It’s important to all of us here at Plays for Presidents to celebrate and trumpet the mission of this Festival (as evidenced in our latest awesome-sauce web ad), and, on a more personal level, to share a bit of insight as to why it matters so much to each of us (see Andy’s, Evan’s, Sarah’s, Sean’s or my take – with more to come!).
BUT… in the spirit of fun, silliness, and historical geekery, my post this week provides an entirely new lens through which to view our subject matter: heavy metal band names.
That’s right. This week, we will take a look at the history of our 44 presidencies using the heavy metal band name generator.
For most presidents, I am using the intials of their first and last names only, for the most commonly used variation of their name (e.g., Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton). For those who are best known using three initials (e.g., FDR, JFK), I have used all three, with the first and middle names being considered part of the first name (exception being Van Buren, whose V and B will be considered part of his last name) as applied to the logic of the heavy metal band name generator.
Enjoy!
1. George Washington = BLOODY ABYSS
2. John Adams = FORSAKEN EMPIRE
3. Thomas Jefferson = WITCH’S HENCHMEN
4. James Madison = FORESAKEN TENDENCIES
5. James Monroe = in FORESAKEN TENDENCIES with John Adams
6. John Quincy Adams = went on to form FORESAKEN INNER TENDENCIES
7. Andrew Jackson = RANCID HENCHMEN
8. Martin Van Buren = DARK SLAVES FURY
9. William Henry Harrison = FALLEN SATAN’S DEATH
10. John Tyler = FORESAKEN REALM
11. James K. Polk – FORESAKEN HELL’S GODS
12. Zachary Taylor = TROUBLED REALM
13. Millard Fillmore = DARK KILL
14. Franklin Pierce = HELL’S GODS
15. James Buchanan = FORESAKEN FURY
16. Abraham Lincoln = RANCID VENGANCE
17. Andrew Johnson = RANCID HENCHMEN
18. Ulysses S. Grant = HEAVY GUILTY ANGELS
19. Rutherford B. Hayes = BLEEDING INSANE DEATH
20. James Garfield = FORESAKEN ANGELS
21. Chester A. Arthur = BLACK RANCID EMPIRE
22. Grover Cleveland = BLOODY RAGE
23. Benjamin Harrison = INSANE DEATH
24. Grover Cleveland = the new and improved BLOODY RAGE
25. William McKinley = FALLEN TENDENCIES
26. Theodore Roosevelt = WITCH’S SPAWN
27. William Howard Taft = FALLEN SATAN’S REALM
28. Woodrow Wilson = FALLEN THORN
29. Warren G. Harding = FALLEN BLOODY DEATH
30. Calvin Coolidge = BLACK RAGE
31. Herbert Hoover = SATAN’S DEATH
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt = RABID IRON SPAWN
33. Harry S. Truman = SATAN’S GUILTY REALM
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower = IRON IRON SIN
35. John F. Kennedy = FORESAKEN RABID KILL
36. Lyndon B. Johnson = FOREBIDDEN INSANE HENCHMEN
37. Richard Nixon = BLEEDING MAGIC
38. Gerald Ford = BLOODY WARRIORS
39. James (Jimmy) Carter = FORESAKEN RAGE
40. Ronald Reagan = BLEEDING SPAWN
41. George H. W. Bush = BLOODY SATAN’S FALLEN FURY
42. William (Bill) Clinton = INSANE RAGE
43. George W. Bush = BLOODY FALLEN FURY
44. Barack Obama = INSANE SOLDIER