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* OldShame: Their victory at the Eurovision Song Contest used to be this for Mr Lordi, since most people would write them off as a "Eurovision-band". He has since come to terms with it.
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* OneManBand: The band was originally a solo project of Mr Lordi where he would play all of the instruments himself.


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* RevolvingDoorBand: Lordi has gone through 11 line-up changes with Mr Lordi being the only constant member.

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* ''Killection'' - 2020



* [[ALoadOfBull OX]] - Bass
* Mana - Drums

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* [[ALoadOfBull OX]] [[LizardFolk Hiisi]] - Bass
* Mana [[SinisterMinister Mana]] - Drums



* Kalma - Bass
* Magnum - Bass

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* Kalma [[ALoadOfBull OX]] - Bass
* Magnum [[BadassBiker Kal]][[DemBones ma]] - Bass
* [[AncientAstronauts Magnum]]
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Lordi started out as a vaguely monster-themed IndustrialMetal project manned entirely by Mr. Lordi. No live performances were given until the release of ''Get Heavy'', and early material features everybody ''but'' Lordi in monster costumes.
** After officially forming, Lordi was a quartet for almost half a decade, using a drum machine until Kita joined, made even more interesting by the fact that the original bassist wore the exact same costume.


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* SinisterMinister: Mana - the lizard-something "Minister of Sinister".

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* AndIMustScream: The titular sentient doll in ''Schizo Doll'' is abandoned by her owner, a young girl. Luckily, years later, the now grown woman [[HopeSpot finds her again]]. [[spoiler: The woman dies soon after and the doll is ''[[BuriedAlive buried with her]]'' causing the doll to be trapped forever underground with no way to escape or die and her owner's rotting corpse as her only companion.]]



* TheCaligula: According to "Sir, Mr.Presideath, Sir", Mr.Presideath kills babies because they're annoying and crushes kittens with his foot.

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* TheCaligula: According to "Sir, Mr. Presideath, Sir", Mr.Mr. Presideath kills babies because they're annoying and crushes kittens with his foot.
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** "Horrifiction" aludes to several horror films like ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet, Franchise/{{Saw}}, Franchise/FridayThe13th, Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre, Franchise/EvilDead'' and ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}''. Its main premise of a killer obsessed by horror movies denying his fault can be a reference to ''Film/{{Scream}}'' as well.

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** "Horrifiction" aludes to several horror films like ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet, Franchise/{{Saw}}, Franchise/FridayThe13th, Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre, Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre, Franchise/EvilDead'' and ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}''. Its main premise of a killer obsessed by horror movies denying his fault can be a reference to ''Film/{{Scream}}'' as well.
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** "Night of the Loving Dead" Inverts the trope with zombies seeking lovers.

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** "Night of the Loving Dead" Inverts Dead": [[InvertedTrope the trope with zombies seeking lovers. dead love you]].

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** "Horrifiction" in a nutshell.
--->''It was the monsters, it wasn't you''

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** "Horrifiction" in a nutshell.
--->''It
"Horrifiction". "In the court room you're confused: it was the monsters, it wasn't you''you."



** "To The Hell With Pop" and "Bringing the Balls Back to Rock" are both aimed at the current state of music industry, and "Horrifiction" is a giant TakeThat to people who try to trace back Serial Killer's behaviors to horror movies.
** The Riff states that the Devil has lost his mind "with all that Hip Hop shit".

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** "To The Hell With Pop" and "Bringing the Balls Back to Rock" are both aimed at the current state of music industry, and industry.
**
"Horrifiction" is a giant TakeThat to people who try to trace back Serial Killer's SerialKiller's behaviors to horror movies.
** The Riff "The Riff" states that the Devil has lost his mind "with all that Hip Hop shit".



* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: "The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile" [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane can be viewed as one]]. The narrator suspects that his lover is hiding something terrible, or maybe it's all in his head. He kills her and then hears her calling him again.

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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: The narrator of "The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile" [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane can be viewed as one]]. The narrator suspects that his lover is hiding something terrible, or maybe it's all in his head. He kills her and then hears her calling him again.

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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "It Snows In Hell": the narrator rises from his grave [[MurderBallad to kill his treacherous lover]]. In the video, Mr.Lordi saves a girl from being burnt at the stake.

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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "It Snows In Hell": the narrator rises from his grave [[MurderBallad [[RevengeBallad to kill his treacherous lover]]. In the video, Mr.Lordi saves a girl from being burnt at the stake.


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* RevengeBallad:
** "It Snows In Hell". The narrator rises from his grave to kill his lover who is implied to be responsible for his death.
** "None For One". The brother tricks the sister into murdering their father, and she is taken away and locked up. In the last verse, she figures out his plot and escapes to get her revenge on him.

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* LoveMartyr: The narrator of "She's a Demon", who is in love with a murderous demon, but continues loving her despite the fact that..well...she's a demon. [[spoiler: [[ShaggyDogStory The final verses imply she ends up killing him, and he's happy with it]]]]. In the Demonarchy story the witch's son was in love with the werewolf girl [[spoiler: and on one full moon night she fatally wounds him]]. Later on, the same werewolf girl would crush on the vampire, [[spoiler:thing which also proves fatal to her when the vampire goes insane and ends up stabbing her heart with a silver knife]].

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* LoveMartyr: LoveMartyr:
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The narrator of "She's a Demon", who is in love with a murderous demon, but continues loving her despite the fact that..well...she's a demon. [[spoiler: [[ShaggyDogStory The final verses imply she ends up killing him, and he's happy with it]]]]. it]]]].
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In the Demonarchy story the witch's son was in love with the werewolf girl [[spoiler: and on one full moon night she fatally wounds him]]. Later on, the same werewolf girl would crush on the vampire, [[spoiler:thing which also proves fatal to her when the vampire goes insane and ends up stabbing her heart with a silver knife]].


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--->''I hope you're still in there somewhere\\
I tell myself that I still care\\
But those glowing eyes keep me aware''
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* {{Hell}}: "Hell Has Room" treats both Heaven and Hell as hotels, with the former being booked full, while the later has a -5 star rating.
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Per TRS, Heaven And Hell was renamed to Heaven Versus Hell. Removed because it's misuse.


* HeavenAndHell: "Hell Has Room" seems to treat them both as hotels, with the former being booked full, while the later has a -5 star rating.
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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: "My Heaven Is Your Hell" touches on this.
-->''Free me from my life eternal, there's no blessing in this curse\\
Night by night is so infernal and yet it's getting worse!''

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: "The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile". The narrator suspects that his lover is hiding something terrible, or maybe [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness it's all in his head]].



* MurderBallad: "It Snows in Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce", "Midnite Lover", "Evilyn", "Mary Is Dead", "Slashion Model Girls"... Every second song, really.

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* MurderBallad: "It Snows in Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce", "Midnite Lover", "Evilyn", "The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile", "Mary Is Dead", "Slashion Model Girls"... Every second song, really.



* TitleOfTheDead: "Night of the Loving Dead"

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* TitleOfTheDead: "Night of the Loving Dead" Dead".
* ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight: "They Only Come Out At Night" is about something that lurks in the shadows and disappears at sunrise.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness: "The Devil Hides Behind Her Smile" [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane can be viewed as one]]. The narrator suspects that his lover is hiding something terrible, or maybe it's all in his head. He kills her and then hears her calling him again.

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** "Evilove":

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** "Evilove":"Dynamite Tonite".
--->''Gimme gimme fuel for my fire just a little spark of desire for her delight I'll serve dynamite tonite''
** "Evilove".
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-->''She's so cold keeps her distance icy queen''
** The narrator intends to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrost]] her.
--->''She'll need some warmin' up and I'll bring her the heat''
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-->All sinners go to hell\\
She's gotta help them go

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-->All -->''All sinners go to hell\\
She's gotta help them gogo''



-->You were his wife,\\

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-->You -->''You were his wife,\\



So we could have a life!

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So we could have a life!life!''



--->It was the monsters, it wasn't you

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--->It --->''It was the monsters, it wasn't youyou''



--->Your cries, they make no difference\\
I'll always love you the same

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--->Your --->''Your cries, they make no difference\\
I'll always love you the samesame''

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* StalkerWithACrush: "Not the Nicest Guy" is a supernatural variation.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Supernatural variations.
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"Not the Nicest Guy" is Guy".
--->''You never realized I'm back here to stay like
a supernatural variation. fungus that grows on your side\\
You never realized I won't go away not tonight\\
I'll never leave you lonely I'll be there tryin' to grab a hold yeah''
** "My Heaven Is Your Hell".
--->''I watch you while you sleep''



** "My Heaven Is Your Hell" is about this.

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** "My Heaven Is Your Hell" Hell".
--->''My heaven
is about this.your hell, I'm bound to roam the shadows\\
The way you shine is killing me, we two cannot be one''



-->I wanna be your dream-date\\

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-->I --->''I wanna be your dream-date\\



The gentleman death

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The gentleman deathdeath''
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** ''Man-Skin boots'', likewise, is about a "man-eater" (perhaps literally, if her boots really are GenuineHumanHide).
** ''Hot & Satanned'' is about a bullied girl who committed ritual suicide merely so the Devil could make her beautiful and allow her to have her vengeance. And what a vengenace that is too...

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** ''Man-Skin boots'', "Man-Skin boots"", likewise, is about a "man-eater" (perhaps literally, if her boots really are GenuineHumanHide).
** ''Hot "Hot & Satanned'' Satanned" is about a bullied girl who committed ritual suicide merely so the Devil could make her beautiful and allow her to have her vengeance. And what a vengenace that is too...



* OurDemonsAreDifferent: At the end of the song "Sexorcism", it's revealed that the demon who was possessing the girl was actually a PrettyNiceGuy who was in cahoots with the priest so they could both get laid constantly.

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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: At the end of the song "Sexorcism", it's revealed that the demon who was possessing the girl was actually a PrettyNiceGuy pretty NiceGuy who was in cahoots with the priest so they could both get laid constantly.



* VoiceOfTheLegion: Death apparently speaks like this, as Mr.Lordi's voice distorts every time he quotes him.

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* VoiceOfTheLegion: Death apparently speaks like this, as Mr.Lordi's voice distorts every time he quotes him. Same can be said for the demon in the song "Sexorcism".

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* BeautyIsBad: The number of gorgeous, murderous women in their songs is ''through the roof''. "Girls go Chopping" is a good instance.

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* BeautyIsBad: The number of gorgeous, murderous women in their songs is ''through the roof''. "Girls go Chopping" is a good instance. instance, but the real trope winner is definitely "Hot & Satanned".
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Twistedly subverted in "Slashion Model Girls", [[spoiler: where the victim who believes she will become a model has her face cut up both by the one who does her make-up and the people in the crowd.]]



** Actually, scratch that, every album since "To Beast Or Not To Beast" (with the minor exception of Monstereophonic's Theaterror half) are about the band dabbing into their darker and edgier roots.



** ''Hot & Satanned'' is about a bullied girl who committed ritual suicide merely so the Devil could make her beautiful and allow her to have her vengeance. And what a vengenace that is too...



* HeavenAndHell: "Hell Has Room" seems to treat them both as hotels, with the former being booked full, while the later has a -5 star rating.



** To a lesser extent "Your Tongue's Got the Cat", although here the man is way more reluctant about his possessed girlfriend.



* MurderBallad: "It Snows in Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce", "Midnite Lover", "Evilyn"... Every second song, really.

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* MurderBallad: "It Snows in Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce", "Midnite Lover", "Evilyn"..."Evilyn", "Mary Is Dead", "Slashion Model Girls"... Every second song, really.


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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: At the end of the song "Sexorcism", it's revealed that the demon who was possessing the girl was actually a PrettyNiceGuy who was in cahoots with the priest so they could both get laid constantly.
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!!This band exhibits the following tropes:

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!!This band exhibits the following tropes:
!!HARD! TROPES! HALLELUJAH!
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* EpicRiff: In-universe, the topic of "The Riff".
-->''The sonic thunder froze my heart\\
As he cranked out the riff''
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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "It Snows In Hell" is about the narrator rising from his grave to kill his treacherous lover. The video is about Mr.Lordi saving a girl from being burnt at the stake.

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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "It Snows In Hell" is about Hell": the narrator rising rises from his grave [[MurderBallad to kill his treacherous lover. The video is about lover]]. In the video, Mr.Lordi saving saves a girl from being burnt at the stake.
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* KnightTemplar: "Evilyn".
-->All sinners go to hell\\
She's gotta help them go

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* MurderBallad: "It Snows in Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce"... Every second song, really.

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* MurderBallad: "It Snows in Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce"... Divorce", "Midnite Lover", "Evilyn"... Every second song, really.really.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: "Midnite Lover".
-->You were his wife,\\
Give him a whack,\\
So we could have a life!

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* AlbumTitleDrop: In "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
** "It's the Arockalypse!"

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* AlbumTitleDrop: AlbumTitleDrop:
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In "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
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Hallelujah": "It's the Arockalypse!"Arockalypse!".



* DarkerAndEdgier: ''The Monsterican Dream'' had a much heavier sound than ''Get Heavy'', with much darker and depressing themes.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: DarkerAndEdgier:
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''The Monsterican Dream'' had a much heavier sound than ''Get Heavy'', with much darker and depressing themes.



* FemmeFatale: "Deadite Girls Gone Wild" is about one of these.

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* FemmeFatale: FemmeFatale:
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"Deadite Girls Gone Wild" is about one of these.



* ILoveTheDead: "Last Kiss Goodbye" is about a man carrying his (clearly dead) lover to their "secret hideway", though she "still looks lovely". "Cadaver Lover" is about a woman who steals the corpse of her boyfriend. Both songs showcase some inner turmoil about it, and a realization that nobody will look favourably on their actions.

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* ILoveTheDead: ILoveTheDead:
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"Last Kiss Goodbye" is about a man carrying his (clearly dead) lover to their "secret hideway", though she "still looks lovely". "Cadaver Lover" is about a woman who steals the corpse of her boyfriend. Both songs showcase some inner turmoil about it, and a realization that nobody will look favourably on their actions.



* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: [[MeaningfulName Kita]]

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* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily:
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[[MeaningfulName Kita]]



* MurderBallad: It Snows in Hell.

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* MurderBallad: It "It Snows in Hell.Hell", "Missing Miss Charlene", "Horrifiction", "Shotgun Divorce"... Every second song, really.



* NeverMyFault: "Bite It Like A Bulldog" is about a murderer who refuses to admit his blame, and instead diverts it to other people.
** 'Horrifiction' in a nutshell.
* ObsessionSong: "Not the Nicest Guy" seems to be about a supernatural entity declaring its love in the most disturbing way possible.

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* NeverMyFault: NeverMyFault:
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"Bite It Like A Bulldog" is about a murderer who refuses to admit his blame, and instead diverts it to other people.
** 'Horrifiction' "Horrifiction" in a nutshell.
--->It was the monsters, it wasn't you
* ObsessionSong: Since they are monsters, pretty much every song about love turns into this.
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"Not the Nicest Guy" seems to be about a supernatural entity declaring its love in the most disturbing way possible. possible.
** "Evilove":
--->Your cries, they make no difference\\
I'll always love you the same



* ShoutOut / SongOfSongTitles: Quite a bit in "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock". Mostly to Music/{{KISS}}.
** "Bringing Back The Balls to Rock" is actually riddled with Shout Outs. The lyrics mention: "Monsters of Rock" and "Breaking The Law", two Music/JudasPriest songs; "SMF" (Music/TwistedSister); "Metal Heart" (Music/{{Accept}}); Love Machine (Music/{{WASP}}); "Looks That Kill" (Music/MotleyCrue); "Youth Gone Wild" (Music/SkidRow); "Creatures Of The Night" (KISS); plus the Music/BlackSabbath allusion mentioned above. And if you really want to get that deep, the expression "Stand Up And Shout" is the title of a Music/{{Dio}} song, and, well, any metalhead when hearing an anthem about "balls" immediately thinks of "Balls To The Wall" (Music/{{Accept}}).

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* ShoutOut / SongOfSongTitles: Quite a bit in "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock". Mostly to Music/{{KISS}}.
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** "Bringing Back The Balls to Rock" is actually riddled with Shout Outs. The lyrics mention: "Monsters of Rock" and "Breaking The Law", two Music/JudasPriest songs; "SMF" (Music/TwistedSister); "Metal Heart" (Music/{{Accept}}); Love Machine (Music/{{WASP}}); "Looks That Kill" (Music/MotleyCrue); "Youth Gone Wild" (Music/SkidRow); "Creatures Of The Night" (KISS); plus the Music/BlackSabbath allusion mentioned above. And if you really want to get that deep, the expression "Stand Up And Shout" is the title of a Music/{{Dio}} song, and, well, any metalhead when hearing an anthem about "balls" immediately thinks of "Balls To The Wall" (Music/{{Accept}}).



* StarCrossedLovers: "My Heaven Is Your Hell" is about this.

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* StarCrossedLovers: StarCrossedLovers:
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"My Heaven Is Your Hell" is about this. this.
** "Evilove":
-->I wanna be your dream-date\\
Who takes away your breath\\
But I'm the man of your nightmares\\
The gentleman death



* TakeThat: "To The Hell With Pop" and "Bringing the Balls Back to Rock" are both aimed at the current state of music industry, and "Horrifiction" is a giant TakeThat to people who try to trace back Serial Killer's behaviors to horror movies.

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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
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"To The Hell With Pop" and "Bringing the Balls Back to Rock" are both aimed at the current state of music industry, and "Horrifiction" is a giant TakeThat to people who try to trace back Serial Killer's behaviors to horror movies.
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*IAmGreatSong: "I'm The Best".
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* HeavyMithril

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* HeavyMithrilHeavyMithril: They sing metal, they dress up as monsters, and many of their songs have a horror theme, often directly referencing stereotypical horror tropes.
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* IntercourseWithYou: "The Night Of The Loving Dead". Intercourse with zombies.
-->''I take you in my coffin where you can kiss my bones''
* IWouldSayIfICouldSay: "The Night Of The Loving Dead":
-->''If I had a heart you would make it pound''
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* LyricsVideoMismatch: "It Snows In Hell" is about the narrator rising from his grave to kill his treacherous lover. The video is about Mr.Lordi saving a girl from being burnt at the stake.
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* MurderBallad: It Snows in Hell.

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