| artist's name |
named after... |
Afu Ra
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... the Egyptian Sun god Ra. "Afu" means body and "Ra" means life force |
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
 |
... a prayer to Mayan corn gods. The first four lines say:
Sever for us all ties
Between the now and what is to be
We will act as your sword, oh Great Itzamna
And you will know us by the trail of dead.
A detailed info on this band name can be found on the band's homepage. |
Aphrodite
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... the Greek goddess of the same name
another submission from Mark - thanks! |
Brujeria
 |
Santeria and Brujeria are blends of African religion and Christianity. It literally means the worship of saints. It is a
deception of African deities (Gods) in facsimile of Christian saints. This religion is very popular among Latinos
and Cubans. Practice of these religions is growing rapidly in the Southwestern and Southeastern United States.
Santeria, also called Yorbu is considered the good or white magic. The evil or black magic of this religion
group is called Brujeria or Palo Mayombe. Brujeria centers around the spirits of the dead. An item found
frequently in these religious systems is the Ngang, a sacred cauldron used in magick rituals. [source][free mp3s] |
Cassandra Complex
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... Cassandra, a greek mythological figure who had the gift of prophecy with the curse of no one ever believing her |
dEUS
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latin word for God |
Dido
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... a character in Greek
mythology. Legendary queen of Carthage, Dido was made
famous by featuring in Vergil's "Aeneid" as the woman who
fell in love with Aeneas. In Vergil's chronicle Dido leapt into
the flames when Aeneas decided to leave her in favour of
his voyage after leading her to believe he would marry her
during a night of passion. |
Foo Fighters
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US-american term for Unidentified Flying Object during WWII - the allied believed it to be a secret German weapon |
Incubus
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a male devil supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman... |
Iron Maiden
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Named after the mid-evil torture device. A coffin with spikes... |
King Crimson
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Peter Sinfield once stated that it is an synonym for the devil.
(?)
submitted by Chris- thx! |
Kyuss
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Dungeons and Dragons character |
Nine Inch Nails
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Named after the stakes used to nail Jesus to the cross, also rumoured to be the lenght of coffin nails. |
Nirvana
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Nirvana (Nirúvaúna) (nŒr-v„1ne, ner-) n.
[Sanskrit, nirvƒNam, a blowing out, extinction, nirvana: nis-, nir-, out, away + vƒti, it blows. Pali, nibbana; Jap., nehan]
The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion. |
Phoenix
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direct reference to Greek
mythology where the phoenix appears in the shape of a
bird. According to the Roman poet Ovid, a phoenix lived to
an age of 500 years. Then it would sit down to die, but in
doing so a young bird issued forth from the parent body. As
soon as it had grown strong enough, the offspring would lift
the nest it was born in from the tree and carry it to the city
of Heliopolis in Egypt to deposit it in the temple of the Sun.
There the body of its elder was consumed by flames. |
Skunk Anansie
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Anansie is a creature in Jamaican folklore who is half man, half spider, and always a prankster.
Skunk refers to either good marijuana or the smelly little black and white animals. |
Ugly Duckling
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... a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen [read] |
