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| show_name = Metalocalypse |
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| image = [[Image:Dethklok2.jpg|300px]] |
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| image = Metalocalypse.webp |
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| caption = The characters of ''Metalocalypse'' in a promotional poster. <br/> From left to right: [[Characters in Metalocalypse#William Murderface|William Murderface]], [[Characters in Metalocalypse#Skwisgaar Skwigelf|Skwisgaar Skwigelf]], [[Characters in Metalocalypse#Nathan Explosion|Nathan Explosion]], [[Characters in Metalocalypse#Pickles the Drummer|Pickles the Drummer]], and [[Characters in Metalocalypse#Toki Wartooth|Toki Wartooth]]. |
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| format = [[Animated television series]] |
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| runtime = 11 minutes approx. |
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| genre = {{Plainlist| |
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| creator = [[Brendon Small]] <br/> [[Tommy Blacha]] |
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*[[Adult animation]] |
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| executive_producer = |
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*[[Musical film|Musical]] |
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| starring = [[Brendon Small]] <br/> [[Mark Hamill]] <br/> [[Tommy Blacha]] <br/> [[Victor Brandt]] |
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*[[Black comedy]] |
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| country = [[United States]] |
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*[[Satire]] |
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| network = [[Cartoon Network]] |
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| first_aired = [[August 6]], [[2006]] |
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| runtime = {{ubl|11 minutes<br />(Seasons 1–2, 4)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vimeo.com/26690762 |title=Interview with Brendon Small from Dethklok |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>|22 minutes<br />(Season 3) }} |
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| last_aired = present |
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| creator = {{ubl|[[Brendon Small]]|[[Tommy Blacha]]}} |
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| num_episodes = [[List of Metalocalypse episodes|20]] <!--(as of December 17, 2006)--> |
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| voices = {{ubl|Brendon Small|Tommy Blacha|[[Mark Hamill]]|[[Victor Brandt]]|[[Malcolm McDowell]]}} |
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| website = http://www.adultswim.com/shows/metal/ |
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| executive_producer = {{ubl|Brendon Small|Tommy Blacha|[[Keith Crofford]]|[[Nick Weidenfeld]]}} |
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| imdb_id = 0839188 |
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| producer = {{ubl|Keith Fay|Shannon Barrett Prynoski}} |
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| tv_com_id = 62049 |
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| director = {{ubl|[[Jon Schnepp]]|[[Chris Prynoski]]|[[Mark Brooks (director)|Mark Brooks]]}} |
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| theme_music_composer = <small>As [[Dethklok]]:</small>{{ubl|Brendon Small |[[Gene Hoglan]]}} |
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| opentheme = "Deththeme" by [[Dethklok]] |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| num_seasons = 4 |
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| num_episodes = 61 (and 2 specials) |
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| list_episodes = List of Metalocalypse episodes |
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| company = {{ubl|[[Titmouse, Inc.]]|[[Williams Street]]}} |
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| network = [[Adult Swim]] |
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| first_aired = {{start date|2006|8|6}} |
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| last_aired = {{end date|2013|10|27}} |
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| related = ''[[Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem]]''<br>''[[Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar]]'' |
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'''''Metalocalypse''''' is a [[Adobe Flash|Flash]] [[animated television series]] on [[Adult Swim]] created by [[Brendon Small]] and [[Tommy Blacha]]. It has been described as "''[[This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]'' meets ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' meets [[Norway]]." The series was originally pitched as ''Deathclock'', but the name could not be used due to an existing trademark. The show and the main characters' band were then renamed ''Dethklok''. The show's title was then extended to ''Death Clock Metalocalypse'', although the starring band still retained the name Dethklok. The crew finally shortened the title to ''Metalocalypse'' because the extended show title was too complicated. |
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'''''Metalocalypse''''' is an American [[Musical film|musical]] [[adult animated]] television series created by [[Brendon Small]] and [[Tommy Blacha]] for [[Adult Swim]]. It premiered on August 6, 2006. The television program centers on the larger-than-life [[melodic death metal]] band [[Dethklok]], and often portrays dark and macabre content, including such subjects as violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, with [[hyperbole|hyperbolic]] [[black comedy]]. The show was widely heralded as both a [[parody]] and a [[pastiche]] of [[heavy metal culture]]. |
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The show's first season consists of twenty eleven-minute episodes, the first of which premiered on the [[Adult Swim Fix]] on [[August 4]], [[2006]], and on [[Adult Swim]] proper the following Sunday. According to Adult Swim, Metalocalypse has been renewed for a second season consisting of twenty episodes to begin airing in late 2007. The ''Metalocalypse'' premiere was the #1 rated show in its timeslot among males aged 18-34, and earned the network's best premiere delivery and ratings to date in 2006. Among the top ad-supported basic cable programs of the week, ''Metalocalypse'' ranked #12 among men 18-34 and #6 among men 18-24. The series premiere ranked #30 for the week among adults 18-34.<ref>[http://www.turnerinfo.com/newsitem.aspx?P=CARTOON&CID01=a10ceda5-0c8a-4621-8468-25086aab1d1d Turner Broadcasting ratings information]</ref> |
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The music, written by guitarist/creator Brendon Small, was credited to the band and featured in most episodes. The animation was often carefully synced to the music with the chord positions and fingering of the guitar parts shown in some detail.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/metalocalypse/14076 |title=Metalocalypse |author=Jones, Deirdre H. |date=February 1, 2007 |publisher=GuitarPlayer |access-date=June 12, 2013 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607023533/http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/metalocalypse/14076 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The show was canceled in 2013. In 2021, Adult Swim announced a [[direct-to-video]] film had been greenlit; the film ''[[Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar]]'' was released on August 22, 2023, on Blu-ray and digital.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVita |first=Joe|title=New 'Metalocalypse' Movie to Come Out This Year, Starring Kirk Hammett, Amy Lee + More |url=https://loudwire.com/new-metalocalypse-movie-army-of-the-doomstar-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Loudwire |date=April 11, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/metalocalypse-army-of-the-doomstar-trailer-dethklok-aortic-desecration/ | title=First Trailer for New 'Metalocalypse' Movie is Here, So is the Brutal New Dethklok Song 'Aortic Desecration' | website=[[Loudwire]] | date=June 21, 2023 }}</ref> |
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The series often has real-life musicians doing guest voices on the show. Among these are [[James Hetfield]] and [[Kirk Hammett]] of [[Metallica]], [[Jeff Loomis]], [[Steve Smyth]], and [[Warrel Dane]] of [[Nevermore]], [[Arch Enemy (band)|Arch Enemy]] guitarist [[Michael Amott]], [[King Diamond]], and [[Cannibal Corpse]] frontman [[George Fisher (musician)|George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher]]. Additionally, every episode features several passing references to other real-world metal bands in the form of names, places, or general behavior on the part of the characters. |
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==Overview== |
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Dethklok, the in-show band, also endorses several real-world music products, including [[Krank Amplification]], [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson guitars]], [[EMG, Inc.|EMG pickups]], and [[Line 6]] gear. On Dethklok's MySpace page, Nathan Explosion posted a blog entry announcing that the band is making a real album, called "DethAlbum", which is said to be released in Summer 2007 along with the DVD of the first season. According to the blog entry, the "DethAlbum" will feature songs from the show in full length, rather than the shortened versions released via the band's [[MySpace]] page. The DethAlbum may also feature never-before heard songs. |
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In the series, [[Dethklok]] is a death metal band that enjoys a level of popularity unheard of in reality, ranking as the seventh-largest economy on Earth by the end of the second season. Series creator Small described them as "like [[the Beatles]], just a thousand times more dangerous and a billion times more stupid".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/recroom/18997-metalocalypse/ |title=The Cartoon Network goes heavy metal |access-date=December 4, 2014 |date=August 8, 2006 |newspaper=The Boston Phoenix}}</ref> |
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The [[Dethklok#Fictional band members|fictional band members]] are Nathan Explosion, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Pickles, William Murderface and Toki Wartooth. Their manager/nanny is [[Characters in Metalocalypse#Charles Foster Offdensen|Charles Foster Offdensen]].<!-- no need to give excess detail on characters here, there is another page--> |
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== Overview == |
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''Metalocalypse'' follows the exploits of the part-American/part-Scandinavian [[heavy metal music|metal]] band Dethklok. Although the name is usually spelled "Dethklok", almost all of the bands logos have it spelled as "Dethkløk." Dethklok follows true-to-life metal styling, one example being their [[death metal]]-oriented song, ''Mermaid-er'', about "mermaid murder." They enjoy a popularity level unheard of in reality. They are so popular that the fans will do anything their songs tell them, even if it could mean death. If Dethklok endorses a company, it instantly becomes the only source for the product it happens to sell, as every competitor is quickly driven out of business. The band's unnatural popularity has attracted the attention of an [[Illuminati]]-style group, known as the Tribunal. Each episode sees this group attempt to covertly thwart the band, as they may be the objects of an ancient Sumerian apocaplyptic prophecy. |
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If Dethklok endorses a product or service, competitors are quickly driven out of business. Organizations worldwide, ranging from governments to businesses, go out of their way to avoid hindering Dethklok, to the point that the band is allowed to maintain its own police force and can get away with any crime imaginable with virtually no repercussions. In fairness, the reason they are [[criminally negligent]] and guilty 2nd degree murderers, is because Dethklok are [[moron (psychology)|morons]] who have little to no [[common sense]] about daily life, being unable to even fix their own meals, or handle finances. |
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The band's concerts are notoriously violent, often resulting in harm to a good portion of the crowd. Even their attempts at charity result in many deaths, such as the laser light show that killed the London Philharmonic orchestra during a charity concert. The premiere episode gives the most prominent example of this. The metal box that serves as the band's stage is airlifted and dropped on location, but misses the landing area and crushes a good portion of the crowd, both by virtue of it landing and by it subsequently opening. Several searing hot coffee and cream pitchers are also poured on the crowd, melting their skin off, to fit with the [[thrash metal]] styled [http://zacowens.com/files/Dethklok%20-%20Duncan%20Hills%20Coffee.mp3 coffee jingle] being played by the band. Despite the obvious danger, however, people love Dethklok's concerts so much that they will sign "[http://tv.ign.com/articles/718/718760p3.html pain waivers]" at the entrance, signing their lives away and releasing the band from legal liability in the extremely likely event that they are killed or dismembered. |
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The members of Dethklok tend to cause disaster wherever they travel, and anything remotely associated with them likewise attracts chaos. Dethklok concerts are so notoriously dangerous that those attending are required to sign "pain waivers" at the entrance, releasing the band from legal liability in the very likely case attendees are killed or maimed. The band is shown to have a callous disregard for the safety of their fans, as shown in the first episode where they pour scalding hot coffee over concertgoers. |
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The band members reside together in a vast mansion called Mordhaus in an unspecified mountainous region known as Mordland. The members of Dethklok are portrayed as generally [[sociopathic]] and inept in all things non-musical except for negotiating their own contracts. Despite the band's immense success and talent, all of the members have self-esteem issues which surface to varying degrees during the show. They're also ridiculously wealthy and thus can get away with just about anything, including murder. The band members show an obsession with "brutality" and "metal-ness," often choosing whether or not to do something based on how "metal" they believe it to be. |
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The band's popularity is such that impressionable fans will do anything for them, even if that means death, which is usually the case. In the episode "Dethgov", fans of Dethklok lynch the [[governor of Florida]] after he refuses to establish a holiday for lead singer Nathan Explosion, whom they elect as governor against his will; the [[karma]] gets them in the end, as Dethklok turns the state into a [[War|hellhole]] and makes the citizens demand Nathan's execution in [[hypocrisy]]. Some actively seek to kill Dethklok, ''because'' of all the death their idiocy causes. |
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== Characters == |
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{{main|Characters in Metalocalypse}} |
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The band's unnatural popularity and trail of destruction has attracted the attention of an [[Illuminati]]-style group, known as [[Characters in Metalocalypse#The Tribunal|The Tribunal]], dedicated to monitoring Dethklok's activity and plans. Typically, episodes involve the Tribunal attempting to maintain and perpetuate public ignorance and rampant [[consumerism]] whenever Dethklok's antics inadvertently threaten to upset the [[status quo]]. The Tribunal, led by a mysterious character named "Mr. Salacia", works off the premise that Dethklok's unusual powers are the result of an ancient [[Sumer]]ian prophecy about an "[[Apocalypse]] of Metal". General Crozier, the military leader in the group, appears to desire either the death of the band's members or the dismantlement of the band itself, but Mr. Salacia consistently overrules him to prevent this from happening. Most episodes show the Tribunal attempting to covertly thwart the band by calling in various "specialists", such as "military pharmaceutical psychotropic drug manufacturers", "celebrity [[Depression (mood)|depression]] experts", or various legally compromised characters who attempt to infiltrate the group. |
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== Episodes == |
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==Development== |
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[[Brendon Small]]'s show ''[[Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]'' ended its run in 2004, which freed Small to spend time with writer friend [[Tommy Blacha]]. They went to [[Heavy metal music|metal]] shows around the same time they were both trying to pitch shows to different networks. This was how they came up with the idea of doing a show about a metal band that was vastly more popular than [[The Beatles]] had been. They came up with the storyline, wrote a theme song, and had a friend [[Jon Schnepp]] design the characters. The series was originally called ''Deathclock'', but the name could not be used due to an existing trademark. The show and the main characters' band were then renamed ''[[Dethklok]]''. The show's title was then extended to ''Dethklok Metalocalypse'', although the starring band still retained the name Dethklok. The title was finally shortened to ''Metalocalypse'' because the extended show title was too complicated. They pitched the show to [[Adult Swim]], which [[greenlight|greenlit]] it in 2005 with a 20-episode contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/dethkloks_brendon_small_this_show_is_for_guitar_geeks.html |title=Dethklok's Brendon Small: 'This Show Is For Guitar Geeks' |access-date=December 20, 2010 |date=October 27, 2007 |publisher=Ultimate-Guitar.Com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605103016/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/dethkloks_brendon_small_this_show_is_for_guitar_geeks.html |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://emusician.com/videos/interviews/blacha_metalocalypse/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605055312/http://emusician.com/videos/interviews/blacha_metalocalypse/ |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=Tommy Blacha Interview |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dethklok.org/2008/06/30/metal-edge-tv-interview-video-with-brendon-small |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725234443/http://www.dethklok.org/2008/06/30/metal-edge-tv-interview-video-with-brendon-small/ |archive-date=July 25, 2011 |title=Metal Edge TV Interview With Brendon Small |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dethklok.org}}</ref> |
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In developing the series, Small looked at the budget for what he considered to be the cheapest show to produce at the time on Adult Swim, ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''. On asking [[Tim and Eric]], who produced the show, Small discovered that their budget was $110,000 per episode. Small then went to Titmouse and asked if they could do ''Metalocalypse'' for under $110,000 per episode while still maintaining Small's vision. Titmouse responded they could do it for $109,099 per episode averaged over the entire season.<ref>https://www.iheart.com/podcast/385-adult-swim-podcast-31175661/episode/brendon-small-48338950/ at 49:39</ref> |
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==Broadcast history== |
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The show's first season consists of 20 11-minute [[episode]]s, the first of which premiered on the [[Adult Swim Video]] on August 4, 2006, and on [[Adult Swim]] proper the following Sunday. ''Metalocalypse'' was renewed for a second season consisting of 19 episodes which began airing on September 23, 2007, two days before the CD release of ''[[The Dethalbum]]''. The second season also introduced an updated version of the show's opening theme (officially titled "Deththeme"), which had been rerecorded for ''The Dethalbum''. The ''Metalocalypse'' premiere was the #1 rated show in its time slot among males aged 18–34 and earned the network's best premiere delivery and ratings in 2006. Among the top ad-supported [[basic cable]] programs of the week, ''Metalocalypse'' ranked #12 among men 18–34 and #6 among men 18–24. The series premiere ranked #30 for the week among adults 18–34.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timewarner.com/newsroom/press-releases/2006/12/Adult_Swim_Dominates_Young_Adults_in_2006_on_AdSupported_12-19-2006 |title=Adult Swim Dominates Young Adults in 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2013 |date=December 19, 2006 | publisher=Time Warner.com}}</ref> |
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At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2008, [[Tommy Blacha]] confirmed that the show would be renewed for a third season<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/25/comedy-centrals-tv-funhouse-comic-con-report/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111212437/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/25/comedy-centrals-tv-funhouse-comic-con-report |archive-date=January 11, 2010 |title=Comedy Central's TV Funhouse – Comic-Con Report |access-date=November 10, 2013 |author=Keller, Richard |date=July 25, 2008 | publisher=TV Squad}}</ref> which premiered on November 8, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/1274 |title=2009 Intended Premieres |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=[bump worthy]}}</ref> The episodes of season three are 21 minutes long (30 minutes including commercials).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/1551 |title=Dethalbum II Update |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=[bump worthy]}}</ref> |
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The fourth season returned to the original 11 minute run-time. Season four premiered April 29, 2012, and consisted of 12 episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/4078 |title=2011–2012 Premiere Schedule |publisher=[bump worthy] |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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Actor Mark Hamill stated in 2013 that the fifth season of the show was currently in production.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|title=Mark Hamill revisits Sushi Girl, Batman, and The Simpsons|url=https://www.avclub.com/mark-hamill-revisits-sushi-girl-batman-and-the-simpso-1798234483|work=The A.V. Club|access-date=November 10, 2013|quote="I'm on Disney's Motorcity, we're doing the fifth season of Metalocalypse on Adult Swim, I'm doing Regular Show, which just won an Emmy, and the TV version of How To Train Your Dragon."|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012222/http://www.avclub.com/articles/mark-hamill-revisits-sushi-girl-batman-and-the-sim,88473/2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brendon Small later denied this, stating that it had not yet reached production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wgrd.com/dethkloks-brendon-small-talks-metalocalypse-latest-album-future-endeavors-and-more/ |title=Dethklok's Brendon Small Talks Metalocalypse, Latest Album, Future Endeavors, and More! |date=November 18, 2012 |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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On May 10, 2013, [[Brendon Small]] and [[Adult Swim]] announced that a ''Metalocalypse'' one-hour [[rock opera]] special, ''[[Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem]]'', was in the works. This special aired on October 27, 2013. |
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In April 2014, in an interview on ''[[Steve Agee]]: Uhhh'' podcast, Brendon Small stated that a fifth and final season was in pre-production and that he was waiting on a budget from Adult Swim.<ref name="Feral Audio">{{cite web |url=http://www.feralaudio.com/38-brendon-small/ |title= #38 – Brendon Small |publisher=Feral Audio |date=April 2014 |access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref> Small has since stated that he has begun exploring other ways of concluding the show, which may take the form of a special or a film, and that he was in the early stages of planning. |
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===Cancellation=== |
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In March 2015, Brendon Small issued a statement saying that he had approached Adult Swim with the idea to do the finale as a "big mini-series," but was turned down by the network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/03/16/wont-fifth-season-metalocalypse/ |title=This is Why There Won't Be a Fifth Season of ''Metalocalypse'' |publisher=Metal Sucks |date=March 16, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015 |author=Rosenberg, Axl}}</ref> It was later revealed that ''Metalocalypse'' had been canceled; however, Small tweeted that he has plans "to service a final story and music—but not in way fans are used to".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/_Brendonsmall/status/576473288198606849 |title=@_BrendonSmall |publisher=Twitter |date=March 13, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> |
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In October 2015, Small announced a month-long social campaign, called "Metalocalypse Now", to have fans of the show contact [[Hulu]] and [[Adult Swim]] to convince them to co-fund the series finale to ''Metalocalypse'', entitled ''Metalocalypse: The Army of the Doomstar – The Final Chapter''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metalocalypse Now |url=http://metalocalypsenow.com/ |publisher=MetalocalypseNow |access-date=October 8, 2015 }}</ref> As a result of the campaign, financial backers stepped forward to fund a final season, but Adult Swim declined to pick up the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/interview-brendon-small-on-galaktikon-ii-the-end-of-metalocalypse |title=Interview: Brendon Small on Galaktikon II, the end of Metalocalypse |author=Bram Teitelman |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=October 15, 2016 |publisher= Metal Insider}}</ref> In a May 2016 interview, Small said he is "all but finished making Dethklok records".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/bummer-alert/metalocalypse-creator-brendon-small-says-hes-all-but-finished-making-dethlok-records |title=''Metalocalypse'' Creator Brendon Small Says He's "All But Finished Making DETHLOK Records" |publisher=Metal Injection |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=May 25, 2016 |author=Pasbani, Robert}}</ref> |
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===Revival film=== |
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In May 2021 it was announced that a [[direct-to-video]] film was in production; it was announced that the film would also be released on [[HBO Max]], but it was later dropped from that initial release commitment.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Dudok Dewit|date=May 13, 2021|title=Adult Swim Announces 'Metalocalypse,' 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force,' 'Venture Bros.' Movies|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/adult-swim-announces-metalocalypse-aqua-teen-hunger-force-venture-bros-movies-205129.html|access-date=May 15, 2021|publisher=Cartoon Brew}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/adult-swim-greenlights-aqua-teen-hunger-force-metalocalypse-the-venture-bros-original-movies/|title=Adult Swim Greenlights 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force,' 'Metalocalypse' & 'The Venture Bros.' Original Movies|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref> |
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In April 2023, it was announced that Small would write and direct the previously scrapped ''[[Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar]]''. The film has a voice cast of many actors and metal musicians. Dethklok recorded the soundtrack for the film along with a new album.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brad|last=Miska|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/music/3757863/dethklok-returns-with-metalocalypse-feature-soundtrack-and-dethalbum-iv/|title=Dethklok Returns With "Metalocalypse" Feature Film, Soundtrack, and "Dethalbum IV"!|publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=April 11, 2023|date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> The film was released on August 22, 2023, on Blu-ray and digital.<ref>{{cite web|last=DiVita|first=Joe|title=First Trailer for New 'Metalocalypse' Movie Is Here, So Is the Brutal New Dethklok Song 'Aortic Desecration'|url=https://loudwire.com/metalocalypse-army-of-the-doomstar-trailer-dethklok-aortic-desecration/|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=June 21, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Voice cast and characters== |
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{{main|List of Metalocalypse characters}} |
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===Main cast members=== |
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* [[Nathan Explosion]] |
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* [[Skwisgaar Skwigelf]] |
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* [[Pickles the Drummer]] |
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* [[Charles Foster Offdensen]] |
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* Various |
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*[[Toki Wartooth]] |
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* [[William Murderface]] |
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* [[Dr. Rockso]] |
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* Various |
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* [[Senator Stampingston]] |
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* [[Mr. Salacia]] |
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* [[Jean-Pierre (Metalocalypse character)|Jean-Pierre]] |
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* [[Roy Cornickelson]] |
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* Various |
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* [[General Crozier (character)|General Crozier]] |
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* [[Cardinal Ravenwood]] |
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* News Anchor |
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* [[Vater Orlaag]] |
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===Guest stars=== |
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====Musicians==== |
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* [[Michael Amott]] |
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* [[Asesino]] |
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** [[Dino Cazares]] |
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** [[Tony Campos]] |
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** [[Emilio Márquez]] |
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* [[Jack Black]] |
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* [[Richard Christy]] |
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* [[Brann Dailor]] |
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* [[Warrel Dane]] |
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* [[Emperor (band)|Emperor]] |
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** [[Ihsahn]] |
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** [[Samoth]] |
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** [[Trym Torson]] |
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* [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]] |
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** [[Lee Altus]] |
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** [[Rob Dukes]] |
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** Jack Gibson |
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** [[Gary Holt (musician)|Gary Holt]] |
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** [[Tom Hunting]] |
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* [[George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher]] |
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* [[Ace Frehley]] |
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* [[Marty Friedman]] |
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* [[Billy Gibbons]] |
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* [[Angela Gossow]] |
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* [[Dave Grohl]] |
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* [[Kirk Hammett]] |
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* [[James Hetfield]] |
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* [[Brent Hinds]] |
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* [[Gene Hoglan]] |
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* [[Scott Ian]] |
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* [[Arve Isdal]] |
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* [[Mike Keneally]] |
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* [[King Diamond]] |
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* [[Grutle Kjellson]] |
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* [[Herbrand Larsen]] |
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* [[Amy Lee]] |
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* [[Jeff Loomis]] |
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* [[Marco Minnemann]] |
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* [[Mike Patton]] |
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* [[Matt Pike]] |
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* [[Cam Pipes]] |
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* [[Troy Sanders]] |
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* [[Joe Satriani]] |
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* [[Ben Shepherd]] |
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* [[Silenoz]] |
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* [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] |
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* [[Steve Smyth]] |
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* [[Kim Thayil]] |
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* [[Thundercat (musician)|Thundercat]] |
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* [[Devin Townsend]] |
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* [[Steve Vai]] |
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* [[ICS Vortex]] |
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* [[Dweezil Zappa]] |
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* [[Livia Zita]] |
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====Other guest stars==== |
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Besides the metal and rock musicians above, other celebrities have also contributed to this show, including: |
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* [[Samantha Eggar]] |
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* [[Chris Elliott]] |
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* [[Janeane Garofalo]] |
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* [[Jon Hamm]] |
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* [[Pat Healy (actor)|Pat Healy]] |
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* [[Werner Herzog]] |
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* [[Frankie Ingrassia]] |
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* [[Marc Maron]] |
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* [[Christopher McCulloch]] |
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* [[Juliet Mills]] |
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* Byron Minns |
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* [[Laraine Newman]] |
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* [[Patton Oswalt]] |
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* [[Dr. Drew Pinsky|"Dr. Drew" Pinsky]] |
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* [[Brian Posehn]] |
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* [[Andy Richter]] |
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* [[Laura Silverman]] |
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* [[Amber Tamblyn]] |
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* [[James Urbaniak]] |
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* Raya Yarbrough |
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==Episodes== |
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==International broadcast== |
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In [[Canada]], ''Metalocalypse'' previously aired on [[Teletoon]]'s [[Teletoon at Night]] block<ref>{{cite news|title=Teletoon skeds 13 new shows for fall|url=https://mediaincanada.com/2007/08/01/teltoon-20070801/|date=August 1, 2007|access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref> and later [[G4 (Canadian TV channel)|G4]]'s [[Adult Digital Distraction]] block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.ca/enwiki/static/schedule.shtml|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100725061212/http://www.g4tv.ca/enwiki/static/schedule.shtml|archive-date = July 25, 2010|title = City TV}}</ref> The series currently airs on the [[Adult Swim (Canadian TV channel)|Canadian version of Adult Swim]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Adult Swim Canada schedule (Update: No 5AM for you.)|url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/adult-swim-canada-schedule-update-no-5am-for-you.5241051/|date=June 21, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Music== |
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The show includes music written under the name Dethklok by Brendon Small, often in the form of incidental music, and songs about the subjects of the episode in which they are featured, although three albums have since been released compiling full songs from the show. An EP titled ''[[Adult Swim Presents: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead on Tour with Dethklok]]'' was released in 2007. |
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===''The Dethalbum''=== |
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{{main|The Dethalbum}} |
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''The Dethalbum'' was released on September 25, 2007, in both standard and deluxe editions. The album is a combination of full-length tracks from the series and completely new songs. The album debuted at #21 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with nearly 34,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82419 |title=DETHKLOK Creator Comments On 'Dethalbum' First-Week Chart Success |access-date=November 10, 2013 |date=October 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423114929/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82419 |archive-date=April 23, 2008 }}</ref> ''The Dethalbum'' was also streamed 45,000 times when it went live on AOL Music during the week of its release. |
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===''Dethalbum II''=== |
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''Dethalbum II'' was released on September 29, 2009, in both standard and deluxe editions. The album includes many songs from the second season of the series and completely new songs. The deluxe version includes a DVD containing music videos for all the songs played during Dethklok's 2008 tour with [[Soilent Green]] and [[Chimaira]]. |
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===''Dethalbum III''=== |
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''Dethalbum III'' was released on October 16, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=DETHKLOK: New album Details Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=178380 |publisher=BlabberMouth|date = August 20, 2012}}</ref> The album features Brendon Small, Gene Hoglan and Bryan Beller.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/_Brendonsmall/status/205502373580386304 |title=@_Brendonsmall |author= Brendon Small |date= May 23, 2012 |publisher=Twitter |access-date=June 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Album4Complete">{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/_Brendonsmall/status/225810903533223936 |title=@_Brendonsmall |author= Brendon Small |date=July 18, 2012 |publisher=Twitter |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> Ulrich Wild co-produced and mixed the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/brendon-small-talks-dethkloks-cancelled-tour-new-album-metalocalypse-more/ |title=Brendon Small Talks Dethklok's Canceled Tour, New Album, 'Metalocalypse' and More |author= Full Metal Jackie |date=August 13, 2012 |publisher=loudwire |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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===''The Doomstar Requiem''=== |
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''The Doomstar Requiem'' was released on October 29, 2013. It is the soundtrack album to the ''Metalocalypse'' special ''[[Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem]]''. The album features Brendon Small, Bryan Beller, Gene Hoglan, a 50-piece orchestra and, for the first time on a Dethklok album, live Dethklok guitarist [[Mike Keneally]]. The series has been made available for on-demand streaming on Hulu Plus, as part of a deal made with Hulu and Turner Broadcasting. |
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===''Dethalbum IV''=== |
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''Dethalbum IV'' was released on August 22, 2023, alongside the film ''[[Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar]]''. |
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==Endorsements== |
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[[Dethklok]], the in-show band, also endorses several real-world music products, including [[Marshall Amplification]], [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson guitars]], [[EMG, Inc.|EMG pickups]], David Eden Amplification, Universal Audio, M-Audio, [[Dunlop Manufacturing]]/[[MXR]], and [[Line 6 (company)|Line 6]] gear. |
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Originally endorsing Krank Amplification, Brendon Small and Dethklok began an arrangement with [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall]] in 2009.<ref name="dethklok-endorsed-marshall">{{cite web | date = October 2009 | title = Brendon Small: The Man Behind Metalocalypse | url = http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Oct/Brendon_Small_The_Man_Behind_Metalocalypse.aspx | access-date = October 1, 2009 | archive-date = October 4, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091004012104/http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Oct/Brendon_Small_The_Man_Behind_Metalocalypse.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> |
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According to the official Dethklok MySpace, the [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]] was also planning on making a Dethklok signature guitar. During the 2008 [[NAMM Show]], a special edition [[Epiphone]] [[Gibson Explorer|Explorer]] was unveiled to a select few. Pictures of show creator [[Brendon Small]] holding the guitar can be seen on the internet. Small later confirmed that Gibson, not Epiphone, would be releasing a Dethklok Explorer. A ''Dethklok "Thunderhorse" [[Gibson Explorer|Explorer]]'' has been released by [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]]; it would later become Skwisgaar's main guitar on the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Explorer/Gibson-USA/Dethklok-Thunderhorse-Explorer.aspx |title=Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer |publisher=Gibson USA |access-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012634/http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Explorer/Gibson-USA/Dethklok-Thunderhorse-Explorer.aspx |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2012, Brendon Small revealed a prototype for the new ''Brendon Small "Snow Falcon" [[Gibson Flying V|Flying V]]'', it now serves as Toki Wartooth's primary guitar on the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXpcFl0q0I4#! |title=Brendon Small Interview Part 3 |date=May 1, 2012 |publisher=Youtube |access-date=June 10, 2013}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> The guitar was released in December 2013 by Gibson.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Flying-V/Gibson-USA/Brendon-Small-Snow-Falcon-Flying-V.aspx |title=Brendon Small Snow Falcon Flying V |publisher=Gibson |access-date=December 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216150623/http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Flying-V/Gibson-USA/Brendon-Small-Snow-Falcon-Flying-V.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2016, an Epiphone version was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/2016/Ltd-Ed-Brendon-Small-Snow-Falcon-Outfit.aspx |title=Epiphone Ltd. Ed. Brendon Small "Snow Falcon" Outfit |date=November 30, 2016 |publisher=Epiphone |access-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-date=December 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205031527/http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/2016/Ltd-Ed-Brendon-Small-Snow-Falcon-Outfit.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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At the NAMM Show in January 2013, Brendon Small revealed that an [[Epiphone]] version of the ''Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer'' was in production. It was released in April 2013 as the ''Brendon Small "Thunderhorse" Explorer''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2013/Brendon-Small-Introduces-The-Epiphone-Thunderhorse.aspx |title=Brendon Small Introduces The Epiphone Thunderhorse To Dealers at NAMM |date=March 5, 2013 |publisher=epiphone |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524131016/http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2013/Brendon-Small-Introduces-The-Epiphone-Thunderhorse.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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On October 25, 2014, Brendon Small premiered the prototype of the Gibson Dethklok "Snow Horse" Explorer, a silver burst Gibson Explorer modelled after one of Skwisgaar's guitars. |
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In 2007, [[Shocker Toys]] produced a limited run of statues of William Murderface and Nathan Explosion. In 2008 and again in 2009, [[Shocker Toys]] made a boxed set of vinyl figures with limited articulation of all 5 of the band members.<ref name="dethklok-sdcc-exclusive">{{cite web |date=October 2008 |title=Dethklok SDCC exclusive box sets still available |url=http://www.toycollectornews.com/2008/10/dethklok-sdcc-exclusive-box-sets-still.html |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> Kid Robot produced unarticulated figures of Murderface and Toki as part of an Adult Swim [[blind box]]ed mini figure line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.williamsstreet.com/cat/Toys/Kidrobot-Adult-Swim-Mini-Series.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913074531/http://www.williamsstreet.com/cat/Toys/Kidrobot-Adult-Swim-Mini-Series.html |archive-date=September 13, 2009 |title=Kidrobot Adult Swim Mini-series |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> At the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], Shocker Toys released an exclusive limited edition Dr. Rockso [[Shocker Toys#Mallows|Mallow]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theblotsays.com/2009/06/shocker-toys-sdcc-09-exclusive-dr.html |title=Shocker Toys – SDCC 09 Exclusive Dr. Rockzo Metalocalypse Mallow Vinyl Figure |date=June 23, 2009 |publisher=The Blot Says.com |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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The song "Thunderhorse" is featured in the game ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' by [[Harmonix]] and [[RedOctane]] as a bonus song. In early 2010, Adult Swim released a "Dethklok Fountain" for sale on their website for $40,000. In January 2010, "Laser Canon Deth Sentence" became a downloadable song for ''[[Guitar Hero 5]]''. "Bloodlines" is on the main setlist in ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''. |
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Dethklok was featured in [[Soundgarden]]'s video for "[[Black Rain (Soundgarden song)|Black Rain]]", which Small directed. Dethklok's 2009 tour with Mastodon was sponsored by ''[[Brütal Legend]]'' and the song "Murmaider" was featured in the game. The song "The Cyborg Slayers" was featured in the soundtrack for the game ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/saints-row-the-third/Official_Soundtrack |title=Official Soundtrack of Saints Row 3 |access-date=November 10, 2013 |website=IGN|date=October 28, 2011 }}</ref> |
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There are guitar tablature books for all three Dethklok albums, which were released through [[Alfred Publishing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-The-Dethalbum--00-31961.aspx |title=Dethklok: The Dethalbum |access-date=December 10, 2013 |publisher=Alfred Music Publishing |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012157/http://alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-The-Dethalbum--00-31961.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-Dethalbum-II--00-34007.aspx |title=Dethklok: Dethalbum II |access-date=December 10, 2013 |publisher=Alfred Music Publishing |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012140/http://alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-Dethalbum-II--00-34007.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-Dethalbum-III--00-40844.aspx |title=Dethklok: Dethalbum III |access-date=December 10, 2013 |publisher=Alfred Music Publishing |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111101752/http://www.alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-Dethalbum-III--00-40844.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> A bass tab anthology containing tablature from the first two albums was also released through Alfred Publishing.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-Bass-Anthology--00-36798.aspx | title=Dethklok: Bass Anthology | access-date=November 10, 2013 | publisher=Alfred Music Publishing | archive-date=November 11, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012144/http://alfred.com/Products/Dethklok-Bass-Anthology--00-36798.aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref> The production of these books has subsequently led to the removal of all Dethklok tabs from websites such as [[Ultimate Guitar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1236095 |title=UG Community @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com – No More Dethklok Tabs! |date=November 26, 2009 |publisher=Ultimate Guitar |access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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On August 17, 2012, a two-minute animated short aired on Adult Swim featuring Dethklok and Death from ''[[Darksiders II]]'', in promotion of the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/363394/darksiders-2s-death-to-meet-metalocalypses-dethklok/ |title=Darksiders 2's Death to meet Metalocalypse's Dethklok |author=Shaun Prescott |date=August 16, 2012 |publisher=computerandvideogames.com |access-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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On September 25, 2013, an animated short featuring Dethklok, entitled "'Tallica Parking Lot" (a reference to ''[[Heavy Metal Parking Lot]]''), premiered at [[Fantastic Fest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/immaculate-noise/new-metallica-music-featured-in-narrative-and-concert-cuts-of-through-the-never |title=New Metallica music featured in narrative and concert cuts of 'Through the Never' |date= September 26, 2013 |access-date=November 11, 2013 |first= Katie|last=Hasty}}</ref> |
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On April 28, 2015, the Dethklok songs "Awaken", "Go into the Water" and "Thunderhorse" became available for download in the video game ''[[Rocksmith 2014]]'' as part of the "Dethklok 3-Song Pack".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/UbisoftStudioSF/status/591322969755914240 |title=@UbisoftStudioSF |publisher=Twitter |date=April 23, 2015 |access-date=April 23, 2015 }}</ref> Small appeared in an advert for the game in 2016 along with comedian [[Steve Agee]] playing the song "Go into the Water".<ref>{{Citation |title=Rocksmith 2014 with Dethklok's Brendon Small & Steve Agee | date=April 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74CN0-uBsuY |language=en |access-date=2022-09-17}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Rocksmith 2014 with Brendon Small & Steve Agee - Extended Cut | date=April 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSn1gN1TOtQ |language=en |access-date=2022-09-17}}</ref> Later, on April 3, 2018, the songs "Black Fire Upon Us", "Bloodlines" and "Murmaider" were added as part of the "Dethklok II" song pack.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-02 |title=Rocksmith Remastered DLC 4/3/2018 – Dethklok II - The Riff Repeater |url=https://theriffrepeater.com/rocksmith-remastered-dlc-4-3-2018-dethklok-ii-dethalbum-murmaider-bloodlines-black-fire-upon-adult-swim-dildos-brendon-small-is-brutal-guitar-bass/ |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=The Riff Repeater |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Touring history== |
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{{main|Dethklok#Touring history}} |
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Dethklok does have a touring band, although there are no actual human counterparts to the characters on the show. The band consists of show co-creator, vocalist/guitarist [[Brendon Small]], who writes and sings most of the music for the show, alongside drummer [[Gene Hoglan]], bassist [[Bryan Beller]], and second guitarist [[Mike Keneally]]. |
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==Home media release== |
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! Episode |
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! Availability outside episode |
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| "Deththeme Demo" |
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!rowspan="2"|Episodes |
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| Never heard on show |
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!colspan="3"|DVD release dates |
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| MP3 available on Brendon Small's personal website |
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!colspan="3"|Blu-ray release dates |
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!Region 1 |
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| "Deththeme" |
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!Region 2 |
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| Intro to every episode |
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!Region 4 |
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| MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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!Region A |
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!Region B |
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|[[Metalocalypse (season 1)|1]] |
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| "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" |
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|20 |
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| "The Curse of Dethklok" |
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|{{Start date|2007|10|2}} |
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| MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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|{{Start date|2009|6|22}} |
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|{{Start date|2007|12|5}} |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|- |
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|[[Metalocalypse (season 2)|2]] |
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| "Sewn Back Together Wrong" |
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|19 |
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| "The Curse of Dethklok" |
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|{{Start date|2008|12|2}} |
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| Never released |
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|{{Start date|2010|10|11}} |
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|{{Start date|2008|12|3}} |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Metalocalypse (season 3)|3]] |
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| "Thunderhorse" |
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|10 |
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| "Dethwater" |
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|{{Start date|2010|11|9}} |
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| MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and limited release on Dethklok's official MySpace; featured as a bonus track in the Playstation 2 video game ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' |
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|{{Start date|2011|3|21}} |
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|{{Start date|2010|12|1}} |
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|{{Start date|2010|11|9}} |
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|{{Start date|2010|12|1}} |
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|[[Metalocalypse (season 4)|4]] |
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| "Dethwater Practice" |
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|12 |
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| "Dethwater" |
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|{{Start date|2012|10|30}} |
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| Never released |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|{{Start date|2012|12|5}} |
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||{{Start date|2012|10|30}} |
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|{{Start date|2012|12|5}} |
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|- |
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|[[Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem|Special]] |
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| "Mermaid-er" |
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|1 |
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| "Dethwater" |
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|{{Start date|2023|08|15}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Included in ''Metalocalypse: The Complete Series'' set.}} |
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| Never released |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|{{Start date|2015|10|21}} |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|{{Start date|2015|10|21}} |
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|[[Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar|Film]] |
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| "Underwater Friends" |
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|1 |
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| "Dethwater" |
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|{{Start date|2023|08|22}} |
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| Never released |
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|{{N/a}} |
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|- |
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|{{N/a}} |
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| "Electric Eel Chair" |
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|{{Start date|2023|08|22}} |
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| "Dethwater" |
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|{{N/a}} |
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| Never released (note: simply mentioned on the show as a song title, may not actually exist) |
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|- |
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| "Scaled and Gutted and Undercooked" |
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| "Dethwater" |
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| Never released (note: simply mentioned on the show as a song title, may not actually exist) |
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|- |
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| "Scuba Tank Filled With Farts" |
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| "Dethwater" |
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| "Birthday Dethday" |
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| "Happy Dethday" |
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| "Awaken Mustakrakish" |
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| "Dethtroll" |
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| "Death Metal Lullaby" |
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| "Dethtroll" |
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| "Killed by a Troll" |
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| "Dethtroll" |
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| "Hatredy" |
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| "Dethkomedy" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace, small clips used as intermissions |
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| "Bloodtrocuted" |
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| "Dethfam" |
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| "Dethfam" |
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| "Dethfam" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Inner Child Tied and Beaten in my Trunk" |
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| "Performance Klok" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Water Horsey Blues" |
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| "Snakes n' Barrels" |
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| "Snakes n' Barrels Reunion Album" |
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| "Snakes n' Barrels" |
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| "Blood Puke" |
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| "Mordland" |
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| "Fan Song" |
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| "Mordland" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Dethharmonic" |
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| "Fat Kid at the Detharmonic" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Crush My Battle Opponent's Balls" |
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| "Skwisklok" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Briefcase Full of Guts" |
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| "Murdering Outside the Box" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Go Forth and Die" |
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| "Go Forth and Die" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Guts Punched, Balls Threw Up" |
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| "Go Forth and Die" |
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| "Murdertrain a Comin'" |
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| "Bluesklok" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Planet Piss" |
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| "Dethkids" |
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| "Happy Metal World Rainbow" |
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| "Dethkids" |
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| "I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown" |
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| "Dethclown" |
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| Released on Dr. Rockso's official Myspace. |
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| "Castratikron" |
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| "Girlfriendklok" |
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| Never released |
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| "Theme from 'Dating Penelope'" |
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| "Dethstars" |
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| "Blood Ocean" |
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| "Dethstars" |
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| Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace |
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| "Go Into the Water" |
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| "The Metalocalypse Has Begun" |
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The series is also available on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hbo-max-tv-shows-movies-originals-list|title = HBO Max: All the TV Shows, Movies and Originals You Can Stream Now - IGN| date=May 27, 2020 }}</ref> |
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== Voice actors == |
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* [[Brendon Small]] – Nathan Explosion, Pickles, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, and others |
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* [[Tommy Blacha]] – William Murderface, Toki Wartooth, Charles Ofdenson, Dr. Rockso, and others |
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* [[Mark Hamill]] – Senator Stampingston, Jean-Pierre, Mr. Selatcia, and others |
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* [[Victor Brandt]] – General Crozier, Cardinal Ravenwood, and others |
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==Video games== |
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In 2009 the UK Adult Swim site released two flash games titled ''Deth Toll'' and ''Deth Toll II''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tnt-serie.de/shows/adultswim/games |title=Adult Swim.de Games |publisher=AdultSwim.co.uk (inactive site)/AdultSwim.de |access-date=November 28, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203032451/http://www.tnt-serie.de/shows/adultswim/games |url-status=dead }}</ref> The games are played in a similar fashion to [[Guitar Hero]] or [[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]] except with Dethklok songs. |
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* [[Laraine Newman]] ("The Curse of Dethklok") – "News Reporter", "Grandma", "GMILF", ("Dethfam") – "Rose Explosion (Nathan's Mom)", "Pickles' Mom", "Serveta Skwigelf (Skwisgaar's Mom)" |
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* [[James Hetfield]] ("The Curse of Dethklok") – "Goat", ("Birthdayface" or "Happy Dethday") – "Sniper", ("Dethtroll") – "Mustakrakish", ("Dethkomedy") – "Lorkey" (the sailor) |
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* [[Kirk Hammett]] ("The Curse of Dethklok") – "Two-Fingered Fan", ("Birthdayface" or "Happy Dethday") – "Queen of Denmark", ("Dethtroll") – "Barkeep" |
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* [[Jeff Loomis]] ("Performance Klok") – "Murderface's Dad" |
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* [[Michael Amott]] ("Snakes 'n' Barrels") – "Antonio Tony DiMarco Thunderbottom" |
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* [[Steve Smyth]] ("Snakes 'n' Barrels") – "Snizzy Snazz Bullets" |
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* [[Warrel Dane]] ("Snakes 'n' Barrels") – "Sammy Candynose Twinskins" |
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* [[Jon Schnepp]] ("Skwisklok") – "Video Director" |
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* [[King Diamond]] ("Skwisklok") – "Ronald Von Monoldburg", ("Murdering Outside The Box") – "Employee 421", ("Go Forth and Die") - "Dimmu Burger Manager", ("Bluesklok") - "The Devil" |
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* [[George Fisher (musician)|George Fisher]] ("Go Forth and Die") – "Dimmu Burger Customer", ("Bluesklok") – "Depressed Fool's Cap Hippie"; ("Dethkids") "Football Player"; ("The Metalocalypse Has Begun") "216's Brother/Metal-masked Assassin" |
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* [[Emilie Autumn]] ("Dethharmonic") – All violins (as "played" by the London Philharmonic Orchestra) |
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* [[Laura Silverman]] ("Girlfriendklok") – "Rebecca Nightrod", ("Dethstars") - Sitcom Actress |
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* [[Andy Richter]] ("Dethstars") – "J.F. Amarth" |
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A video game based on the series, titled ''Metalocalypse: Dethgame'', was revealed at the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. The game was to be published by [[Konami]] and be available for download on both the PlayStation 3's [[PlayStation Network]] and Xbox 360's [[Xbox Live Marketplace]].<ref>{{cite news|title=KONAMI AND ADULT SWIM ANNOUNCE METALOCALYPSE: DETHGAME FOR XBLA AND PSN|url=http://www.gamingexcellence.com/news/konami-and-adult-swim-announce-metalocalypse-dethgame-for-xbla-and-psn|publisher=gamingexcellence.com|date=July 23, 2009|access-date=November 10, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011659/http://www.gamingexcellence.com/news/konami-and-adult-swim-announce-metalocalypse-dethgame-for-xbla-and-psn|url-status=dead}}</ref> Players would have played as one of The Gears, and the game was to be set in Mordhaus, where the player would fight mutant fans. The game would have included music taken from Dethklok's albums. The game has been canceled, because "the creative direction of the game would not live up to the high standards...set for the project".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143758 |title='Metalocalypse' Game Officially Cancelled |access-date=November 10, 2013 |date=July 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802083234/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143758 |archive-date=August 2, 2010 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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The Dethklok songs "Thunderhorse" and "Bloodlines" are featured in the video games ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' and ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]'', respectively. Additionally, the Dethklok song "Laser Cannon Deth Sentence" was added to ''Warriors of Rock'' as downloadable content. The song "Murmaider" was included in the soundtrack to the 2009 video game ''[[Brütal Legend]]''. |
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==Comic book== |
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The ''Dethklok vs. [[The Goon]]'' ([[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]]) was issued by [[Dark Horse Comics]] on July 23, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-368/Dethklok-vs-The-Goon-Eric-Powell-cover | title=Dethklok vs. The Goon (Eric Powell cover) | access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-410/Dethklok-vs-The-Goon-Jon-Schnepp-cover | title=Dethklok vs. The Goon (Jon Schnepp cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref> Written by Brendon Small and [[Eric Powell (comics)|Eric Powell]]. Dethklok is sent into the same universe as The Goon, who seeks to kill them. |
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The next day, Dark Horse announced a forthcoming short-run Dethklok series in collaboration with Adult Swim, which appeared the next year. |
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*'''Dethklok #1''', October 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-767/Metalocalypse-Dethklok-1-Eric-Powell-cover |title=Metalocalypse/Dethklok #1 (Eric Powell cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-887/Metalocalypse-Dethklok-1-Jon-Schnepp-cover |title=Metalocalypse/Dethklok #1 (Jon Schnepp cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref> Written by Brendon Small, Jon Schnepp and Jeremy Barlow. Dethklok decides to venture into the frozen food market with Dethklok frozen dinners, though after many setbacks, the band releases lethally poisonous food on their fans. |
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*'''Dethklok #2''', December 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-768/Metalocalypse-Dethklok-2-Jon-Schnepp-cover |title=Metalocalypse/Dethklok #2 (Jon Schnepp cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-891/Metalocalypse-Dethklok-2-Eric-Powell-cover |title=Metalocalypse/Dethklok #2 (Eric Powell cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref> Written by Brendon Small, Jon Schnepp and Jeremy Barlow. Dethklok returns to Finland to apologize for their last visit when they awakened a troll, while a cult of troll worshippers plan to use the band to unleash end times through the trolls once again. |
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*'''Dethklok #3''', February 23, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-894/Metalocalypse-Dethklok-3-Eric-Powell-cover | title=Metalocalypse/Dethklok #3 (John Schnepp cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/17-770/Metalocalypse-Dethklok-3-Jon-Schnepp-cover |title=Metalocalypse/Dethklok #3 (Eric Powell cover) |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse}}</ref> Written by Brendon Small, Jon Schnepp and Jeremy Barlow. Dethklok builds a cross-country train to help blues legend Mashed Potatoes Johnson get out of his deal with Satan over his soul, while a ghost of a train-riding murderer is about to send things off the rails. |
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All four comics appeared with [[Variant cover|variant cover art]] by Eric Powell and Jon Schnepp. The ''Dethklok HC'' deluxe hardcover collected the four comics and was released June 15, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/17-848/Dethklok |title=Dethklok HC |access-date=November 10, 2013 |publisher=Dark Horse }}</ref> |
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* {{Official website|http://www.adultswim.com/videos/metalocalypse}} |
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* [http://www.myspace.com/dethklok Official Adult Swim Dethklok MySpace] |
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* {{IMDb title|0839188}} |
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* [http://tv.ign.com/articles/718/718760p1.html IGN Interview] with Dethklok |
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* [http://metalocalypse.tv/ Official tumblr] |
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* [http://synthesisradio.net/2006/10/09/metalocalypse-p2-july-2006 Synthesis Radio interview] with Brendon Small |
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* [https://www.myspace.com/dethklok Official Myspace] |
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* [http://synthesisradio.net/2006/10/09/metalocalypse-p2-july-2006 Synthesis Radio interview] with Tommy Blacha |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/user/adultswim/videos?sort=dd&view=46&shelf_id=10&tag_id=UCgPClNr5VSYC3syrDUIlzLw.3.metalocalypse Official Adult Swim with Metalocalypse section], YouTube |
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* [http://libsyn.com/media/tsoya/tsoyabrendonsmall.mp3 MP3 audio interview] with Brendon Small |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120428191343/http://www.adultswim.co.uk/shows/metalocalypse Metalocalypse on Adult Swim UK (Archived URL)] [http://www.adultswim.co.uk/shows/metalocalypse Original link] |
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| Theme music composer | As Dethklok:
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| Opening theme | "Deththeme" by Dethklok |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 61 (and 2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | August 6, 2006 – October 27, 2013 |
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| Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar | |
Metalocalypse is an American musical adult animated television series created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for Adult Swim. It premiered on August 6, 2006. The television program centers on the larger-than-life melodic death metal band Dethklok, and often portrays dark and macabre content, including such subjects as violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, with hyperbolic black comedy. The show was widely heralded as both a parody and a pastiche of heavy metal culture.
The music, written by guitarist/creator Brendon Small, was credited to the band and featured in most episodes. The animation was often carefully synced to the music with the chord positions and fingering of the guitar parts shown in some detail.[2] The show was canceled in 2013. In 2021, Adult Swim announced a direct-to-video film had been greenlit; the film Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar was released on August 22, 2023, on Blu-ray and digital.[3][4]
Overview
[edit]In the series, Dethklok is a death metal band that enjoys a level of popularity unheard of in reality, ranking as the seventh-largest economy on Earth by the end of the second season. Series creator Small described them as "like the Beatles, just a thousand times more dangerous and a billion times more stupid".[5]
The fictional band members are Nathan Explosion, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Pickles, William Murderface and Toki Wartooth. Their manager/nanny is Charles Foster Offdensen.
If Dethklok endorses a product or service, competitors are quickly driven out of business. Organizations worldwide, ranging from governments to businesses, go out of their way to avoid hindering Dethklok, to the point that the band is allowed to maintain its own police force and can get away with any crime imaginable with virtually no repercussions. In fairness, the reason they are criminally negligent and guilty 2nd degree murderers, is because Dethklok are morons who have little to no common sense about daily life, being unable to even fix their own meals, or handle finances.
The members of Dethklok tend to cause disaster wherever they travel, and anything remotely associated with them likewise attracts chaos. Dethklok concerts are so notoriously dangerous that those attending are required to sign "pain waivers" at the entrance, releasing the band from legal liability in the very likely case attendees are killed or maimed. The band is shown to have a callous disregard for the safety of their fans, as shown in the first episode where they pour scalding hot coffee over concertgoers.
The band's popularity is such that impressionable fans will do anything for them, even if that means death, which is usually the case. In the episode "Dethgov", fans of Dethklok lynch the governor of Florida after he refuses to establish a holiday for lead singer Nathan Explosion, whom they elect as governor against his will; the karma gets them in the end, as Dethklok turns the state into a hellhole and makes the citizens demand Nathan's execution in hypocrisy. Some actively seek to kill Dethklok, because of all the death their idiocy causes.
The band's unnatural popularity and trail of destruction has attracted the attention of an Illuminati-style group, known as The Tribunal, dedicated to monitoring Dethklok's activity and plans. Typically, episodes involve the Tribunal attempting to maintain and perpetuate public ignorance and rampant consumerism whenever Dethklok's antics inadvertently threaten to upset the status quo. The Tribunal, led by a mysterious character named "Mr. Salacia", works off the premise that Dethklok's unusual powers are the result of an ancient Sumerian prophecy about an "Apocalypse of Metal". General Crozier, the military leader in the group, appears to desire either the death of the band's members or the dismantlement of the band itself, but Mr. Salacia consistently overrules him to prevent this from happening. Most episodes show the Tribunal attempting to covertly thwart the band by calling in various "specialists", such as "military pharmaceutical psychotropic drug manufacturers", "celebrity depression experts", or various legally compromised characters who attempt to infiltrate the group.
Development
[edit]Brendon Small's show Home Movies ended its run in 2004, which freed Small to spend time with writer friend Tommy Blacha. They went to metal shows around the same time they were both trying to pitch shows to different networks. This was how they came up with the idea of doing a show about a metal band that was vastly more popular than The Beatles had been. They came up with the storyline, wrote a theme song, and had a friend Jon Schnepp design the characters. The series was originally called Deathclock, but the name could not be used due to an existing trademark. The show and the main characters' band were then renamed Dethklok. The show's title was then extended to Dethklok Metalocalypse, although the starring band still retained the name Dethklok. The title was finally shortened to Metalocalypse because the extended show title was too complicated. They pitched the show to Adult Swim, which greenlit it in 2005 with a 20-episode contract.[6][7][8]
In developing the series, Small looked at the budget for what he considered to be the cheapest show to produce at the time on Adult Swim, Tom Goes to the Mayor. On asking Tim and Eric, who produced the show, Small discovered that their budget was $110,000 per episode. Small then went to Titmouse and asked if they could do Metalocalypse for under $110,000 per episode while still maintaining Small's vision. Titmouse responded they could do it for $109,099 per episode averaged over the entire season.[9]
Broadcast history
[edit]The show's first season consists of 20 11-minute episodes, the first of which premiered on the Adult Swim Video on August 4, 2006, and on Adult Swim proper the following Sunday. Metalocalypse was renewed for a second season consisting of 19 episodes which began airing on September 23, 2007, two days before the CD release of The Dethalbum. The second season also introduced an updated version of the show's opening theme (officially titled "Deththeme"), which had been rerecorded for The Dethalbum. The Metalocalypse premiere was the #1 rated show in its time slot among males aged 18–34 and earned the network's best premiere delivery and ratings in 2006. Among the top ad-supported basic cable programs of the week, Metalocalypse ranked #12 among men 18–34 and #6 among men 18–24. The series premiere ranked #30 for the week among adults 18–34.[10]
At San Diego Comic-Con in 2008, Tommy Blacha confirmed that the show would be renewed for a third season[11] which premiered on November 8, 2009.[12] The episodes of season three are 21 minutes long (30 minutes including commercials).[13]
The fourth season returned to the original 11 minute run-time. Season four premiered April 29, 2012, and consisted of 12 episodes.[14]
Actor Mark Hamill stated in 2013 that the fifth season of the show was currently in production.[15] Brendon Small later denied this, stating that it had not yet reached production.[16]
On May 10, 2013, Brendon Small and Adult Swim announced that a Metalocalypse one-hour rock opera special, Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem, was in the works. This special aired on October 27, 2013.
In April 2014, in an interview on Steve Agee: Uhhh podcast, Brendon Small stated that a fifth and final season was in pre-production and that he was waiting on a budget from Adult Swim.[17] Small has since stated that he has begun exploring other ways of concluding the show, which may take the form of a special or a film, and that he was in the early stages of planning.
Cancellation
[edit]In March 2015, Brendon Small issued a statement saying that he had approached Adult Swim with the idea to do the finale as a "big mini-series," but was turned down by the network.[18] It was later revealed that Metalocalypse had been canceled; however, Small tweeted that he has plans "to service a final story and music—but not in way fans are used to".[19]
In October 2015, Small announced a month-long social campaign, called "Metalocalypse Now", to have fans of the show contact Hulu and Adult Swim to convince them to co-fund the series finale to Metalocalypse, entitled Metalocalypse: The Army of the Doomstar – The Final Chapter.[20] As a result of the campaign, financial backers stepped forward to fund a final season, but Adult Swim declined to pick up the series.[21] In a May 2016 interview, Small said he is "all but finished making Dethklok records".[22]
Revival film
[edit]In May 2021 it was announced that a direct-to-video film was in production; it was announced that the film would also be released on HBO Max, but it was later dropped from that initial release commitment.[23][24]
In April 2023, it was announced that Small would write and direct the previously scrapped Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar. The film has a voice cast of many actors and metal musicians. Dethklok recorded the soundtrack for the film along with a new album.[25] The film was released on August 22, 2023, on Blu-ray and digital.[26]
Voice cast and characters
[edit]Main cast members
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Guest stars
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Michael Amott
- Asesino
- Jack Black
- Richard Christy
- Brann Dailor
- Warrel Dane
- Emperor
- Exodus
- Lee Altus
- Rob Dukes
- Jack Gibson
- Gary Holt
- Tom Hunting
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher
- Ace Frehley
- Marty Friedman
- Billy Gibbons
- Angela Gossow
- Dave Grohl
- Kirk Hammett
- James Hetfield
- Brent Hinds
- Gene Hoglan
- Scott Ian
- Arve Isdal
- Mike Keneally
- King Diamond
- Grutle Kjellson
- Herbrand Larsen
- Amy Lee
- Jeff Loomis
- Marco Minnemann
- Mike Patton
- Matt Pike
- Cam Pipes
- Troy Sanders
- Joe Satriani
- Ben Shepherd
- Silenoz
- Slash
- Steve Smyth
- Kim Thayil
- Thundercat
- Devin Townsend
- Steve Vai
- ICS Vortex
- Dweezil Zappa
- Livia Zita
Other guest stars
[edit]Besides the metal and rock musicians above, other celebrities have also contributed to this show, including:
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 20 | August 6, 2006 | December 17, 2006 | |
| 2 | 19 | September 23, 2007 | September 7, 2008 | |
| 3 | 10 | November 8, 2009 | October 24, 2010 | |
| 4 | 12 | April 29, 2012 | July 15, 2012 | |
| Special | October 27, 2013 | |||
International broadcast
[edit]In Canada, Metalocalypse previously aired on Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block[27] and later G4's Adult Digital Distraction block.[28] The series currently airs on the Canadian version of Adult Swim.[29]
Music
[edit]The show includes music written under the name Dethklok by Brendon Small, often in the form of incidental music, and songs about the subjects of the episode in which they are featured, although three albums have since been released compiling full songs from the show. An EP titled Adult Swim Presents: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead on Tour with Dethklok was released in 2007.
The Dethalbum
[edit]The Dethalbum was released on September 25, 2007, in both standard and deluxe editions. The album is a combination of full-length tracks from the series and completely new songs. The album debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200 chart with nearly 34,000 copies sold in its first week.[30] The Dethalbum was also streamed 45,000 times when it went live on AOL Music during the week of its release.
Dethalbum II
[edit]Dethalbum II was released on September 29, 2009, in both standard and deluxe editions. The album includes many songs from the second season of the series and completely new songs. The deluxe version includes a DVD containing music videos for all the songs played during Dethklok's 2008 tour with Soilent Green and Chimaira.
Dethalbum III
[edit]Dethalbum III was released on October 16, 2012.[31] The album features Brendon Small, Gene Hoglan and Bryan Beller.[32][33] Ulrich Wild co-produced and mixed the album.[34]
The Doomstar Requiem
[edit]The Doomstar Requiem was released on October 29, 2013. It is the soundtrack album to the Metalocalypse special Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem. The album features Brendon Small, Bryan Beller, Gene Hoglan, a 50-piece orchestra and, for the first time on a Dethklok album, live Dethklok guitarist Mike Keneally. The series has been made available for on-demand streaming on Hulu Plus, as part of a deal made with Hulu and Turner Broadcasting.
Dethalbum IV
[edit]Dethalbum IV was released on August 22, 2023, alongside the film Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar.
Endorsements
[edit]Dethklok, the in-show band, also endorses several real-world music products, including Marshall Amplification, Gibson guitars, EMG pickups, David Eden Amplification, Universal Audio, M-Audio, Dunlop Manufacturing/MXR, and Line 6 gear.
Originally endorsing Krank Amplification, Brendon Small and Dethklok began an arrangement with Marshall in 2009.[35]
According to the official Dethklok MySpace, the Gibson Guitar Corporation was also planning on making a Dethklok signature guitar. During the 2008 NAMM Show, a special edition Epiphone Explorer was unveiled to a select few. Pictures of show creator Brendon Small holding the guitar can be seen on the internet. Small later confirmed that Gibson, not Epiphone, would be releasing a Dethklok Explorer. A Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer has been released by Gibson; it would later become Skwisgaar's main guitar on the show.[36] In May 2012, Brendon Small revealed a prototype for the new Brendon Small "Snow Falcon" Flying V, it now serves as Toki Wartooth's primary guitar on the show.[37] The guitar was released in December 2013 by Gibson.[38] In December 2016, an Epiphone version was released.[39]
At the NAMM Show in January 2013, Brendon Small revealed that an Epiphone version of the Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer was in production. It was released in April 2013 as the Brendon Small "Thunderhorse" Explorer.[40]
On October 25, 2014, Brendon Small premiered the prototype of the Gibson Dethklok "Snow Horse" Explorer, a silver burst Gibson Explorer modelled after one of Skwisgaar's guitars.
In 2007, Shocker Toys produced a limited run of statues of William Murderface and Nathan Explosion. In 2008 and again in 2009, Shocker Toys made a boxed set of vinyl figures with limited articulation of all 5 of the band members.[41] Kid Robot produced unarticulated figures of Murderface and Toki as part of an Adult Swim blind boxed mini figure line.[42] At the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, Shocker Toys released an exclusive limited edition Dr. Rockso Mallow.[43]
The song "Thunderhorse" is featured in the game Guitar Hero II by Harmonix and RedOctane as a bonus song. In early 2010, Adult Swim released a "Dethklok Fountain" for sale on their website for $40,000. In January 2010, "Laser Canon Deth Sentence" became a downloadable song for Guitar Hero 5. "Bloodlines" is on the main setlist in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
Dethklok was featured in Soundgarden's video for "Black Rain", which Small directed. Dethklok's 2009 tour with Mastodon was sponsored by Brütal Legend and the song "Murmaider" was featured in the game. The song "The Cyborg Slayers" was featured in the soundtrack for the game Saints Row: The Third.[44]
There are guitar tablature books for all three Dethklok albums, which were released through Alfred Publishing.[45][46][47] A bass tab anthology containing tablature from the first two albums was also released through Alfred Publishing.[48] The production of these books has subsequently led to the removal of all Dethklok tabs from websites such as Ultimate Guitar.[49]
On August 17, 2012, a two-minute animated short aired on Adult Swim featuring Dethklok and Death from Darksiders II, in promotion of the game.[50]
On September 25, 2013, an animated short featuring Dethklok, entitled "'Tallica Parking Lot" (a reference to Heavy Metal Parking Lot), premiered at Fantastic Fest.[51]
On April 28, 2015, the Dethklok songs "Awaken", "Go into the Water" and "Thunderhorse" became available for download in the video game Rocksmith 2014 as part of the "Dethklok 3-Song Pack".[52] Small appeared in an advert for the game in 2016 along with comedian Steve Agee playing the song "Go into the Water".[53][54] Later, on April 3, 2018, the songs "Black Fire Upon Us", "Bloodlines" and "Murmaider" were added as part of the "Dethklok II" song pack.[55]
Touring history
[edit]Dethklok does have a touring band, although there are no actual human counterparts to the characters on the show. The band consists of show co-creator, vocalist/guitarist Brendon Small, who writes and sings most of the music for the show, alongside drummer Gene Hoglan, bassist Bryan Beller, and second guitarist Mike Keneally.
Home media release
[edit]| Season | Episodes | DVD release dates | Blu-ray release dates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region A | Region B | |||
| 1 | 20 | October 2, 2007 | June 22, 2009 | December 5, 2007 | — | — | |
| 2 | 19 | December 2, 2008 | October 11, 2010 | December 3, 2008 | — | — | |
| 3 | 10 | November 9, 2010 | March 21, 2011 | December 1, 2010 | November 9, 2010 | December 1, 2010 | |
| 4 | 12 | October 30, 2012 | — | December 5, 2012 | October 30, 2012 | December 5, 2012 | |
| Special | 1 | August 15, 2023[a] | — | October 21, 2015 | — | October 21, 2015 | |
| Film | 1 | August 22, 2023 | — | — | August 22, 2023 | — | |
The series is also available on Max.[56]
Video games
[edit]In 2009 the UK Adult Swim site released two flash games titled Deth Toll and Deth Toll II.[57] The games are played in a similar fashion to Guitar Hero or Rock Band except with Dethklok songs.
A video game based on the series, titled Metalocalypse: Dethgame, was revealed at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. The game was to be published by Konami and be available for download on both the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network and Xbox 360's Xbox Live Marketplace.[58] Players would have played as one of The Gears, and the game was to be set in Mordhaus, where the player would fight mutant fans. The game would have included music taken from Dethklok's albums. The game has been canceled, because "the creative direction of the game would not live up to the high standards...set for the project".[59]
The Dethklok songs "Thunderhorse" and "Bloodlines" are featured in the video games Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, respectively. Additionally, the Dethklok song "Laser Cannon Deth Sentence" was added to Warriors of Rock as downloadable content. The song "Murmaider" was included in the soundtrack to the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.
Comic book
[edit]The Dethklok vs. The Goon (one-shot) was issued by Dark Horse Comics on July 23, 2009.[60][61] Written by Brendon Small and Eric Powell. Dethklok is sent into the same universe as The Goon, who seeks to kill them.
The next day, Dark Horse announced a forthcoming short-run Dethklok series in collaboration with Adult Swim, which appeared the next year.
- Dethklok #1, October 6, 2010.[62][63] Written by Brendon Small, Jon Schnepp and Jeremy Barlow. Dethklok decides to venture into the frozen food market with Dethklok frozen dinners, though after many setbacks, the band releases lethally poisonous food on their fans.
- Dethklok #2, December 15, 2010.[64][65] Written by Brendon Small, Jon Schnepp and Jeremy Barlow. Dethklok returns to Finland to apologize for their last visit when they awakened a troll, while a cult of troll worshippers plan to use the band to unleash end times through the trolls once again.
- Dethklok #3, February 23, 2011.[66][67] Written by Brendon Small, Jon Schnepp and Jeremy Barlow. Dethklok builds a cross-country train to help blues legend Mashed Potatoes Johnson get out of his deal with Satan over his soul, while a ghost of a train-riding murderer is about to send things off the rails.
All four comics appeared with variant cover art by Eric Powell and Jon Schnepp. The Dethklok HC deluxe hardcover collected the four comics and was released June 15, 2011.[68]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Included in Metalocalypse: The Complete Series set.
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