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* [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]] : This is how some parts of the afterlife where seen by the Egyptians, the song "The Burning Pits of the Duat" being a nice expression of it.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The song ''Kafir'' has a rather amusingly blasphemous play on the Muslim prayer:

'''"THERE IS NO GOD''' but the one true God! '''''THERE IS NO GOD''''' but the hidden God!" }}

** And in case the above lines weren't clear enough, next up is

* [[Gorn]]: Like many death metal bands, their lyrics sometimes feature very graphic descriptions of death, mutilation and the torture-filled afterlife.

** Which makes it extra creepier because they actually did that back then.

* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]] : And how!

** The best example of this trope is ''Annihilation of the Wicked'':

Accompanied by the Wailings and Anguish of the Damned. }}

* [[Sadly Mythtaken]]: Notably averted, Karl Sanders actually has a deep knowledge in Egyptian and Mesopotamian mythology, actually going so far as to tell the meaning behind the songs in the booklets.

* [[Shown Their Work]] : Karl Sanders' knowledge of mythology and history is so extensive that he has had to clarify on numerous occasions that he is not an actual Egyptologist, and that if people wish to find out more about the subject matters of the songs he writes, while he is happy to answer in some cases, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|one would be best served by a few trips to a well stocked library.]]

* [[Time Abyss]] : Some of the creatures refered in the songs (eg: SSS Haa Set Yoth) seems to have been alive (or whatever equivalent it is in their nature) since even before man appeared on Earth:

* [[Unperson]]: The song "Black Seeds of Vengeance" features the lyrics:

** "Cast Down The Heretic" is this as well, basically depicting the Amen-Ra priesthood executing Akhenaten in the [[Gorn|gorniest way possible]] and then obliterating all evidence of his rule and religion.