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* [[Executive Meddling]]: Defied. The band founded their own record label, Insomniac, to avoid this. |
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Defied. The band founded their own record label, Insomniac, to avoid this. |
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* [[Fake Band]]: As [[Heavy Mithril]] band "Old Gods of Asgard" in ''[[Alan Wake]]''. Then, just to muddy the issue, they appear as themselves in a cameo, and before playing the Poet's song ''War'', a radio host compares the two bands, saying there’s something similar he can’t quite place. |
* [[Fake Band]]: As [[Heavy Mithril]] band "Old Gods of Asgard" in ''[[Alan Wake]]''. Then, just to muddy the issue, they appear as themselves in a cameo, and before playing the Poet's song ''War'', a radio host compares the two bands, saying there’s something similar he can’t quite place. |
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* [[Full-Circle Revolution]]: The general message of "Revolution Roulette": easy solutions after a revolution tend to cause more problems than they solve, setting the stage for another revolution. |
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* [[Genre Roulette]]: They can play a wide variety of styles, ranging from metal to hard rock to symphonic. [[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] ''Revolution Roulette''. |
* [[Genre Roulette]]: They can play a wide variety of styles, ranging from metal to hard rock to symphonic. [[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] ''Revolution Roulette''. |
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* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: Subverted with ''Alchemy Vol. 1'', as it’s actually a collection of the band’s favorite songs. They have released a “Best of” album, but only in India for some reason. |
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: Subverted with ''Alchemy Vol. 1'', as it’s actually a collection of the band’s favorite songs. They have released a “Best of” album, but only in India for some reason. |
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* [[Power Ballad]]: "The Poet and the Muse" |
* [[Power Ballad]]: "The Poet and the Muse" |
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* [[Purple Prose]]: They do this with a few songs, while proving that [[Tropes Are Not Bad]]. |
* [[Purple Prose]]: They do this with a few songs, while proving that [[Tropes Are Not Bad]]. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: "The Ultimate Fling" has nods to two of [[Dirty Harry]]’s quotes; specifically, "Make my day," and "Do [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|you]] feel lucky?" |
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** The title of ''Signs of Life'' is a nod to [[Pink Floyd]]’s instrumental of the same name. |
** The title of ''Signs of Life'' is a nod to [[Pink Floyd]]’s instrumental of the same name. |
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* [[Subdued Section]]: Especially "The Ultimate Fling" and "Revolution Roulette". |
* [[Subdued Section]]: Especially "The Ultimate Fling" and "Revolution Roulette". |