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* MetalScream: Cans is capable of some really high pitched and long ones.
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** The song title ''Bushido'' from ''(r)Evolution'' is Japanese for ''Way of the Warrior'', also a song title from the album ''Renegade'' (2000), and the song ends with a CallBack to ''Way of the Warrior''.
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* LargeHam: Cans has two modes: "Ham" and "Hammier". It's no coincidence that "Ham" is in the band's very name.

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* LargeHam: Cans has two modes: "Ham" and "Hammier". Oscar goes further with his choice of costumes. It's no coincidence that "Ham" is in the band's very name.



** All the vocals of ''Warriors Of Faith'' (''Legacy of Kings, 1998)

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** All the vocals of ''Warriors Of Faith'' (''Legacy of Kings, Kings'', 1998)
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* {{Samurai}}: ''Bushido'' is essentially a IAmSong for the entire Samurai concept.
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** The song ''Hector's Hymn'' from ''(r)Evolution'' refers to several past songs they have done, as well as lyrical elements of some songs.
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** All the vocals of ''Warriors Of Faith'' (''Legacy of Kings, 1998)
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* BadassBeard: By ''(r)Evolution'', Cans has grown a pretty wicked beard.
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[=HammerFall=] is a [[PowerMetal power]] and [[Music/HeavyMetal heavy]] metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1993 by Oscar Dronjak, former guitarist of Ceremonial Oath. A good number of their songs are HotBlooded and heroic themed anthems.

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[=HammerFall=] is a [[PowerMetal power]] and [[Music/HeavyMetal [[HeavyMetal heavy]] metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1993 by Oscar Dronjak, former guitarist of Ceremonial Oath. A good number of their songs are HotBlooded and heroic themed anthems.
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* HesBack: After receiving a lot of flak for not including [[SeriesMascot Hector]] in the cover of ''Infected'', cue ''(r)Evolution'' not only featuring him, but the video for its opening song [[HesBack (being called ''Hector's Hymn'' even)]], [[MomentOfAwesome featuring every album cover in the history of Hammerfall that did include him!]]
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* ''(r)Evolution (2014)''
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*** The last piece of doubt is removed with the (r)Evolution-album: The song ''Winter is Coming'' contains direct references to the books.
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* AudienceParticipationSong: The anthemic nature of many of this band's songs leads to this occuring often, but a special mention to "Templars of Steel", which includes the lyrics "Raise your fist to the sky!" and Cans often has the audience shout the word "Revolution" in the chorus.
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** The song titled "Punish and Enslave" seems to be one to one of the labels on [[Film/{{Transformers}} Barricade's vehicle form]]
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The main character of ''Bushido''. The whole song is littered with references to how honourable he is.

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* TheCameo: On one live consert they started singing "När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn" and in the middle of the song, Roger Pontare the songs creator himself joined in.

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* BadassBoast: The single ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cohNst5zQMI Bushido]]'' is essentially one big, loud, hammy boast from the point of view of an incredibly proficient samurai.
* TheCameo: On one live consert concert they started singing "När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn" and in the middle of the song, Roger Pontare the songs creator himself joined in.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: From the hardest 6 possible to a solid 7.
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*** The lyrics also fit the GhostRider mythos to a T.

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*** The lyrics also fit the GhostRider ''Comicbook/GhostRider'' mythos to a T.
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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: At least twice:
** "Unbent! Unbowed! Unbroken!" from ''Fury Of The Wild'' (''Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken'', 2005)
** "Kill! Win! Live! Die!" from ''Any Means Necessary'' (''No Sacrifice, No Victory'', 2009)
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*** The lyrics also fit the GhostRider mythos to a T.
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*** There is also the song titles "Take the Black", which is when somebody joins the Night's Watch, and "Dark Wings, Dark Words" which is a in-universe proverb about messages carried by ravens.
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* DoomTroops: ''Any Means Neccessary''

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: They made a second video for "Hearts on Fire" that starred the Swedish Women's Olympic Curling Team.

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: They made a second video for "Hearts on Fire" that starred the Swedish Women's Olympic Curling Team. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9mlqbG5CU Curling is FUCKING METAL!]]



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9mlqbG5CU Curling is FUCKING METAL!]]


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%% WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome is now named MundaneMadeAwesome. Please a) make sure it actually applies (the rename was due to misuse), and b) place it under that entry, above.
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* TheCameo: On one live consert they started singing "När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn" and in the middle of the song, Roger Pontare the songs creator himself joined in.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9mlqbG5CU Curling is FUCKING METAL!]]

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: They made a second video for "Hearts on Fire" that starred the Swedish Women's Olympic Curling Team.



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: They made a second video for "Hearts on Fire" that starred the Swedish Women's Olympic Curling Team.
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* SuicideBySunlight: In ''Always Will Be''.

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* ShoutOut: The song titles contain numerous references to ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' - too many to be mere coincidence. For example, "Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken", part of the title of one of their albums, is also the motto of House Martell.

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The song titles contain numerous references to ''ASongOfIceAndFire'' - too many to be mere coincidence. For example, "Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken", part of the title of one of their albums, is also the motto of House Martell.Martell.
** The song ''Renegade'' is a power-metal retelling of the setting of the TV-series of the same name.
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* HorribleHistoryMetal: A number of songs about the Crusades.
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[=HammerFall=] is a [[PowerMetal power]] and [[HeavyMetal heavy]] metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1993 by Oscar Dronjak, former guitarist of Ceremonial Oath. A good number of their songs are HotBlooded and heroic themed anthems.

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[=HammerFall=] is a [[PowerMetal power]] and [[HeavyMetal [[Music/HeavyMetal heavy]] metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1993 by Oscar Dronjak, former guitarist of Ceremonial Oath. A good number of their songs are HotBlooded and heroic themed anthems.

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