Band Name origins

[beowulf1969]

NVD, as I was wearing one of my prized Redemption shirts at my son's last Boy Scout backpacking campout, one of the other dads asked me about Redemption. I played a couple of songs for him on my iPod and he immediately starting asking more questions as his interest grew :Spin:. One was... where the band name came from.
I thought that was an interesting question.

I can only assume that there is some deeper meaning for you. I'm hoping you'd share.

Thanks!

 

[ihqkepukka]

I think that Nick commented about this one in some old interviews. Wasn't it Shawshank Redemption movie that was Nick's inspiration for the band's name?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/

Sorry if I am wrong.. Nick can answer that anyway!

 

[Edd037]

If thats true...


...Thank God he didnt decide to call the band Shawshank instead!

 

[Zook]

Fortunately, Shawshank was already taken. You can catch them on tour with Dream Theatre playing their hit songs: Forgotten, Floors, and East And Up World.

 

[Edd037]

That is a tour waiting to happen... Shawshank and Redemption. It totally publicises itself.

 

[nvandyk]

Confirming Shawshank Redemption as the inspiration.

I also like the positivity of the name. I always liked bands like Rush and Triumph because of the positivity of those names. So Redemption is another active, positive thing.