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75. Orchestras make a great addition to your album. Since you can't afford one, find a new patch on your keyboard.

 

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76. If your live album does not have the crowd singing all the harmony parts for you, you aren't epic enough to justify a live album.

 

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77. If you are European, use as many archaic English words in your lyrics as you can. Obfuscation is epic.

 

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78. If you are South American, your lyrics should be closer to standard English, though nobody will ever read them.

 

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79. If you are American, you probably aren't actually a power metal band. Sing about tanks or something.

 

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80. If you are Italian, write some lyrics in Latin. Your American fans won't be able to tell the difference between your Italian lyrics and your Latin ones, but Latin is epic.

 

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81. Shaving is epic, haircuts are not.

 

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82. Entire albums must be recorded in the same key.

 

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83. For that matter, entire careers may also be recorded in the same key.

 

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84. Guitarists: dun da-da dun da-da dun da-da…

 

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85. Make your band logo very angular, but perfectly legible.

 

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86. You also should consider a mascot.

 

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87. He need not be distinguishable from Eddie, but he does need to be on all your album covers.

 

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88. At your first gig, if you feel a "rising force", do be sure not to get it all over your audience.

 

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89. Record your best songs unplugged, and sell them as an EP.