I love Death's name. I hate names that go over-the-top, because then they're just ridiculous. Your mind will reject the fear of a "Cannibal Corpse." Oh, cool, a dead body that eats people. That's just ridiculous. I also hate names that take some obscure term from Lord of the Rings or Norse religion or a pre-med textbook, because they, to me, scream "HEY WE ARE A BAND THAT IS TRYING TO HARD."
Death is death. There doesn't need to be anything more to their name, because death is the absolute end; nothing is more frightening than dying. All "spooky" names are just hinting at the concept of death, but Death is the one band who put it out there for all to see. I love how simple their name is. It seems uninspired because it's such a simple, everyday concept; sure, they could have just chosen it because death is scary and all that, but I think Schuldiner was too smart to have chosen "Death" based on that alone. I think he realized the beauty in its simplicity, and chose it for that reason.
TL:DR: a bunch of pseudo-psychological reasons for why Death is one of the best metal band names ever.
As for their logo, they ditched the blood and the cobwebs and all of that a few albums into their career. And regardless of their name or logo, they're still fucking awesome.
If you want a shitty band name, kindly refer to Megadeth or Helloween. Gote that I'm not bashing on either, but their names were shitty enough to keep me from checking them out when I should have (i also really dislike helloween's logo; seriously, fuck that pumpkin. it looks retarded.)
