My friends and I had difficulty finding a good name, too. We just played for fun and to get familiar playing with others, so we really didn't care. I was (and still am) really into majestic metal - Blind Guardian/medieval sort of stuff. Among our list were Soulblight, Odin, Ultima, Ragnarok, Event Horizon, etc. Medieval/fantasy stuff. We ended up picking Ekstasis. Look it up in the dictionary. Our bassist the brainiac found it.

Anyway, Whiplash ain't bad, but you'll be carrying around the Metallica tag. It's always best to come up with something totally original that describes who you are.