History Music / MotionlessInWhite

* SleepingTheirWaytotheTop: "The Ladder" describes this

** "Puppets (The First Snow)", "Puppets 2 (The Rain)" and "Puppets 3 (The Grand Finale)".

%%* SpellingSong: "AMERICA", "Everybody Sells Cocaine", and "Dead As Fuck".

%%* FanserviceExtra: The girls in the "AMERICA" video, crosses over with EvilIsSexy.

%%* CoverVersion: They have covered "Du Hast" by Music/{{Rammstein}}.
%%** And [[Music/RobZombie "Dragula"]], [[Music/TheKillers "Somebody Told Me"]], as well as live covers of [[Music/TheMisfits "Skulls"]], [[Music/{{Danzig}} "Mother"]], and [[Music/LinkinPark "One Step Closer"]].

%%* TheFunInFuneral: "We Put the Fun in Funeral" is fairly self-explanatory.
%%* GenreRoulette: ''Infamous'' shifts between almost every genre of HeavyMetal known to man.

%%** "If It's Dead, We'll Kill It" has a lot of higher [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl screams]].

%%* LoudnessWar: All of their discography, but ''Infamous'' was [[{{Remaster}} remastered]] because of this.
%%* [[ManofaThousandVoices Man of a Thousand Voices]]: Chris is becoming quite [[IncrediblyLamePun infamous]] for his habit of copying other singers, like Music/MarilynManson, Music/RobZombie, [[Music/BreakingBenjamin Benjamin Burnley]]... just to name a few.
%%* MisogynySong: Their early releases were ''full'' of songs like "The Whorror" and "She Never Made It to the Emergency Room".
%%** "Abigail", arguably... though it ''is'' about [[ConsummateLiar Abigail]] [[KarmaHoudini Williams]].
%%** "Hatefuck" is another shining example.
%%** "Synthetic Love" is probably the ''worst'' example.

%%* SpiritualSuccessor: To Music/MarilynManson. Both bands have similar looking frontmen as well as a RevolvingDoorBand lineup and eccentric behavior.
%%** And albums produced by Tim Skold.
%%** And they have both performed with Music/RobZombie... only difference is Motionless In White actually got along with Rob Zombie.

%%* EpicRocking: "Wasp", "Carry the Torch"

%%* LongTitle: "Just When You Thought We Couldn't Get Any More Emo, We Go and Pull a Stunt Like This".

%%* FiveManBand:
%%** TheLeader: Chris
%%** TheLancer: Ricky
%%** TheSmartGuy: Ryan
%%** TheBigGuy: Vinny
%%** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Justin

* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: "Everybody Sells Cocaine"
* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Dead as Fuck"
* AntiLoveSong
* AtomicFBomb: "Immaculate Misconception" opens with one:
--> "'''WHAT THE ''FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!'''''"
** "Unstoppable"
--> ''"YOU WANTED A WAR... YOU GOT ONE, '''MOTHERFUCKEEEEEEEER!!!'''"''
* AudienceParticipationSong: "AMERICA" is probably the best example.
** "Death March"
* BadassBoast: "Devil's Night", "Infamous" (as shown above), "Underdog", "Unstoppable" (also shown above), "Death March", "570".
** "Generation Lost" comes dangerously close to a BoastfulRap.
* BadassInANiceSuit: All except [[{{Cosplay}} Ghost]].
* [[BurntheWitch Burn the Witch!]]: "Abigail".
* CallBack: "570" references "To Keep From Getting Burned".
* CarefulWithThatAxe
* CircusOfFear: The "AMERICA" video.
* ClusterFBomb: '''Yes'''.
** To the point where most of their "clean" songs are really just [[CurseCutShort censored]].
** "Puppets 2 (The Rain)" has actually been criticised for this.
* CorruptChurch: "The Divine Infection".
* CoverVersion: They have covered "Du Hast" by Music/{{Rammstein}}.
** And [[Music/RobZombie "Dragula"]], [[Music/TheKillers "Somebody Told Me"]], as well as live covers of [[Music/TheMisfits "Skulls"]], [[Music/{{Danzig}} "Mother"]], and [[Music/LinkinPark "One Step Closer"]].
* CreepyDoll: The "Dead as Fuck" video.
* CurseCutShort: "Underdog" and "Generation Lost".
* DescentIntoAddiction: "Sick from the Melt"

* DudeLooksLikeALady: [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d3/95/21/d395214c983d126cc024c508d59b88f7--fan-girl-brain.jpg Devin Sola]]. Grew a beard at one point, but quickly shaved it off and went back to crossdressing due to fan reactions.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Their early [=EPs=] and first album were much more in the manner of bands such as Music/BlackVeilBrides and early Music/BringMeTheHorizon, with Chris Motionless sounding much more like a standard {{Metalcore}} vocalist using his natural voice rather than the banshee wailing and imitation of other vocalists he is currently known for.

* EpicRocking: "Wasp", "Carry the Torch"
* EvilSoundsDeep
* FacelessMasses: Invoked quite literally in the "Devil's Night" video.
* FacialHorror: The "Devil's Night" video has them ''cutting off people's [[TheBlank "faces"]]''. ItMakesSenseInContext.
* FakeOutFadeOut: "Sinematic"
* FanserviceExtra: The girls in the "AMERICA" video, crosses over with EvilIsSexy.
* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Chris
** TheLancer: Ricky
** TheSmartGuy: Ryan
** TheBigGuy: Vinny
** [[SixthRanger Fifth Ranger]]: Justin
* TheFunInFuneral: "We Put the Fun in Funeral" is fairly self-explanatory.
* GenreRoulette: ''Infamous'' shifts between almost every genre of HeavyMetal known to man.

** "Final Dictum", [[CrowdSong especially the chorus]].
** "If It's Dead, We'll Kill It" has a lot of higher [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl screams]].
* HospitalHottie: "Rats"
-->''"Oh, Mrs. Pharmacist/if I resist/lock me up and bind my wrists"''

* IfItBleedsItLeads: "AMERICA"
--> ''"Handing convicts fame in HD"''
* ILoveTheDead: "Dead as Fuck", and of course, "Not My Type: Dead as Fuck 2"
* IncrediblyLongNote: "The Divine Infection" has one.
** "If It's Dead, We'll Kill It" (see above)
* IntercourseWithYou: "Hatefuck", "Synthetic Love, "Sinematic".
** "Dead as Fuck" and its sequel are particularly [[{{Squick}} squicky]] examples, see above.
* JumpScare: "Black Damask" opens with a soft piano piece, [[CarefulWithThatAxe then]]...
* [[LargeandInCharge Large and In Charge]]: Chris. Referenced in "Infamous"
--> ''"Call me a faggot/stand up/now who looks more threatening?"''
* LargeHam: Chris.
** There's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9oNnjDsuv8 this video]] of Balz singing "AMERICA" with Chris, he's a little [[{{Understatement}} enthusiastic]].
* [[LighterandSofter Lighter and Softer]]: ''Reincarnate'', for the most part, is just straight IndustrialMetal.
* LongTitle: "Just When You Thought We Couldn't Get Any More Emo, We Go and Pull a Stunt Like This"... [[SarcasmMode just rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it?]]
* TheLostLenore: "Black Damask", implied to have been DrivenToSuicide.
* LoudnessWar: All of their discography, but ''Infamous'' was [[{{Remaster}} remastered]] because of this.
* [[ManofaThousandVoices Man of a Thousand Voices]]: Chris is becoming quite [[IncrediblyLamePun infamous]] for his habit of copying other singers, like Music/MarilynManson, Music/RobZombie, [[Music/BreakingBenjamin Benjamin Burnley]]... just to name a few.
* MisogynySong: Their early releases were ''full'' of songs like "The Whorror" and "She Never Made It to the Emergency Room".
** "Abigail", arguably... though it ''is'' about [[ConsummateLiar Abigail]] [[KarmaHoudini Williams]].
** "Hatefuck" is another shining example.
** "Synthetic Love" is probably the ''worst'' example.
* MurderBallad: "Contemptress"
* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: "AMERICA".
* NewSoundAlbum: Attempted with ''[[GenreRoulette Infamous]]'', but ''Reincarnate'' is a better example as it adds much stronger IndustrialMetal elements than their previous two albums.

* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Synthetic Love" is a particularly creepy one.
* PerishingAltRockVoice: Chris.
* PerkyGoth: In real life, they are all rather chilled-out and [[NiceGuy friendly]].

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "DEATH! MARCH! DEATH! MARCH!"
* ReligionRantSong: "Abigail", "Immaculate Misconception", "The Divine Infection", "Final Dictum".
** "The Seventh Circle" has shades of this.
* {{Remaster}}: ''Infamous''.

* {{Sampling}}
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Chris stopped promoting the "BeYourself" message altogether, because he feels it's become disingenuous. [[AttentionWhore Certain]] [[{{Hypocrite}} fans]] [[BrokenBase aren't]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks exactly]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing helping]] [[DieForOurShip the]] [[FanDumb situation]].
* SequelSong: "Puppets (The First Snow)", "Puppets 2 (The Rain)" and "Puppets 3 (The Grand Finale)".

* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny: "Synthetic Love"
* ShoutOut: "Abigail" is inspired by TheCrucible, and the Tim Skold remix is named after the MalleusMaleficarum.

* SpellingSong: "AMERICA", "Everybody Sells Cocaine", and "Dead As Fuck".
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Music/MarilynManson. Both bands have similar looking frontmen as well as a RevolvingDoorBand lineup and eccentric behavior.
** And albums produced by Tim Skold.
** And they have both performed with Music/RobZombie... only difference is Motionless In White actually got along with Rob Zombie.
* StepfordSmiler: "Infamous" is a TakeThat towards this.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "City Lights"... at least, two thirds of it.
** "Sinematic" does not even last ''that'' long.
** "Wasp" is basically an {{Industrial}} ballad.
** "Catharsis" and "Another Life"

* [[TallDarkandHandsome Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: Chris is 6"1, {{Goth}}, and quite handsome.

* UnusualEuphemism: "Dead as Fuck"
--> ''"And now she's going to town/with her lips on my [[Franchise/EvilDead boomstick]]"''.

--> ''"Crawling inside of you/fruit of the flesh is bruised"''

--> ''"She loves me 'cause I give head like a [[GroinAttack zombie]]"''
* VoiceOfTheLegion: They use this on some of their songs.
* WalkingTheEarth: "Break the Cycle"

* WitchHunt: "Abigail" is about the Salem witch trials.
* WouldHurtAChild: The "Devil's Night" video.

--> "''So step up to the plate, and take your best fucking shot...''"\\
--"'''Infamous'''"

* TakeThat: "Everybody Sells Cocaine" is this to the metal/emo community (see ScrewThisImOutOfHere)
** Basically their ''raison d'etre'' at this point.

* NewSoundAlbum: Attempted with ''[[GenreRoulette Infamous]]'', but ''Reincarnate'' is a better example.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "Generation Lost"; their attempt at NuMetal.
** Now also "Voices" from Graveyard Shift and "Headache" from Disguise.