...and all the other ridiculously monikered bands out there. Where would metal be without them?
Because Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings can only inspire a paltry 24,689,453 band names (including Gorgoroth, Amon Amarth, Sauron, Isengard and, of course, Cirith Ungol), metal musicians have had to look far and wide for inspiration.
And they have! Thus we 'proudly' present MusicRadar's Most Ridiculously-Named Metal Bands Of All Time Roll Of Honour. We give you…
Goatwhore
Pungent Stench
Satans [sic] Penguins
Cattle Decapitation
Vomitory
Cannibal Corpse
Pig Destroyer
Rhapsody Of Fire
Chinchilla
Dragonforce
Farmer Boys
Narnia
Kamelot
Septic Flesh
Power Quest
Crotchduster...
…and to all the other bands named after bodily functions or mythical kingdoms (or both), we salute you!