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''This article is about the genre of music.'' ''For the [[Strong Bad Email]], see [[death metal]].''

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'''[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]''', especially [[glam metal]] and [[death metal]], plays a big part in the culture of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], particularly in the life of [[Strong Bad]]. There are characters and events in the world that use heavy metal, from the existence of [[Limozeen]] to Strong Bad's personal endeavors into the genre with songs such as [[TROGDOR (song)|Trogdor]], and there are also many minor references, on the level of both the characters and the viewers.

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* [#Bands 1 Bands]
** [#Limozeen 1.1 Limozeen]
** [#Taranchula 1.2 Taranchula]
** [#Other 1.3 Other]
* [#Appearances 2 Appearances]
** [#Bands_2 2.1 Bands]
* [#See_Also 3 See Also]

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Limozeen</span> ===

''See main article: [[Limozeen]]''

Limozeen primarily spoofs the glam metal subgenre. The original picture of the band, as seen in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[monster truck]], is composed of four photos of [[The Brothers Chaps]]' older brother [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]], dressed as [[Mötley Crüe]] frontman [[Vince Neil]] for Halloween [[1987]]; Crüe is among the many influences on the sound of the band. Their logo resembles the design of the [[AC/DC]] logo.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Taranchula</span> ===

''See main article: [[Taranchula]]''

[[Taranchula]] spoofs darker and heavier metal subgenres, such as [[thrash metal]] and especially [[death metal]]. Taranchula is specifically said to be Scandinavian, in keeping with the many [[Swedish death metal]] bands.

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* [[Strong Bad]]'s songs "[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]]" and "[[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]]" fit in the genre, with the latter being an example of a ballad.
** Strong Bad, the [[King of Town]], and [[Homsar]] form the death metal band [[Bands in Baddest of the Bands|DÖI]] in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
* [[Brainkrieg]] is a death metal band from [[Teen Girl Squad]].
* [[Kissyboots]] is a band formed by the Teen Girl Squad in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8|Issue 8]]. [[Cheerleader]] is seen with a heart-shaped, triple-necked guitar, identical to that which space-age guitar hero [[Steve Vai]] had [https://www.vai.com/guitars/ibanez-purple-custom-built-triple-neck-heart-shape-body/ custom-built].

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* [[Main Page 9]] — Logos of rock bands [[Van Halen]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], and [[Led Zeppelin]] appear.
* [[band names]] — Strong Bad cites [[Van Halen]], [[Dokken]], and [[Enuff Z'Nuff|Z'nuff]] as deriving their names from "a really cool last name"; he suggests [[Bands from band names|several additional band names]] including metal bands [[Lazor]], [[Bigg Nife]], and [[Taranchula]] ([[Limozeen]] is also named in this email, but at this point was not a metal band).
* [[3 wishes]] — Strong Bad states that he would be the mascot for a heavy metal band if he had horns.
* [[personal favorites]] — The theme song includes some [[Hot Lixx|hot metal guitar lixx]].
* [[the bet]] — Homestar Runner bets Strong Bad that he's cool, and Strong Bad says that if Homestar loses, he has to change his name to [[Kevin DuBrow]], the name of the lead singer of the band [[Quiet Riot]] although they mispronounce his last name "doo-BRAU" when it's pronounced "doo-BRO."
* [[different town]] — When imagining how "Marzipan would rock", she is shown playing the "Skull N Bones" guitar used by George Lynch of [[Dokken]].
* [[flashback]] — The [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is a rock song.
* [[haircut]] — Strong Bad's "Jagged Metal" haircut design includes a [[flying v|Flying V]], which [[Strong Mad]] misinterprets as a drawing of him [[Eating Non-Food Items|eating the guitar]].
* [[The Cheatar]] — [[The Brothers Chaps]] paint a giant fiberglass guitar to resemble [[The Cheat]]. Pictures can also be seen of heavy metal artists holding the guitar. The guitar was on display at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] before being auctioned off for charity.
* [[rock opera]] — Strong Bad performs a rock opera, assembled from lines from all preceding emails. One of the lyrics is "I totally always look awesome singing backwards metal."
** This line is sampled from "Jagged Metal" in [[haircut]].
* [[garage sale]] — Strong Bad refers to the email sender Cat as Catman, a likely nod to the "Catman" character makeup from KISS (worn by drummers [[Peter Criss]] and [[Eric Singer]]).
* [[space program]] — [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]]'s flagship is known as [[The Proud Anselmo]], a reference to [[Pantera]] frontman [[Phil Anselmo]].
** Also in space program, Strong Bad makes a reference to a "space mutant from Satriani 5" as a reference to [[Joe Satriani]], a multi-Grammy nominee and pioneer of instrumental guitar rock.
* [[portrait]] — Strong Bad's muscular cutout features a "[[Keyswordtar|keyswordtar]]".
* [[death metal]] — Strong Bad gives his description of the elements of the genre. Metal bands mentioned in this email include [[Winger (band)|Winger]], [[Slaughter (band)|Slaughter]], and the [[Vinnie Vincent Invasion]] (though humorously all three are ''glam'' metal, not ''death'' metal).
* [[cliffhangers]] — Glam rocker [[Lita Ford]] is mentioned, and Malmsteen's Comet makes reference to neoclassical metal guitarist [[Yngwie Malmsteen]].
* [[the chair]] — Bubs offers [[Winger (album)|a Winger album]] as a "less [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]]-y" alternative to replace [[Stooly|Strong Bad's stool]].
* [[One Two, One Two]] — [[Marzipan]] accompanies the sound effects by playing a [[bass guitar]] riff on [[Carol]].
* [[concert]] — [[sloshy]] becomes one of Strong Bad's favorite bands, until he realizes the [[Alternative rock|alt-rock]] band is "not metal".
* [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — [[Marshie]] comments that "poison the dragons" sounds like a heavy metal album. It is shown as a [[Taranchula]] album [[File:Poison the dragons.png|in an Easter egg]].
* [[buried]] — Strong Bad uses the "[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]" to find items buried under [[Strong Badia]].
* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — While [[Homestar Ruiner Responses (The Track)|moving a hurdle]] on the [[Race Track]], Strong Bad remarks that it is a "heavy metal", speculating that it "must be made out of osmium or manganese... or [[Black Sabbath]]."

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References to the following metal bands can be found in their respective articles:

* [[AC/DC]]
* [[Guns N' Roses]]
* [[Led Zeppelin]]
* [[Metallica]]
* [[Ratt]]
* [[Spinal Tap]]
* [[Van Halen]]

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* [[Popular Music References]]

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