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* ShoutOut: "GO FULL BORE!" drops Music/{{Bathory}} and even the [[Film/BackToTheFuture DeLorean DMC-12]].

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* ShoutOut: "GO FULL BORE!" drops Music/{{Bathory}} and even the [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture DeLorean DMC-12]].

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* IncrediblyLamePun: Mike admittedly likes to do these.
** ''To Hide Her''.


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* PungeonMaster: Mike admittedly likes to make puns.
** ''To Hide Her''.
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* LongTitle: Oh, boy...
** EP and album titles:
*** ''How Did Counterquistle Lose His Pyjamas?''
*** ''Children of the Sun: A Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 80's''
*** ''Children of the Sun Part 2: Another Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 70's, 80's and 90's''
** Song titles:
*** "You're Not the Girl You Said You Were"
*** "I Just Listen to Whatever's on the Radio"
*** "I've Never Had Sex Before, What's It Like?"
*** "This Is Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better"
*** "I've Been So Happy Living Down Here in the Water"
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* ExcitedShowTitle: "GO FULL BORE!" "I LIKE IT!" "WHOA!" "It's So Fikkis!"
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%%* OverprotectiveDad: "Daddy Issues".
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* NiceHat: Mike is on a quest to find the ultimate beanie.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Wandering up and down the scale, Toehider has a full EP at level 1 (''Not Much of a Man'') and a few fun tracks peaking at 10 ("But Mostly Metal", "Geese Lycan").

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* AlliterativeName: Micheal Mills.
* BigRockEnding: "But Mostly Metal", complete with IncrediblyLongNote.
* TheCassandra: "Gridlines".
* CoverVersion: ''Children of the Sun'' and its sequel are Toehider's takes on underappreciated cartoon theme songs.

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''Children of the Sun'' and its sequel are Toehider's takes on underappreciated cartoon theme songs.



* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: "No, Not You...YOU".

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* OverprotectiveDad: "Daddy Issues".
* ProgressiveMetal: A rising star in the Aussie scene.

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* ProgressiveMetal: A rising star in the Aussie scene.
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* TitledAfterTheSong: "Toe Hider".

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Toehider is an Australian ProgressiveMetal project spearheaded by musician Michael Mills (also works with Music/{{Ayreon}}) and artist Andrew Saltmarsh.

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Toehider is an Australian ProgressiveMetal project spearheaded by musician Michael Micheal Mills (also works with Music/{{Ayreon}}) and artist Andrew Saltmarsh.



* ''Concerning Lix and Fairs (and Other Cooked Tales)'' (2019) (Not an official album but a limited CD release of various songs he released on his Patreon page.)

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* ''Concerning Lix and Fairs (and Other Cooked Tales)'' (2019) (Not an official album but a limited CD release of various songs he released on his Patreon page.)
''I LIKE IT!'' (2020)



* AlliterativeName: Michael Mills.

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* AlliterativeName: Michael Micheal Mills.



* ExcitedShowTitle: "GO FULL BORE!" "I LIKE IT!" "WHOA!" "It's So Fikkis!"



* {{Irony}}: "Millions of Musketeers" yet not a musket in sight.



* MetalScream: Averted in most material, but Mike in "Geese Lycan" does demonstrate his capability for types 2 and 3.

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* MetalScream: Averted in most material, but Mike in "Geese Lycan" and "GO FULL BORE!" does demonstrate his Mike's capability for types 2 and 3.



* MotorMouth: "GO FULL BORE!"



* NoEnding: "Toe Hider". According to WordOfGod, this was homage to what Music/DreamTheater did in "Pull Me Under".

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* NoEnding: "Toe Hider". According to WordOfGod, Mike, this was homage to what Music/DreamTheater did in "Pull Me Under".


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* ShoutOut: "GO FULL BORE!" drops Music/{{Bathory}} and even the [[Film/BackToTheFuture DeLorean DMC-12]].


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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Only recently has Mike changed the spelling of his first name from AE to EA. Arjen confirmed this when the two got to work together again for Music/{{Ayreon}}'s ''Transitus''.
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** He had a minor viral hit (later released as an official single) with a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". In the original key, no less. Based on a YouTube comment from his channel on an upload of the cover, he now regards it as something of an OldShame, being displeased with the performance, explaining his original upload's disappearance.

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** He had a minor viral hit (later released as an official single) with a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". In the original key, no less. Based on a YouTube Website/YouTube comment from his channel on an upload of the cover, he now regards it as something of an OldShame, being displeased with the performance, explaining his original upload's disappearance.
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** He had a minor viral hit (later released as an official single) with a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". In the original key, no less.

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** He had a minor viral hit (later released as an official single) with a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". In the original key, no less. Based on a YouTube comment from his channel on an upload of the cover, he now regards it as something of an OldShame, being displeased with the performance, explaining his original upload's disappearance.
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* IAmTheBand: Mike.

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* IAmTheBand: Mike. Aside from a couple guest appearances and live shows, Mills plays every instrument as well as being a SelfBackingVocalist on every song.


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** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the liner notes of ''What Kind of Creature Am I?'', where backing vocals are credited to "Mike Mills and the [[ShapedLikeItself Mike Mills Choir]]".


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** ''Mainly Songs About Robots'' features former Music/BlackSabbath and [[Music/RonnieJamesDio Dio]] drummer Vinnie Appice on all four tracks.
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* ''Concerning Lix and Fairs (and Other Cooked Tales)'' (2019) (Not an official album but a limited CD release of various songs he released on his Patreon page.

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* ''Concerning Lix and Fairs (and Other Cooked Tales)'' (2019) (Not an official album but a limited CD release of various songs he released on his Patreon page.
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* ''Concerning Lix and Fairs (and Other Cooked Tales)'' (2019) (Not an official album but a limited CD release of various songs he released on his Patreon page.


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** He had a minor viral hit (later released as an official single) with a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". In the original key, no less.

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* BigRockEnding: "But Mostly Metal", complete with IncrediblyLongNote.



* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]]. Comes with a LiteralMusicVideo, too!

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* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]]. Comes with a LiteralMusicVideo, too!
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* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]]. Comes with a nifty LiteralMusicVideo, too!

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* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]]. Comes with a nifty LiteralMusicVideo, too!

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* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled "But Mostly Metal".

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* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal".Metal"]]. Comes with a nifty LiteralMusicVideo, too!



* LiteralMusicVideo: Lach Barclay's take on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]].

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* LiteralMusicVideo: Lach Barclay's take on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]].** "[funnythings]", if you think about it...



*** "I Just Listen to Whatever's on the Radio"
*** "I've Never Had Sex Before, What's It Like?"



*** "I've Never Had Sex Before, What's It Like?"



* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Wandering up and down the scale, Toehider has a full EP at level 1 (''Not Much of a Man'') and a few fun tracks peaking at 10 ("But Mostly Metal") and 11 ("Geese Lycan").

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Wandering up and down the scale, Toehider has a full EP at level 1 (''Not Much of a Man'') and a few fun tracks peaking at 10 ("But Mostly Metal") and 11 ("Geese Metal", "Geese Lycan").
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* DudeSoundsLikeALady: He had fun with this trope when he uploaded a video of himself covering Music/KateBush's "Wuthering Heights" in its original key. Sadly he's deleted the original video, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64E8jSa-lg someone made a mashup]]...

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* DudeSoundsLikeALady: He had fun with this trope when he uploaded a video of himself covering Music/KateBush's "Wuthering Heights" in its original key. Sadly he's deleted the original video, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N64E8jSa-lg someone made a mashup]]...



* MetalScream: Averted in most material, but Mike in "Geese Lycan" does demonstrate his capability for types 2 and 3.



* NonAppearingTitle: Subverted in "Good", where Mike mumbles the word at the very end of the track instead of singing it.


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* TitleDrop: "Good" seems to double-subvert this, as Mike mumbles the word at the very end of the track instead of singing it.
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*** ''Children of the Sun: A Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 80's'' (May 2009)
*** ''Children of the Sun Part 2: Another Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 70's, 80's and 90's''

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*** ''Children of the Sun: A Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 80's'' (May 2009)
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''Children of the Sun Part 2: Another Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 70's, 80's and 90's''
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* IncrediblyLongNote: "But Mostly Metal" has Mike holding an F4 for 41 seconds straight!

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* IncrediblyLongNote: "But Mostly Metal" has Mike holding an F4 for 41 40 seconds straight!
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* LiteralMusicVideo: Lach Barclay [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]].

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* LiteralMusicVideo: Lach Barclay Barclay's take on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:Just call him Metal Mills.]]

Toehider is an Australian ProgressiveMetal project spearheaded by musician Michael Mills (also works with Music/{{Ayreon}}) and artist Andrew Saltmarsh.

Discography:
* ''Toe Hider'' (EP, 2008)
* 12 [=EPs=] in 12 Months (2009-10)
** ''Children of the Sun: A Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 80's'' (May 2009)
*** ''Children of the Sun Part 2: Another Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 70's, 80's and 90's'' (2012)
** ''Not Much of a Man'' (June 2009)
** ''Old, Old, Old'' (July 2009)
** ''Toehider Too!'' (August 2009)
** ''How Did Counterquistle Lose His Pyjamas?'' (September 2009)
** ''Metaltarsus'' (October 2009)
** ''In All Honesty'' (November 2009)
** ''Under the Mistletoe'' (December 2009)
** ''9'' (January 2010)
** ''Do You Believe in Monsters?'' (February 2010)
** ''Never Mind the Hallux'' (March 2010)
** ''Done and Dusted'' (April 2010)
* ''To Hide Her'' (2011)
* ''What Kind of Creature Am I?'' (2015)
* ''Mainly Songs About Robots'' (EP, 2016)
* ''"GOOD"'' (2017)

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* AlliterativeName: Michael Mills.
* TheCassandra: "Gridlines".
* CoverVersion: ''Children of the Sun'' and its sequel are Toehider's takes on underappreciated cartoon theme songs.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: "No, Not You...YOU".
* DeadlyEuphemism: Apparently the "[funnythings]" in that cupboard aren't the hilarious kind...
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Andrew Saltmarsh isn't the boldest offender but he has his moments.
* DieLaughing: In "[funnythings]" Dake and his cousin hear of a man who literally died laughing [[spoiler:in the cupboard whose door they broke off trying to see what's inside]]. Yikes.
* EpicRocking: Almost half their material likes to do this.
** "Meet the Sloth" is 12 and a half minutes long.
** "....." is neither epic nor rocking but the ambient track runs for over 11 minutes.
** The entire ''Done and Dusted'' EP is basically just 19 minutes of TitleTrack.
* HeavyMeta: The aptly titled "But Mostly Metal".
* IAmTheBand: Mike.
* IncrediblyLongNote: "But Mostly Metal" has Mike holding an F4 for 41 seconds straight!
* IncrediblyLamePun: Mike admittedly likes to do these.
** ''To Hide Her''.
* LampshadeHanging: "How Do [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Ghosts]] Work?"
* LastNoteNightmare: "Geese Lycan".
** Kinda inverted, then subverted about 17 minutes later, in "Done and Dusted".
* LiteralMusicVideo: Lach Barclay [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GbZHrONI2k "But Mostly Metal"]].
* LongTitle: Oh, boy...
** EP and album titles:
*** ''How Did Counterquistle Lose His Pyjamas?''
*** ''Children of the Sun: A Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 80's'' (May 2009)
*** ''Children of the Sun Part 2: Another Collection of Under-appreciated Cartoon Themes from the 70's, 80's and 90's''
** Song titles:
*** "You're Not the Girl You Said You Were"
*** "This Is Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better"
*** "I've Never Had Sex Before, What's It Like?"
*** "I've Been So Happy Living Down Here in the Water"
* MetalBandMascot: [[http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/images/covers/toehider-toehider-too%28ep%29-20170714002814.jpg This dude.]]
* MindScrew: Mike's been fond of this trope even before Music/{{Ayreon}} invited him aboard!
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Wandering up and down the scale, Toehider has a full EP at level 1 (''Not Much of a Man'') and a few fun tracks peaking at 10 ("But Mostly Metal") and 11 ("Geese Lycan").
* NiceHat: Mike is on a quest to find the ultimate beanie.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: "Geese Lycan".
-->''Part goose, part wolf....but I hear he's ALL man ;)''
* NoEnding: "Toe Hider". According to WordOfGod, this was homage to what Music/DreamTheater did in "Pull Me Under".
* NonAppearingTitle: Subverted in "Good", where Mike mumbles the word at the very end of the track instead of singing it.
* NoTitle: Possibly all five tracks from ''9''.
* OneManBand: In studio. Onstage, Mike plays mostly guitars with session musicians taking over the other instruments.
* OverprotectiveDad: "Daddy Issues".
* ProgressiveMetal: A rising star in the Aussie scene.
* SelfBackingVocalist: Backup vox is sometimes where Mike tends to hit high notes.
* SpecialGuest: Music/ArjenAnthonyLucassen, of all people, did nifty guitar work on "The Ballad of the Kianpraty".
* ThemeNaming:
** ''Metaltarsus'' houses Toehider's most metal songs in their discography, ever.
** ''9'' is, well, the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ninth]] release for 12 [=EPs=] in 12 Months.
** ''Done and Dusted'' is the last chapter of the 12 [=EPs=] in 12 Months collection.
* TitledAfterTheSong: "Toe Hider".

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