Skąd nazwa? Dlaczego Steel Panther?
Zespół początkowo nazywał się
Metal Skool, ale w 2000 zmienił nazwę na Steel Panther. Plotki, że nazwa z
filmu „Rock Star”, gdzie Michael grał jedną z pomniejszych ról podczas
przesłuchania do zespołu Steel Dragon, nie są prawdziwe. Poza żartobliwymi
wypowiedziami Satchela, który mówił, że takie rzeczy robili, że to była
konieczność, to jednak powód był totalnie inny. W wywiadzie Stix wyznał, że
pomysł na nową nazwę narodził się podczas festiwalu:
We were Metal Skool and I
remember we were playing Kat Von D's tattoo festival, and we were in a trailer
getting ready to go on, we're talking about band names. (…) We're like, 'What should we call a band? Iron
Steel...?' Because we want just wanted the cool bitchin'-sounding name. You
could name your band anything but if it sounds cool, it is cool, that's how we
felt about it.
Nowa nazwa miała brzmieć
chwytliwie, zapadać w pamięć i kojarzyć się z czymś zajebistym, metalowym i
twardym. Spomiędzy całego królestwa zwierząt padło na PANTERĘ.
We're like, 'Should we call it
Iron Tiger? Panther? What's
cool? Snakes, panthers... What's a heavy metal-sounding name?' We landed on Steel
Panther because we just thought it was fucking bitching.
A my totalnie się z tym zgadzamy.
The band's initial name was Metal Skool, but they
changed it to Steel Panther in 2000.
Rumours that the name came from the film "Rock Star," where
Michael had a minor role during an audition for the band Steel Dragon, are not
true. Aside from Satchel's joking statements, that they did those things and it
was necessary, the reason was actually quite different. Stix revealed in an
interview that the idea for the new name was invented during a festival.
We were Metal Skool and I remember we were playing
Kat Von D's tattoo festival, and we were in a trailer getting ready to go on,
we're talking about band names. (…) We're like, 'What should we call a band? Iron
Steel...?' Because we want just wanted the cool bitchin'-sounding name. You
could name your band anything but if it sounds cool, it is cool, that's how we
felt about it.
They wanted a catchy name, that people would remember, something metal and
badass. And they landed on the idea of Steel Panther, because it was badass?
Iron Tiger, Panther, Snakes, all sound heavy metal, but what's cooler? PANTHER.
We're like, 'Should we call it Iron Tiger? Panther?
What's cool? Snakes, panthers... What's a heavy metal-sounding name?' We landed
on Steel Panther because we just thought it was fucking bitching.
They settled on Steel Panther, because it was bitching awesome. And we
totally agree - it's a killer name.
Agata Katana/tłum. Vicky Morris
Źródło/Credits:
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/drummer_speaks_on_what_really_happens_at_steel_panther_backstage_parties_recalls_playing_alice_in_chains_classic_with_jerry_cantrell.html
