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Tie in with Downtown and Megas XLR?

One of the people being interviewed during the first episode (Circa 3:13 on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvzbVT9ld8&mode=related&search= ) looks to be Goat from the MTV show Downtown_(TV_series) and cartoon network show Megas_XLR. While maybe not significant, it does pose as a neat bit of trivia if someone wants to add it to either the main page once a trivia section starts up or the episode guide. - Wolfman Walt 05:50, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Show title has been changed

The show is now called Metalocalypse and needs to be changed accordingly in all links and referring links to the show. carpeNoctem 06:05, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This appears to have been completed. LK Thurisaz 20:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. I noticed that and I am glad. TVGuide's listings need to get on the ball too. Strangely, they had the show title correct at first, but when the show actually aired they listed it with the old extended title. -carpeNoctem 07:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Biased?

"ear-melting heavy metal" is in there. For one, the vocals does not sound like heavy metal, as heavy metal is more sung than grunted. Two, "ear-melting"? That seems very biased to me, considering some people have much more an ear for metal, and it's NOT very hard, and it seems to be based soley on the opinion of the writer.

You're right, it's a point of view, but the phrase is within a quote from the Adult Swim site, so it's not up to us to rephrase someone else's words. --TM 08:39, 17 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I have to agree with TM that since the quote is from the Adult Swim site it shouldn't be changed. I also agree the music is not what I would classify as "heavy metal" either - it's death metal. The description of "ear-melting" seems to have been coined as a means to hype up the show in much the same way Brendon Small is later quoted as saying the show will be about "murder. violent violent murder. and metal." It's just chosen words for hype. --carpeNoctem 06:05, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Except the show is about violent violent murder. and metal. —Slicing (talk) 08:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Violent violent murder, metal, and a few jokes that only metalheads will get, including references to 3 Cannibal Corpse songs.--72.200.191.206 01:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

nitpicking

why the two most recent promos only? what about the 2 or 3 others that they've been showing for a few months now? also, "sung" being in quotation marks seems somewhat POV to me. cma 10:32, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nah. There's a difference between singing and grunting. And this is death grunts, a legit form of vocal styles. -D14BL0 18:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That is exactly the reason why I enclosed "sung" in quotes when I worded that - there is a difference between vocal delivery as D14BL0 has said. Some metal songs have what is called "clean" vocals with straight-forward singing and others have "death grunts" or "cookie monster" vocals. --carpeNoctem 07:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

pronunciation

Am I the only one who can't figure out the right way to pronounce the title of the show? Smart Mark Greene 22:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

replace the "ap" in "apocalypse" with "metal". there you have it. cma 00:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
meh-tuhl-ah-cuh-lips -D14BL0 18:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tommy's Last Name

imdb.com has him listed as "Tommy Blacha". Brendon refers to him as "Tommy Blacha", and a google search of both returns 988 in favour of "Blacha" and 8 in favour of "Blancha". Can someone verify after tonight's premiere on the Fix?

Blacha is correct. - DImfeld 03:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I wonder why they don't have an imdb entry for Metalocalypse? LK Thurisaz 20:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

pictures.

I've uploaded two Promo pictures for this article. [1] and [2]. The second one is more official because it came straight from the adult swim website. There's also this one and this one, which also come from the adult swim website. I like the one we have now. If you can find any more pictures for this article, that would be great. dposse 18:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Voice Talent

I don't think James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett are permanent voice talents for the show - just guest talent. Same with Michael Amott and the guys from Nevermore. LK Thurisaz 20:28, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nowhere in the article does it indicate that any of the band member talents being brought to the show are anything more than guest voices, so I really don't understand why this has been opened for discussion. --carpeNoctem 07:29, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Under show info for 'Voices' it shows James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett. What I was noting is that they aren't permantent voice talent for the show, just guests for a particular episode. According to how its worded here, it appears as if they are a part of the show permanently. Just an observation... LK Thurisaz 12:55, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Random related info: metallica.com cites James as Fan #1 and Kirk as Fan #2.

Quotes

Little section about quotes to put on the main article

We're here to make coffee metal We will make everything metal BLACKER THAN THE BLACKEST BLACK TIMES INFINITY

--71.108.0.223 00:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

MySpace.

Unless there is proof that the people from Adult Swim or the show created the pages and not some 13 year old with way too much time on his hands, please leave MySpace links out of this article. Please see WP:V. dposse 16:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Does the "Myspace Music" menu bar at the top mean that it's an official page, or can anyone get their page categorized that way? Either way, it doesn't really seem worth adding a link to the myspace page; there's hardly anything there right now. Maybe if more content is added. - DImfeld 02:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone know the source of the title name?

Is there any know explanation to why the band's name is 'Death Klok'? Other than they were trying to 'make clocks metal'?

Conviently enough the day after Metalocalypse premiered an episode of Futurama "A Big Piece of Garbage" aired. Where early in the episode Dr. Farnsworth presents his invention the Death Clock, which can predict the users death. I wonder if there is any connection here. --Shimbozy 03:59, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There is also an invention in the internet called the "DeathClock" which "predicts" the day when you will die and shows a countdown clock to that day. Might also be connected in some way. LK Thurisaz 13:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

the theme posted here is the old theme brendon made when he first started the very beginning stages of the show, well over a year ago. the newer, and official theme can be listened to and downloaded at dethklok's myspace

Trivia?

Do the names and positions of the band members really belong in trivia? Perhaps there could be a section of the article dedicated to the band and its members, perhaps giving a place for any biographical information on the band/members introduced as the series progresses (for example the Parents of DethKlok, who will be featured in an upcoming episode; "DethFam")Shimbozy 00:25, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Don't know if this helped but I moved the "names" away from trivia and into its own category "The Band". LK Thurisaz 17:53, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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