List of Metalocalypse episodes
This is a list of episodes for the Cartoon Network animated television series Metalocalypse, which is part of the Adult Swim programming block. The series is produced by Williams Street Studios and animated by Titmouse, Inc.
Metalocalypse made its Adult Swim Video debut on August 4, 2006, with its television debut two days later. The release date for the Season One DVD in the United States was October 2, 2007, one week after the release of The Dethalbum. The Metalocalypse Season One DVD was also released in DVD Region 4, on December 5, 2007[1]. Season Two began September 23, two days prior to the release of The Dethalbum (the deluxe edition of which features the first episode of Season Two). On December 2, 2008, Season Two was released on DVD.
A total of 45 episodes of Metalocalypse have aired.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | DVD Release Date | |
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| 1 | 20 | 2006 | October 2 2007 | |
| 2 | 18 | 2007 – 2008 | December 2 2008 | |
| 3 | - | 2009 – 2010 | TBA | |
Season 1: 2006
| # | Title | Original Airdate | Production Code |
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| 1 | "The Curse of Dethklok" | August 6, 2006 | 101 |
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After their chef is severely mangled in a helicopter crash, the band has to figure out how to make their own food. They solve the problem by sewing the chef back together with very limited success (some parts don't quite fit or are backwards). Guest voices: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica Songs included: "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle", "Sewn Back Together Wrong", and "Hatredy" | |||
| 2 | "Dethwater" | August 13, 2006 | 102 |
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The band records an album in the Mariana Trench in a nuclear submarine. The Tribunal blackmails the label-sent producer into spying on them. As the producer ascends from the submarine, he is attacked by a giant Seahorse that was mutated by the submarine's radiation, forcing him to rush to the surface without depressurizing causing his eyes to burst out of their sockets. Songs included: "Thunderhorse," "Murmaider," "Better Metal Snake," and "Underwater Friends" | |||
| 3 | "Birthdayface" aka "Happy Dethday" | August 20, 2006 | 103 |
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Murderface's birthday is approaching and the rest of the band can't figure out what to get him. So they throw him a party. They initially present him with the darkest, most brutal gift of all: nothing. After he storms out, the band gets him a historically significant car and enrolls him in a "Dethderby" to demolish other cars so he can literally "destroy history." Guest voices: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica Songs included: "Birthday Dethday" | |||
| 4 | "Dethtroll" | August 27, 2006 | 104 |
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In Finland the band accidentally awaken Mustakrakish, the lake troll. The troll rampages, killing thousands, destroying entire cities, and disables all electronics in Finland. The band decides to put the troll back to sleep so they can once again use e-mail and their Dethphones (Metal-themed cellphones). But without electronics, they're forced to use acoustic instruments. They confront the troll in the lake and attempt to sing him a lullaby with the accoustic instruments. It appears to be working until Murderface's Dethphone rings and he answers it. The troll rages and destroys the instruments. Murderface loses reception on his Dethphone and throws it into the trolls throat. The troll kills itself trying to get the Dethphone out. Guest voices: James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett of Metallica Songs included: "Awaken" and "Deth Metal Lullaby" | |||
| 5 | "Dethkomedy" | September 3, 2006 | 105 |
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Dethklok experiment with stand-up comedy. Pickles remains traumatized by a heckler while the rest of the band learns that comedy is all about embracing the hate. Pickles eventually embraces his hate -- for the audience -- and once again performs standup. He successfully entertains the audience by throwing sand and blood on the front row, and by firing a rifle wildly. Guest voice: James Hetfield of Metallica Songs included: "Hatredy" | |||
| 6 | "Dethfam" | September 10, 2006 | 106 |
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A journalist reunites the members of Dethklok with their families, driving the band insane as they must deal with their greedy, annoying, aggressive relatives. The band attempts to bribe and lie their families away. Finally, the parents and siblings decide to make a Dethklok family album, asserting that "there is nothing more brutal than raising children." Songs included: "Dethfam" | |||
| 7 | "Performance Klok" | September 17, 2006 | 107 |
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The band seeks out a therapist to help them get along with each other. The therapist, who was previously in a band until he murdered them, encourages Dethklok to open up by rewarding them with shiny banana stickers. When he tries to nudge his way into Dethklok, they fire him, but not before buying a chest full of banana stickers, saying, "It turns out that you can just buy psychological validation." He tries to murder them with a pen, but falls through a window into a pit of wolves. Guest voice: Jeff Loomis of Nevermore Songs included: "My Inner Child Tied and Beaten in My Trunk" | |||
| 8 | "Snakes 'n' Barrels" | September 24, 2006 | 108 |
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Pickles reunites and tours with his previous band, Snakes N' Barrels, as the Tribunal plots to permanently erase Pickles' mind with a new drug they've created: Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake. But due to the amount of alcohol and drugs Pickles has taken in his career, he's immune. Snakes N' Barrels makes "the most brutal album ever" which consists of half an hour of the demented screams of the bands hallucinating members. Guest voices: Michael Amott of Arch Enemy, Steve Smyth and Warrel Dane of Nevermore Songs included: "Water Horsey Blues" | |||
| 9 | "Mordland" | October 1, 2006 | 109 |
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Mordhaus is opened for the annual "fan day." For this special occasion, Dethklok plays "Fansong" which describes their hate for their fans. The group is threatened with blackmail by the two brothers that operate Dethklok's biggest fan website. One brother is killed and the other imprisoned. Songs included: "Fansong" | |||
| 10 | "Fat Kid at the Detharmonic" aka "Fatklok" | October 8, 2006 | 110 |
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The band begins doing as much charity as possible to write-off as much of the money they've earned over the year, including adopting a son. The band's parenting consists of tying him outside, feeding him nothing but sugar, and not providing him with a bathroom, among other things. They eventually "release him back into the wild" on an island with malbehaved cats. As the Dethchopper flies into the sunset, the cats descend on him in an orgy of bloodshed. Songs included: "Dethharmonic" | |||
| 11 | "Skwisklok" | October 15, 2006 | 111 |
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Skwisgaar hosts a televised pay-per-view guitar workshop and the rest of Dethklok sign endorsement deals. Unfortunately, he eats a product he is allergic to, causing his hands and tongue to swell up immediately before the live show. Needless to say, his explanations are unintelligible (more so than usual) and his fingers are completely unable to perform. Guest voice: King Diamond. Songs included: "Crush My Battle Opponents' Balls" (solo) | |||
| 12 | "Murdering Outside the Box" | October 22, 2006 | 112 |
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Dethklok's annual "Employee Conference Conference and Raffle" coincide with the revelation that someone is embezzling from their company. General Crozier takes advantage of the conference and sends an assassin to infiltrate the ranks of Dethklok's hooded roadies. The assassin fights his way onto a stage during a lottery, but trips and falls onto Murderface's diamond encrusted cockpiece just before he manages to shoot Dethklok. The embezzler turns out to be the band itself, but they blame it on the assassin, who gets a viking funeral. Guest voice: King Diamond Songs included: "Briefcase Full of Guts" | |||
| 13 | "Go Forth and Die" | October 29, 2006 | 113 |
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Nathan attempts to earn his GED and Murderface is invited to appear on a celebrity spelling bee game-show. Nathan studies math and reading while Murderface attempts to convince the rest of the band that he's a great speller, despite his inability to spell. Nathan gets nervous before his test and so gets wasted on alcohol. He scores a perfect 0, answering no questions on the test. Murderface not surprisingly misspells the first word given to him as he started spelling before it was even read. He remains on stage spelling profanities. Guest voices: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse, and King Diamond Songs included: "Go Forth and Die" | |||
| 14 | "Bluesklok" | November 5, 2006 | 114 |
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After falling into a deep depression, Dethklok travels to Mississippi to learn about the blues. They negotiate with the devil for "blues fame" (distinct from their metal fame), showing great skill in reading music business legal contracts, in contrast to their overall general incompetence. They test their blues skills on an assembly of hippies. Their song summons a tornado, killing many. Guest voices: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse, and King Diamond Songs included: "Murdertrain A Comin'" | |||
| 15 | "Religionklok" | November 19, 2006 | 115 |
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Murderface searches for a religion after a near-death experience. He concludes that "all religions are a bunch of boring crap," and returns to a life of careless hedonism. | |||
| 16 | "Dethkids" | November 12, 2006 | 116 |
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Toki tries to compensate for his adorable charm by becoming overly brutal. A young dying girl wins the opportunity to meet him as a last wish, but he refuses to see her. The band's lawyer encourages him to watch a CD the girl made where she sings of he desire to meet Toki. He finally decides to meet her, but when he reaches her, she has already died. The credits roll as Toki screams in horror. Guest voice: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher Songs included: "Happy Metal World Rainbow" | |||
| 17 | "Dethclown" | November 26, 2006 | 117 |
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Toki befriends Dr. Rockso, the Rock 'n' Roll Clown (he does cocaine), to the dismay of the rest of the band, unaware that the Tribunal has commissioned him to gather information. The clown manages to capture some important documents, though these may have been placed by the band's lawyer, Ofdensen. Rather than chase him as he escapes, Ofdensen orders the Klokateers to follow him so they can see where he goes. Songs included: "I'm Just a Rock n' Roll Clown" | |||
| 18 | "Girlfriendklok" | December 3, 2006 | 118 |
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Dethklok is asked to host the United States Pornography Awards, but Nathan's new controlling girlfriend puts a damper on the situation for the entire band: if he can't go, they can't go. The band abducts, ties up, and tortures Nathan in an attempt to convince him to dump his girlfriend. He concedes, but before he has the opportunity, she falls down several flights of stairs and is knocked into a coma. As she lay comatose, Nathan asks her, "please give me a sign if you don't want me to go to the pornography awards." Not surprisingly, she gives no sign, and Dethklok attends. Songs included: "Castratikron" | |||
| 19 | "Dethstars" | December 10, 2006 | 119 |
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When Dethklok is given a movie deal, the end product could threaten their fame. The movie is produced, but it does not destroy their reputation. Guest voice: Andy Richter Songs included: "Blood Ocean" | |||
| 20 | "The Metalocalypse Has Begun" aka "It has Begun" | December 17, 2006 | 120 |
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As Dethklok prepares to play their new album for the very first time live, General Crozier and Cardinal Ravenwood break rank with the rest of the Tribunal and lead a full-scale assault on the band. They hire an assassin, whose brother was killed by Dethklok in episode "Murdering Outside the Box." The assassin corners Toki and Skwisgaar, but is confronted by Ofdensen stating, "That's my bread and butter you're fucking with." The two duel and Ofdensen wins, knocking the assassin into the sea, but not killing him. General Crozier and the Cardinal corner the other band members, and after a bloody battle with the Klockateers, prepare to kill them. However, Mr. Selatcia appears and uses magic to destroy the Cardinal's eyes and force his intestines out of his mouth. He then turns to Crozier saying, "You I need alive" and makes him fall asleep. The band approaches the dying Cardinal who utters the final words, "The Metalocalypse has begun..." Guest voice: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher Songs included: "Go Into the Water" | |||
Season 2: 2007-2008
| # | Title | Original Airdate | Production Code |
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| 21 | "Dethecution" | September 23, 2007 | 201 |
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Following the attempt on their lives in the season one finale, Dethklok has withdrawn from the public eye. The band manager convinces them to hold a concert by promising them the opportunity to decide how a number of deathrow inmates will be executed. Dethklok performs at the prison on board a giant four-legged mech. The inmates are strapped to rockets and detonated in midair as part of the performance. Guest voice: Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir, James Hetfield of Metallica, and Mike Keneally Songs included: "Laser Cannon Deth Sentence" | |||
| 22 | "Dethlessons" | September 30, 2007 | 202 |
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Toki, fed up of being in Skwisgaar's shadow, takes guitar lessons from a crusty old guitar master. Meanwhile, Nathan and Pickles take lessons from Murderface on how to be a dick. Toki's mentor dies of natural causes. Toki then attempts to publicly demonstrate what he learned: the names of the guitar strings, but he didn't manage even that. Songs included: "I Tamper With the Evidence at the Murder Site of Odin" | |||
| 23 | "Dethvengeance" | October 7, 2007 | 203 |
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Dethklok experiments with recording on water—the purest of analog formats. Meanwhile a fan is kidnapped by roadies and tortured at Mordhaus for pirating the group's songs, only to meet Edgar Jomfru (from the episode "Mordland"), who escapes from Dethklok's prison. Guest voice: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse, Malcolm McDowell and Mike Keneally. Songs included: "Burn the Earth" and "I'm Downloading Your Soul" | |||
| 24 | "Dethdoubles" | November 4, 2007 | 204 |
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After another public bloodbath, the CFO hires Dethklok decoys to make public appearances. The band, however, become attached to their doubles, not knowing that they are in reality, spies for the Tribunal. The band performs in a volcano being used as a giant cup of coffee, but accidentally reawaken it. The band's doubles, who use the concert as an opportunity to capture intelligence on Dethklok are caught in the resulting eruption, and scalded beyond recognition. Dethklok fires their doubles, literally, with guns. Guest voice: ICS Vortex of Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus, and Code Songs included: "Volcano" | |||
| 25 | "Dethfashion" | November 11, 2007 | 205 |
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Dethklok begin to design clothes, with help from an infamous fashion designer who was convicted of starving his models to death. However, when the group's prototype clothing doesn't fit they are forced to diet. The designer starts using "special" fabric, which Dethklok later finds out is actually the skin of starved and murdered models. Dethklok fires their new designer. Guest voices: by Samoth, Ihsahn, and Trym Torson of Emperor. Songs included: "Symmetry" | |||
| 26 | "Cleanzo" | November 18, 2007 | 206 |
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The origin of Dr. Rockzo is told, as he returns and asks Toki to help him kick his drug habits. Meanwhile, Murderface attempts to write a song. Guest voice: by Devin Townsend. Songs included: "I'm Just a Rock n' Roll Clown" | |||
| 27 | "Dethwedding" | April 1, 2008 | 208 |
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As the Revengencers announce their existence to the public, Pickles is contacted by his evil brother Seth, about his upcoming wedding. As Dethklok is asked to perform at the wedding, the band takes enjoyment at watching Pickles suffers at the hands of his greedy brother. (Note: The episode originally aired as part of Adult Swim's 2008 April Fools' joke schedule prior to its official debut airing) Guest voices: by Devin Townsend, ICS Vortex (Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus, Borknagar, Code) and Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir). Songs included: "Dethwedding" | |||
| 28 | "P.R. Klok" aka "P.R. Pickles" | May 25, 2008 | 207 |
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Pickles gets a new PR lady (head of the "Exodus PR firm") who inflates his fame as part of a conspiracy to lure new members into her cult, who she plans to kill after robbing them blind. She succeeds in murdering the cult but is killed by a meteorite that ricocheted off an orbital Dethklok advertisement. Guest voice: by Devin Townsend. Songs included: "Comet Song" | |||
| 29 | "Dethcarraldo" | June 1, 2008 | 209 |
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A documentary about Amazon tribal drug use leads Dethklok to take a trip to the Amazon rain forest to obtain the hallucinogenic drug Yopo. Meanwhile General Crozier is sent in to follow them by The Tribunal, where he is exposed to hallucinogenic drugs that causes him to have ghastly visions of Dethklok. The episode contains references to the Werner Herzog film Fitzcarraldo, most notably the moving of a large boat over a mountain. Guest voices: by ICS Vortex, Arcturus, Borknagar, Code, and Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir. Songs included: "Bloodlines" and "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" | |||
| 30 | "Dethgov" | June 8, 2008 | 210 |
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The governor of Florida promises to veto a bill to give Nathan Explosion a state holiday. Enraged fans abduct and murder him brutally, opening the position of governor in Florida. Nathan is elected in an emergency election and sends Florida into a downward spiral culiminating in a hurricane which devestates the state. He ends his governorship asserting, "I leave Florida better than I found it." Guest voice: Richard Christy Songs included: "Impeach God" | |||
| 31 | "Dethrace[2]" | June 15, 2008 | 211 |
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When William Murderface creates an auto event, Nathan and Pickles try to be supportive while Skwisgaar and Toki try to get their licenses. Guest voice: Marty Friedman Songs included: "Dethrace" | |||
| 32 | "The Revengencers" aka "Sicklok" | June 22, 2008 | 212 |
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The Revengencers begin blowing up Duncan Hills coffee houses, maiming and killing hundreds of Dethklok fans. Meanwhile, a completely unsympathetic Dethklok (all suffering from simultaneous summer colds) are forced to play a benefit concert for their wounded fans, where the Revengencers make their move to attack the band. Guest voice: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse Songs included: "Dethsupport" and "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" | |||
| 33 | "Klokblocked" | June 29, 2008 | 213 |
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When Nathan learns that his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Nightrod, has already found new love while still in a coma, he decides to return to the dating scene. Unfortunately, the rest of the band refuse to give Nathan and his various dates time alone, even as a band of amazon warrior women lay siege to a Dethklok concert in order to kidnap Nathan in order to use him to impregnate the women warriors. Guest voice: Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy Songs included: "Klokblocked" | |||
| 34 | "Dethsources" | July 6, 2008 | 214 |
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The band is fed up with Ofdensen knowing more than they do regarding the band's finances and hire a second business manager, who immediately sets his sights on taking Ofdensen's job as sole business manager of the band, leading to a fencing duel to the death between the two men. Ofdensen forces the other manager off the top of a building onto a railroad, where he is run over by a train. Guest voice: Brian Posehn and Gene Hoglan Songs included: "The Gears" | |||
| 35 | "Dethdad" | July 13, 2008 | 215 |
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When Toki gets news that his abusive father is dying, he's forced to travel back to his home town in Norway. The rest of the band decides to make a vacation out of it, citing "album inspiration" as their excuse to further put off working on their delayed album. While attempting to fulfill his father's last wishes, Toki accidentally drops his father through some ice and watches him sink into the darkness. The episode ends with his horrified screams. Guest voice: Silenoz and ICS Vortex from Dimmu Borgir Songs included: "Everything's Hards for Toki" | |||
| 36, 37 | "Snakes 'n' Barrels II" | August 24, 2008 | 216 (part 1), 217 (part 2) |
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When Pickles discovers that Snakes 'N' Barrels has reunited with a new lead singer for the "SOBERTOWN USA No Drugs Allowed Sober Rock and Roll Show", he and the rest of Dethklok travel to Los Angeles to put an end to the atrocity. Dr. Rockzo relapses. (Note: This is the first half-hour episode of the series.) Guest voice: Mike Patton, Warrel Dane, Michael Amott, Steve Smyth Songs included: "Water Horsey Blues" | |||
| 38 | "Dethrecord" | August 31, 2008 | 218 |
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As the world eagerly awaits the new Dethklok album, the band finishes up work on the album as Murderface and Toki pitch a decidedly un-metal song "Takin' It Easy" to the rest of the band as the lead-off single. Songs included"Takin' it Easy" | |||
| 39, 40 | "Black Fire Upon Us" aka "Dethrelease" | September 7, 2008 | 219 (part 1), 220 (part 2) |
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Dethklok’s new album is released to the world as the Revengencers, their army of brainwashed minions, and the amazon women from "Klokblocked" attack Mordhaus, which is burned to the ground as a result of the attack. Guest voice: George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher and Angela Gossow Songs included: "Black Fire Upon Us" | |||
Season 3: 2009-2010
| # | Title | Original Airdate | Production Code |
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| 41 | "RenovationKlok" | November 8, 2009 | 301 |
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After the attack on Mordhaus, Dethklok is left without a manager and plagued by greedy record execs and forced to face the brutality of the slumping economy while dabbling in interior design. Will they spend everything and sign a deal that will render them powerless? Or worse, will they allow Murderface to turn the living room into an Arizona-styled sandscape? Guest voices: Scott Ian, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai Songs included: "Crush the Industry" | |||
| 42 | "TributeKlok" | November 15, 2009 | 302 |
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After a series of public relations disasters, Dethklok joins their own Dethklok tribute band as a last ditch effort to connect with their rock and roll roots. Guest voices: Slash, Scott Ian, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai Songs included: "Organic Destruction," "Face Fisted," and "Thunderhorse" | |||
| 43 | "DethHealth" | November 22, 2009 | 303 |
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After a near-death experience, Dethklok must face the brutality of going to a doctor. They attempt to get good checkup results by cleansing their bodies by drinking bleach, giving Nathan horrible nightmares about his teeth. Nathan visits a dentist while the rest of Dethklok goes to the doctor. During the visit, Murderface accidentally ejaculates on a doctor's face. Afterwards, the checkup results show that Pickles has a terminal illness. Murderface then confronts the doctor about his experience, and finds that the doctor is flirting with him, establishing that the doctor is gay and thus nullifying any possibility that Murderface is gay. Nathan finally gets his teeth worked on by a suicidal dentist. More lab results come back and reveal that Pickles is not dying as he switched his urine sample with Murderface who switched his pee with Skwisgaar who switched his pee with Nathan who switched his pee with Toki who switched his pee with his cat, which is actually dead. The band entombs the cat in a gigantic feline statue and places it next to the Great Pyramids of Egypt. The sand gives way under the enormous metal figure and it falls over on top of the pyramids, crushing them. Finally, Nathan befriends his dentist and goes on a hunting trip with him. Then the dentist says, "Check this out," before placing his shotgun in his own mouth and blowing his head off. Guest voices: Ace Frehley Songs included: "A Bloody Mess" and "Hamburger Time" | |||
| 44 | "Dethmas" | December 6, 2009 | 304 |
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While Murderface works with Dick Knubbler on a Christmas special, the Dethklok Moms appear at Mordhaus to spend the holidays. Murderface's special, backed by the Christian Church, ends up a disaster due to the combination of the band's mothers' alcoholism and the return of Dr. Rockzo. [3] Guest voices: Grutle Kjellson, Arve Isdal and Herbrand Larsen of Enslaved Songs included: "The Cyborg Slayers" | |||
| 45 | "FatherKlok" | December 13, 2009 | 305 [5] |
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After an onslaught of paternity suits, Skwisgaar realizes he will never change until he quits the band to find his father who abandoned him before birth. Meanwhile, Toki and Pickles realize that they have father abandonment issues and Murderface decides to repair the damages by appointing himself "Band Father."[4] Guest voice: Matt Pike of High on Fire Songs included: "I'm No Man (I'm's a God)" | |||
Notes
- The airing of season two was suspended for six months between November 18, 2007 and May 18, 2008. The bumper for the episode "Cleanzo" stated "Next is the last new Metalocalypse of the year. It's taking a break 'til 2008. After all, the holidays are brutal enough, so you metal fiends will have to make do with the old eps or the CD, or go back to college and catch the tour before it runs out." Season two was relaunched on April 6, 2008, starting with "Dethwedding".
- Each episode of Season 3 is 21 minutes long.[6].
- The airing for the remaining episodes of season three are currently delayed due to Brendon Small's tour. Season 3 will resume on August 22, 2010.
External links
References
- ^ Madman Entertainment online store page for Metalocalypse Season One DVD Set
- ^ "Metalocalypse: Episode Guide". Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Metalocalypse/Ep+44
- ^ http://wiki.adultswim.com/xwiki/bin/Metalocalypse/Ep+46
- ^ http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/onair.html
- ^ http://www.bumpworthy.com/bumps/1551