I’ve seen a ton of band name generators on the net, but here’s something that is a LOT more fun. With a little bit of randomness, Wikipedia, Flickr and Quotationspage can name your band and come up with a name and cover art for your new album!
Here’s how it works:
Wikipedia
1. Go to Wikipedia and hit “random” and the first article you get is the name of your band.
Random Quotations
2. Go to “Random Quotations”. The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page will be the title of your new album.
Flicker
3. Go to Flickr and click on “Explore the Last Seven Days”. The third picture, no matter what it is (don’t cheat), will be your album cover.
Create Your Own Album Cover
Below are a ton of album covers that were contributed by our readers, and other ones that I’ve found around the net (note that there are multiple pages). If you do one up (and you should!), then send it to us.
As a musician, I’ve spent a lot of time coming up with artwork for albums, album names, and even band names. I’ve got a book of them lying around here somewhere, but I’ve got to say, this is pretty addicting.
I hope everyone is excited about my new upcoming release: “Motivating other people” by Dobarlau River!
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More Album Covers
Here is mine.
https://i.imgur.com/l5KaZFi.jpg
BAND NAME – THE BROKEN ANTEHM
ALBUM NAME – AGAINTS THE BULLET
you choses the art
Band – Nikki Fox
Album – What makes great art.
Album Art- https://www.flickr.com/photos/coolbiere/18801665360/
Band- Foxy Sisters
Album- We don’t know yet!
First Song- Sisters are your Friends
Okey so I made a little application for this. Feel free to check it out. I only throw something together so it’s far from perfect. But still!
https://albumart.meteor.com/
Band: Cafe Bandits
Album: Tom in a farm
This band is a screamo, Indie pop, Indie rock and emo.
Artist: DJ Shiva
Albums: Arthopoda; Dark side; Retribution ; Vocal; Existencee
Works fine for me! Did 2.
First one looks very Pink Floyd-esque.
Second isn’t as good. Looks kinda grunge/emo though.
http://imgur.com/9s6MIcS
http://imgur.com/tOdLjvX
It works 😀
http://i.imgur.com/km2f7pQ.png
The Wikipedia option gives too many of the names of real people (and bands), and the Flikr option is no good unless the photo is in the public domain or creative commons.
band name: Metalaw
Album: Corners of our rooms
i have my own cover art. this is a really cool album name bc my songs r pop punk or alt rock. im very happy with it
This algorithm is not good enough. Too many actual people’s names come up on Wikipedia random search. IRL this would have too many possible implications for naming a band.
The first step therefore needs refining.
Band: One Life
Album: Imaginings of a mere mortal
Album cover: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34202025@N08/14180554316/in/photostream/
(Yes these were all random)
Band: “Coelatura”
Album “Language Of The Soul”
Album Art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swaily/9280578610/
Band: “Railway Station”
Album: “Find The Truth”
Album Art: (I put it together for fun)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisymaespics/8560762212/in/photostream
(I tried to crop the white out of the photo but because it was taller than the window it would have cut off the bottom of the picture. Sorry about that.)
I like this one! I’ll keep it for future reference, but I’m all ready “banded” so to speak…
Jurge Kindle
You Mustn’t Lose It
http://m.flickr.com/photos/photographybykthomas/8545262719/lightbox/
Band Name: Evolutionary Baggage
Album Title: ‘Worth the Price’
Album Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27734550@N06/8339572997/sizes/z/
band name – Mahasu Pahari
album – Before he decides, never decides.
cover – http://oi45.tinypic.com/6edrad.jpg
band name:kate price
album name:goning to be scared
band name – Macrophage
album – Drink for the Wise Men
cover – http://www.flickr.com/photos/58780472@N04/7584581292/
Band Name: War Cross
Album Name: More Than Our Force
Picture: Pink Flower???
ye im not gonna call my band “the 1976 American championship-singles”but thanks anyway
Band Name: Oregon Route 273
Album Name: Believing in Love and Government
Album Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrowlili/6417709991/
Band Name: Yongning District
Album Name: Your Out Doing It
Album Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/myplanetexperience/6400589981/
Some of these are cool, but in most cases people didn’t even bother to crop the image so it looks like a sleeve. I know not everyone’s a designer, but come on.
Band name: Phanerochaete salmonicolor
Album name: Things that other people think about us
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32452193@N06/6213994874/
Lol. my cover art is of a baby in a boat!
Band Name: Warren Cuccurullo
Album Name: More Interesting than Sex
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tucucumba/6171342507/
lol I want to have an album called that now.
Band’s name: La Chatte
Name of album; Guidance System Let’s You Know.
Album Cover: a bed with a white teacup filled with coffee on a saucer with little wrapped chocolates spilling over the saucer.
Funny, the band name sounds like it would be a fancy French drink and here it is!
band:damon martin
album:a funny,plastic head
cover:http://www.flickr.com/photos/50814175@N05/5774888213/
Band Name: Lemer
Album Name: It costs them their jobs
Cover Art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkmarko/5433919068/
Band Name: Nebraska County
Album Name: Incest and Folk Dancing
Cover Art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sujo/5325848255/
my bands name is end the crisis. and our album is ripped apart.
Band Name:Naguilian Isabela
Album Name: Towards the Year 2000
Cover Art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/codeblue1/5094509982/
Band: Brian Taylor
Album: Supposed to do anyway
Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/camisafranela/4835767156/sizes/l/
Band Name: British Homeopathic Association
Album: Traitor to His Friend
Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prozac74/4355840483/
eh.Pretty cool.
band: M. Tigris
album: Screw around, and don’t smoke.
cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrabthearab/4054111071/
Band-Receptaculites
Album-Know what im doing
Dirty Flowerz is our band name and our first album is called “Just the Beginning”
white natural is my bands name but we cant think of a album name
Band’s name: Here I Am to Worship
Album’s name: Luck is the Residue of Design
Album’s cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23271361@N06/3509637228/
Band Name: Wasted Talent
Album: Only Because I Love
Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/janeylu/5833665499/
Damn, some of those are pretty realistic. Hipsters are hereby mocked.
Please think of the copyright! Only use images given away as Creative Commons!