"Bass Ackwards" is goddamned full of them.Spoonerism: "Mitch Bade" is one for Bitch Made.After 6 years with this hairstyle, he chopped it off back in 2005. Labelmate Skatterman gave him the moniker "Red Head Wonder" because of this. Bonus points for it being crimson red/blood red. Spiky Hair: Tech donned this type of hairstyle starting in 1999 or 2000, when Anghellic was in production.So much so that he even named his label Strange Music as a reference to their album Strange Days. Has made several to The Doors, of whom he is a massive fan.Shout-Out: Tech references a lot of movies in his lyrics and he seems to have a very particular fondness of Pootie Tang.Serial Killer: "Trauma" is written from the point-of-view of a serial killer, boasting about how evil he is and that he's more deranged than "Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson combined"."Psycho Bitch II" and "Psycho Bitch III" to "Psycho Bitch", naturally.Sequel Song: "Midwest Choppers 2", "Worldwide Choppers", and "Speedom (WWC2)" to "Midwest Choppers"."Speedom (WWC2)" uses "Freedom" by Richie Havens."He's a Mental Giant" sampled the title lines from a 1930's Walter Lantz cartoon called "Boy Meets Dog". At the very end, the clip slows down and Mai Yamane's distinctive voice can be heard. A rare example of a song from an anime being sampled in a Western track would be a sample from "Rain by Yoko Kanno sped up to produce "The Rain"."I'm a Playa" samples "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.Sampling: Halloween theme on "Psycho Bitch", and Phantom of the Opera on "Psycho Bitch II". Something Else: "Fire", "Water", and "Earth".K.O.D.: "Anger", "Madness", and "The Hole".Anghellic: "Hell", "Purgatory", and "Heaven".Rule of Three: Several of Tech's albums are divided into three sections, with the songs in these sections being similar in subject matter and tone.Made more apparent by having Dwayne Johnson rapping. Rated M for Manly: "Face-Off" fits this trope to the T."Show Me a God" features Tech specifically calling out God for the trauma his mother has endured throughout her life."Aw Yeah? (interVENTion)" is this, with Tech angry at God for the suffering he has caused not only Tech, but the rest of the world.Nu Metal / Rap Metal: All of Therapy: Sessions with Ross Robinson.Badass Creed: The Pledge, as written by Tech for his fans, the Technicians.All Men Are Perverts: Anghellic alludes to Tech's lustful side, not Satanism.
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