The band pictured in 2009. From left to right: Muffi Puffi, Milli Pilli, Herra Hevisaurus, Komppi Momppi and Riffi Raffi
Hevisaurus is a heavy metal band created in 2009. Its members, who take great care in concealing their real identities, all dress up as dinosaurs and play kid-oriented metal songs.
Yes, that's right. Dinosaurs who play metal songs for kids. Of course, the band is from Finland.
It has five members, and the current lineup consists of :
- "Herra Hevisaurus" (Olavi Tikka) — vocals
- "Milli Pilli" (Hanna Risku) — keyboards
- "Komppi Momppi" (Ville Siuruainen) — drums
- "Riffi Raffi" (Kimmo Nissinen) — guitar
- "Muffi Puffi" (Vesa Kuhlman) — bass
As of 2021, the band has released 8 studio albums and is popular enough in Finland to have their own live-action movie.
Tropes related to Hevisaurus:
- Album Title Drop: Happens in the 2013 album Vihreä Vallankumous, where the so-called "green revolution" is only mentioned in the first track, Jurahevarit.
- Artistic License – Paleontology: According to their background, the eggs containing the band members survived the Cretaceous-Trias extinction and hatched in 2009 (the year the band was created). Thing is, Muffi Puffi is a Stegosaurus and Komppi Momppi is an Apatosaurus, two species that lived during the Jurassic period and were long extinct by the time of the Cretaceous. Not that it matters much.
- Bad Butt: They are a heavy metal band... for kids.
- Band of Relatives: According to the movie, all the band members consider each other siblings, even though they are obviously of different species (especially the dragon member).
- Dinosaurs Are Dragons: Riffi Raffi is seen breathing fire at various points in the 2015 live-action movie. Justified due to him actually being a dragon. Also, he's quick to point out this fact to everyone calling them a group of "five dinosaurs" (four dinosaurs and a dragon).
- Driving Song: The track Nasta Lautaan from the album Vihreä Vallankumous is about car racing.
- Educational Song: Although the producer of the band has mentioned that their intention is to avoid this entirely, some of the songs are still very much this. A particular example is their cover of an old song about road safety called Lasten Liikennelaulu.
- Epic Rocking: "100", their 100th song, is a 9:23 epic featuring a veritable legion of Special Guests from bands such as Nightwish, Battle Beast, and Megadeth.
- Food Songs Are Funny: Certainly the case with their song Tuokaa ruokaa.
- Friendship Song: The track Laulu Ystävyyden is literally called this.
- Garnishing the Story: Adding a dragon member to a band otherwise full of dinosaurs seems to be just for the sake of this trope.
- Last Note Hilarity: Considering who is the target demographic of this band, this is bound to happen quite often.
- Last of His Kind: The song Viimeinen mammutti is about the last of the woolly mammoths getting ready to sleep, seemingly knowing that he won't be waking up again.
- Listing Cities: In the song Jurahevarit, they mention how their music reaches Finland, China, South Africa and Argentina.
- Non-Mammalian Hair: Every band member, except Milli Pilli (who averts the Furry Female Mane Trope) has a head full of long hair, and Muffi Puffi sports a purple mohawk.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Every member of the band is only known by their stage name, and they are never seen without their suits.
- Rhyming Names: With the exception of Herra Hevisaurus, each member has rhyming stage names: Muffi Puffi, Milli Pilli, Komppi Momppi and Riffi Raffi
- Rock Opera: The album Kadonneen louhikäärmeen arvoitus could be seen as one.
- Singer Namedrop: Happens every now and then with all the band members, specially in the track Louhikäärme Ja Ritari where the band does a rollcall accompanied by a solo from each of the members.
- Spelling Song: Taken a bit literally with the song Muffi Puffin oppitunti where Herra Hevisaurus attempts to teach the alphabet and how to count to the bassist, who seems to struggle at both.
- Younger Than They Look: In-Universe, the band members hatched from their eggs in 2009, meaning they are basically the same age as their audience. It could explain why they are human-sized despite being dinosaurs.
