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- | Heavy metal band '''[[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]]''' has been extremely popular since the 1980s, setting the standard for what would become known as power metal. [[Strong Bad]], being a fan of metal, likes them in particular.
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- | *Email [[3 Wishes]] — Strong Bad says that if he had horns, he would go on tour with a heavy metal band as their mascot and do battle with the lead singer, a reference to how the Iron Maiden [[wikipedia:Eddie the Head|mascot]] always fought with the band on stage.
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- | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad says his stage prop is "maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon". This refers to the band's usage of elaborate stage props in their concerts, including giant puppets of demons and monsters.
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- | *Several toons use a [[font]] called "Metal as in Heavy" which is very similar to that of Iron Maiden.
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- | *[[The Cheatar]] — The font of the "Comin' up..." loading screen is reminiscent of the logo of Iron Maiden.
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- | [[Category: Real band Running gags]]
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- | *Email [[coloring]] — The subtitle on the Limozeen book, "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada", is written in the font created and used by Iron Maiden.
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Current revision as of 18:22, 5 February 2017
- REDIRECT: Popular Music References#Iron Maiden