2009-03-22
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:52 am
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:19 am
Nile sounds cool, if I could find another word or short phrase that works with that.
Not Jewel Of!!!!
Chowderboots
Posts : 2197 Join date : 2009-03-22 Age : 32 Location : Kirkistan, WA
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:10 am
Man, it's difficult for me to recommend names because although I'm fascinated by Egyptian culture and mythology, I'm not very in tune with the symbolism and true meaning of a lot of things. And people who know a lot more than me about it would probably have a totally different interpretation, so I wouldn't want to recommend anything that has a meaning other than something I know about, you know?
But Gates of Anubis sounds pretty cool.
I can't wait to hear your tunes. I love music like that!
EricHaven Admin
Posts : 2974 Join date : 2009-03-20 Age : 58 Location : Birch Bay, WA
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:02 pm
The Egyptian word for gold is Nubia. I found it while searching for the Egyptian word for metal.
I also found this reference:
THEBAN TRIAD. . This consist of the gods Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khons.
I can't find the exact word for "metal", but I would be willing to bet that it would sound pretty interesting.
Kugelspot
Posts : 649 Join date : 2009-03-28 Age : 33
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:33 pm
I don't think you should do anything involving Nile. It's too similar to the band Nile. You'll be compared to them no matter what you do, so the less you seem like a total rip off of them, the better.
EricHaven wrote:
THEBAN TRIAD. . This consist of the gods Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khons.
YES! Especially cool if your songs had a lot of arpeggios
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:18 pm
Any idea how Theban is pronounced? Some of their words don't sound like they look, I thought Anubis would be "An you bis" but it's actually "an Ooh bus"
So Amun's wife is a Mut? no wonder they still wear veils to this day
EricHaven Admin
Posts : 2974 Join date : 2009-03-20 Age : 58 Location : Birch Bay, WA
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:45 pm
Well, I know that in Paganism, it's pronounced thee-ben. But the Egyptian usage is different from that. Still, I believe you could get away with saying it the same way.
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 8:02 pm
EricHaven wrote:
Well, I know that in Paganism, it's pronounced thee-ben. But the Egyptian usage is different from that. Still, I believe you could get away with saying it the same way.
Does that mean I get a free CD?
I do like the name, it's kinda musical as well as Egyptian
EricHaven Admin
Posts : 2974 Join date : 2009-03-20 Age : 58 Location : Birch Bay, WA
Subject: Re: Help me find a band name Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:59 pm