Complex sentence: The Texan metal group Ripper went for a more direct choice of name, vocalists with the groups Meridian and Sodomizer adopted the names Jack D. Ripper and Ripper, respectively.
Split into simpler sentences: The Texan metal group Ripper went for a more direct choice of name. Vocalists with the groups Meridian and Sodomizer adopted the names Jack D. Ripper and Ripper, respectively.