I'm sorry to say this, but pretty much any modern band whose name starts with "The" is bound to suck so stay away from those names.
The Darkness, The White Stripes, The Hives, The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Trumpets, The Strumpets....etc.
I'm naming my band The Squirts and we are going to do death metal versions of kids songs. That'll turn my theory around really quick.