Stages names = ok if you want to simplify your name so normal people can say it, otherwise I think them silly. It is music, not theatrics.
Stage Names
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Depends..technically performing is theatrics. It all depends on what you're trying to do.
Bigfan
sixstringer
(Live) music is at least fifty percent theatrics.
jymellis
Talk To DeWalt
i have several other names!
1 of my current names for a current project im doing is MANDINGO my buddies name is MANACONDA
1 of my current names for a current project im doing is MANDINGO my buddies name is MANACONDA
GalacticDeath
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I think it's silly especially if you're the one that makes it up. If it's just a nickname or something people call you then it's not as bad imo. But it's still kinda silly
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I thought about using my 'acting name' Casey Collins as my stagename, purely because Ross Wildish doesn't have a ring to it.
stryker1800
Sweet Pickle
I can't believe no one has mentioned Buckethead, though it's a whole stage persona.
I'll probably use Sveet Pickle as my stage name on and off, it really depends on the project and what I'm going for.
I'll probably use Sveet Pickle as my stage name on and off, it really depends on the project and what I'm going for.
Adam Of Angels
The GAS Man
I used to go by Bozz (last name is Bozzarelli), but now old friends make up the majority of the people that call me that name. When I get back on stage again, I figure I'll go by Adam Vincent, since its easier to remember
troyguitar
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The old Millennium reaches it's end. The year is 1998. A sudden mighty gust of the Metal wind fills up the hearts of the three pure ones. Wojtek, Martin and Christian are their names.
That sacred call, that final cry, breeds a spiritual aspiration, which leads to the great gathering of the three.
Under a prodigious influence of the same, shared flame, baptised in Metal and the restored will, they interlace their faiths and conclude their goals. Transcendental Protagonist, Cosmic Antagonist and Preternatural Transmogrifyer are born.
During two years, the reunited companions consequently prepare a great manifestation for the world - their first album of power. About a year later, when the adjusting of the thoughts is almost finished, another shape turns up on the horizon. The singer Daniel joins the brave ones, embellishing the music by his divine voice. Shortly thereafter, two demonstration songs are recorded. Also he, listening to his deepest ego, finds his real identity. The new, fourth warrior is born. His name is Ethereal Magnanimus.
In June 1999, the demonstration CDs are sent out to several record labels. By the end of the summer, the formation receives very positive feedback and interest from most of them. Yet, only one of them proves itself worthy enough. It's Music For Nations. In March 17th, 2000, both parties finally signs a covenant, and the collaboration begins. Shortly after, a music studio is entered and the recording begins. Like in a trance, with no rest and no mercy, from late March through mid August, the album "Awakening The World" is being created. Only the walls of the several studios know the pain and the suffering that is being experienced. But nothing can stop this enterprise.
And now the work is finished. The first ritual is over. The second begins. And out of nowhere the fifth and the sixth warrior are on their way to take their place at the round table, where two of the thrones that surround it have been waiting to be ascended. The new dawn is born and is here to stay. Once lost. Now brought back.
The LOST HORIZON.
The blasting hammer of might – ‘Awakening The World’ – shakes the foundations of Heavy Metal. The band does around two hundred interviews and gets raving reviews from all over the world. 20.000 records are sold after only a few months, without even touring! They establish a solid found among like-minded around the globe, united by the power of will, the endless love to music and the spiritual equality.
During the following year Lost Horizon plays a number of gigs around Europe and appears on several major festivals, headlining several of them, attracting even trans-global fans from Japan and Australia to their concerts.
A die-hard fan base is growing.
In early 2002 the winds of magic returns. A strong hunger to create once again proves to be a natural element in their lives. In January the same year, the second journey begins and material for yet another album is being written.
The recording of the ever so anticipated follow-up to ’Awakening The World’ is then finally commenced in May. Immense work, palpable magic. Lost Horizon’s second album is born.
The second ritual is over. The brave ones prepare themselves for the forthcoming conquering. There are still thousands of lost souls that desperately look for strength inside them, not finding it so bound by doctrinal society.
Unmistakenly, the musical style of the new album is purely Lost Horizon’s. There has been further evolution of the entire entity. The music is now more dynamic, epic, grandiose and illustrative, with much more room for emotional travels. Also the lyrics have taken another leap forward in development to become even deeper. The bands’ ideology is being crystallized more thoroughly. The second storm is here!
That sacred call, that final cry, breeds a spiritual aspiration, which leads to the great gathering of the three.
Under a prodigious influence of the same, shared flame, baptised in Metal and the restored will, they interlace their faiths and conclude their goals. Transcendental Protagonist, Cosmic Antagonist and Preternatural Transmogrifyer are born.
During two years, the reunited companions consequently prepare a great manifestation for the world - their first album of power. About a year later, when the adjusting of the thoughts is almost finished, another shape turns up on the horizon. The singer Daniel joins the brave ones, embellishing the music by his divine voice. Shortly thereafter, two demonstration songs are recorded. Also he, listening to his deepest ego, finds his real identity. The new, fourth warrior is born. His name is Ethereal Magnanimus.
In June 1999, the demonstration CDs are sent out to several record labels. By the end of the summer, the formation receives very positive feedback and interest from most of them. Yet, only one of them proves itself worthy enough. It's Music For Nations. In March 17th, 2000, both parties finally signs a covenant, and the collaboration begins. Shortly after, a music studio is entered and the recording begins. Like in a trance, with no rest and no mercy, from late March through mid August, the album "Awakening The World" is being created. Only the walls of the several studios know the pain and the suffering that is being experienced. But nothing can stop this enterprise.
And now the work is finished. The first ritual is over. The second begins. And out of nowhere the fifth and the sixth warrior are on their way to take their place at the round table, where two of the thrones that surround it have been waiting to be ascended. The new dawn is born and is here to stay. Once lost. Now brought back.
The LOST HORIZON.
The blasting hammer of might – ‘Awakening The World’ – shakes the foundations of Heavy Metal. The band does around two hundred interviews and gets raving reviews from all over the world. 20.000 records are sold after only a few months, without even touring! They establish a solid found among like-minded around the globe, united by the power of will, the endless love to music and the spiritual equality.
During the following year Lost Horizon plays a number of gigs around Europe and appears on several major festivals, headlining several of them, attracting even trans-global fans from Japan and Australia to their concerts.
A die-hard fan base is growing.
In early 2002 the winds of magic returns. A strong hunger to create once again proves to be a natural element in their lives. In January the same year, the second journey begins and material for yet another album is being written.
The recording of the ever so anticipated follow-up to ’Awakening The World’ is then finally commenced in May. Immense work, palpable magic. Lost Horizon’s second album is born.
The second ritual is over. The brave ones prepare themselves for the forthcoming conquering. There are still thousands of lost souls that desperately look for strength inside them, not finding it so bound by doctrinal society.
Unmistakenly, the musical style of the new album is purely Lost Horizon’s. There has been further evolution of the entire entity. The music is now more dynamic, epic, grandiose and illustrative, with much more room for emotional travels. Also the lyrics have taken another leap forward in development to become even deeper. The bands’ ideology is being crystallized more thoroughly. The second storm is here!
TomParenteau
Tube & Analog Snob
Do you really think my last name is "Pervert?" That was a nickname/stage name my bandmates in Bludgeon and our fans gave me because I always chased sluts. "Perverteau" is just a kind of variation of my actual last name.
i sort of had one:
Tim (Me) + Terratora (Old band) = Timatora
That stuck with me for a good few years and is still kicking around with the longtime mates.
Tim (Me) + Terratora (Old band) = Timatora
That stuck with me for a good few years and is still kicking around with the longtime mates.
Grand Moff Tim
Some call me... Tim
BrainArt
Deftones Guru.
What happened to Orss, King of Orssengard?
Oh and Ross, your name is metal as fuck!
Asrial
Whisper into nose
That sounds like something Devin Townsend would use.
Knock yourself out mate.
Dead Undead
New again
Variant
Banned
We use them in our side project, just to play up the perverse insinuation of things (I'm "Hot" Karl Brown, for instance ) and have nicknames for our main project... but seriously, when credited for the music I write, my real name is plenty good enough. 
) and have nicknames for our main project... but seriously, when credited for the music I write, my real name is plenty good enough. 
Comical stage names are fun.
just saying Murderface makes me lul.
That's not a stage name. His real name is William Murderface Murderface Murderface.
Stage names are tricky. Strangely to me it seems fine if you're an internationally renowned musician (Ihsahn for example), but when you're just starting out and your friends and family are the only ones turning up to your gigs it seems a little weird to call yourself Grabthnak the Imperator, Overfiend of the Uncosmos.
Additionally it's amusing there's so many pseudonyms within Norwegian black metal, when most of their real names are badass enough. Varg Vikernes' real name sounds far more evil than his Tolkein-plagiarising Mayhem stage name.
you think that doesnt have a ring? My name is Liam Hart
PyramidSmasher
Chess Dragon
I need a stage name for my church's worship band.
I was gonna do something like "Heathen Slayer" or "Christ 2.0"
I was gonna do something like "Heathen Slayer" or "Christ 2.0"
