# Rock Bands Name Songs After Books

> 27 rock and metal bands named songs after popular books.
- Title: Rock Bands Name Songs After Books · Loudwire | Shortify
- Summary: 27 rock and metal bands named songs after popular books. Twenty-seven rock and metal bands named songs after popular books including Iron Maiden, Metallica…
- Keywords: iron maiden, metallica, black sabbath, rock bands, songs, books, popular books, led zeppelin, pink floyd, the cure, hawking, david bowie
- Source: Loudwire — https://loudwire.com/rock-metal-songs-named-after-books
- Published: 2026-10-01T16:23:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: iron maiden, metallica, black sabbath, rock bands, songs, books, popular books, led zeppelin, pink floyd, the cure, hawking, david bowie
## Led Zeppelin's 'Moby Dick'
Led Zeppelin named a song after Herman Melville's 1851 book Moby-Dick.

> Moby Dick
## Black Sabbath's 'Behind the Wall of Sleep'
Black Sabbath named a song after H.P. Lovecraft's 1919 short story Beyond the Wall of Sleep.

> Behind the Wall of Sleep
## Pink Floyd's 'Childhood's End'
Pink Floyd named a song after Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 book Childhood's End.

> Childhood's End
## The Edgar Winter Group's 'Frankenstein'
The Edgar Winter Group named a song after Mary Shelley's 1818 book Frankenstein.

> Frankenstein
## Hawkwind's 'Lord of Light'
Hawkwind named a song after Roger Zelazny's 1967 book Lord of Light.

> Lord of Light
## David Bowie's '1984'
David Bowie named a song after George Orwell's 1949 book Nineteen Eighty-Four.

> 1984
## Rush's 'Anthem'
Rush named a song after Ayn Rand's 1938 book Anthem.

> Anthem
## Hawkwind's 'Damnation Alley'
Hawkwind named a song after Roger Zelazny's 1969 book Damnation Alley.

> Damnation Alley
## Key takeaway

Twenty-seven rock and metal bands named songs after popular books including Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Black Sabbath.