Is naming a band the worst shit ever or what?

[liquidsmoke]

Any Brits reading this? If so do you think it would be odd or offensive for an American band to use the name 'Mercian'? I don't think it's taken, it sounds awesome, and to my knowledge Midlands used to be the old kingdom of Mercia which means that Birmingham is in old Mercia and 2 particular pioneering heavy metal bands are from that city and therefor modern day Mercians. There is now a Midlands army regiment called The Mercian Regiment along with some businesses that also use Mercia or Mercian in their name. I just don't want death threats from crazy Brits, whether they are metal fans or pissed off Midlanders.

[Hemisaurus]

I think you should just call yourself Merican, in honour of the last president

[neighbor664]

or Merkin

[RacerX]

Any Brits reading this? If so do you think it would be odd or offensive for an American band to use the name 'Mercian'? I don't think it's taken, it sounds awesome, and to my knowledge Midlands used to be the old kingdom of Mercia which means that Birmingham is in old Mercia and 2 particular pioneering heavy metal bands are from that city and therefor modern day Mercians. There is now a Midlands army regiment called The Mercian Regiment along with some businesses that also use Mercia or Mercian in their name. I just don't want death threats from crazy Brits, whether they are metal fans or pissed off Midlanders.

Dude, you are way overthinking this.

[Mike IQ]

Murka!

[liquidsmoke]

Any Brits reading this? If so do you think it would be odd or offensive for an American band to use the name 'Mercian'? I don't think it's taken, it sounds awesome, and to my knowledge Midlands used to be the old kingdom of Mercia which means that Birmingham is in old Mercia and 2 particular pioneering heavy metal bands are from that city and therefor modern day Mercians. There is now a Midlands army regiment called The Mercian Regiment along with some businesses that also use Mercia or Mercian in their name. I just don't want death threats from crazy Brits, whether they are metal fans or pissed off Midlanders.

Dude, you are way overthinking this.

I agree. It's kind of an ethnic thing though and I'm only a little bit English myself.

[RacerX]

Murka!

Myrrh Kin.

[liquidsmoke]

I think you should just call yourself Merican, in honour of the last president

Perfect name for a less serious band.

[liquidsmoke]

Murka!

Myrrh Kin.

lol

[Hemisaurus]

I think you should just call yourself Merican, in honour of the last president

Perfect name for a less serious band.

I think you might find you get called that anyways, I had to re-read it to realize that wasn't what you had said in the first place. 

[liquidsmoke]

I think you should just call yourself Merican, in honour of the last president

Perfect name for a less serious band.

I think you might find you get called that anyways, I had to re-read it to realize that wasn't what you had said in the first place. 

Behind our backs mostly, that's fine. Haven't presented the name for a vote yet. We'll see.

[moose23]

Any Brits reading this? If so do you think it would be odd or offensive for an American band to use the name 'Mercian'? I don't think it's taken, it sounds awesome, and to my knowledge Midlands used to be the old kingdom of Mercia which means that Birmingham is in old Mercia and 2 particular pioneering heavy metal bands are from that city and therefor modern day Mercians. There is now a Midlands army regiment called The Mercian Regiment along with some businesses that also use Mercia or Mercian in their name. I just don't want death threats from crazy Brits, whether they are metal fans or pissed off Midlanders.

I think you're mixing up British people with Americans but you could check in with these guys and see if they've received any threats.

https://www.facebook.com/merciany Mercia NY

[liquidsmoke]

Any Brits reading this? If so do you think it would be odd or offensive for an American band to use the name 'Mercian'? I don't think it's taken, it sounds awesome, and to my knowledge Midlands used to be the old kingdom of Mercia which means that Birmingham is in old Mercia and 2 particular pioneering heavy metal bands are from that city and therefor modern day Mercians. There is now a Midlands army regiment called The Mercian Regiment along with some businesses that also use Mercia or Mercian in their name. I just don't want death threats from crazy Brits, whether they are metal fans or pissed off Midlanders.

I think you're mixing up British people with Americans but you could check in with these guys and see if they've received any threats.

https://www.facebook.com/merciany Mercia NY

I'm not too worried about those dudes. The 'n' and a completely different logo should be enough to differentiate the names.

[Hemisaurus]

I'd worry, why bother picking a name that could get you into problems, when you could just get a different one? Look at the Dust Bros. now the Chemical Bros, or Death From Above now DFA1979 or whatever. Why put effort into something that further down the line someone else can prove they did first?

[Lumpy]

Mercia isn't a very rock&roll sounding name worth fighting over anyway, IMO.

Is it some sorta fanged creature that rips it's victims apart?

[liquidsmoke]

Mercian guys, not Mercia. Mercian is not taken.

[Cursed71]

Mercian guys, not Mercia. Mercian is not taken.

From madison eh?  Come to Milwaukee we'll play a show with ya.

[Hemisaurus]

Mercian guys, not Mercia. Mercian is not taken.

Still think you might as well go 'Merican, you are 'Merican after all, playing on 'Merican amps with 'Merican guitars, you guys are 'Merican, no matter how much you might not want to be, just call the band Candada after the disease and see how many people call you Canada (yeah I know it's Candida)

[liquidsmoke]

My amp is 'Merican, my guitar is Korean, we are Mercians now officially, is it done. Let the shit storm begin.

[bbottom]

Merican sounds like a really bad name for a cover band.

[BrianDamage]

Yeah it's a pretty craptastic name.

[themusketking]

hate it.

[liquidsmoke]

hate it.

I appreciate the honesty.

[Hemisaurus]

Yeah, if I cared enough, I'd start a cover band called 'Merican, we'd go down real big round here. Open every set with Freebird, then Sweet Home, American Band, Copperhead Road, you get the picture.

The one problem of course being then I'd have to listen to Freebird, Sweet Home, and I don't want to

[liquidsmoke]

I suspect that such a band would also do quite well in rural WI. Small town folks here still DANCE to classic rock cover bands. I've seen it.