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Metalocalypse is an American animated television series, which was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, and premiered on August 4, 2006 on Adult Swim. In describing the show, Metalocalypse can be seen as both a celebration and parody of heavy metal culture. If often portrays dark and macabre content, such as subjects dealing with violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, but in an often ironic and humorous fashion. The episodes follow the band's everyday life, with a Dethklok song being a common feature near the end of many episodes.
The music is written by guitarist/creator Brendon Small, is credited to the band, and is featured in most episodes including actual guitar-fingerings and other band-movements of the characters.
In a short advertisement on June 14, 2009, Adult Swim revealed that the third season would debut on November 8, 2009, and that The Dethalbum II would be released on September 29, 2009. On June 22, 2009, it was announced that the show's third season would have 20-minute episodes.
Overview
In the series, Dethklok is a band which enjoys a popularity level unheard of in reality, ranking as the seventh largest economy on Earth by the end of second season, passing Belgium, noted to be the twelfth (Belgium is ranked significantly lower than this in real life), earlier on.
The band's popularity is such that impressionable fans will do anything its songs tell them to, even if that means death, which is usually the case. In the episode "Dethgov", fans of Dethklok murder the governor of Florida after he disrespects lead singer Nathan Explosion, whom they then proceed to elect governor in a landslide write-in victory. 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, although the band is often too ignorant to even notice that they are committing illegal acts.
The members of Dethklok tend to cause disaster wherever they travel, and anything remotely associated with them likewise tends to attract civil unrest simply by existing. Dethklok concerts are so notoriously violent that those attending are required to sign "pain waivers" at the entrance, releasing the band from legal liability in the very likely case they are killed or maimed. For example, in the premiere episode, several fans report with pride having their eyes torn out or their fingers chopped off and smoked by Murderface, as well as Dethklok's concert, which begins with a giant metal box that serves as the band's stage being airlifted and parachuted onto location. It misses the landing area and crushes much of the audience, both by virtue of its landing and subsequent opening. Several searing hot coffee-and-cream pitchers are also deliberately poured on the crowd by the band's special-effects team, burning the crowd's skin off (to fit with the "face-melting" guitar solo in the death metal-styled coffee jingle being played by the band). In another episode ("Dethtroll"), Dethklok accidentally summons a gigantic and extremely destructive Finnish lake troll after taking lyrics from "the Finnish necronomicon".
The band functions only because it is managed by a clean-cut, ordinary-looking businessman named Charles Foster Offdensen, who lives with the band in Mordhaus. Offdensen appears to run every "business" aspect of the band, ranging from legal counsel to finances. He is extremely savvy and competent in his duties as well as other matters. As the brains behind the band, Offdensen operates in an understated, business-like manner. He is remarkably patient and professional when dealing with Dethklok despite their ignorance and frequent rudeness toward him, apparently tolerating their "artistic eccentricity" - as well as indifference to their immense wealth and market-value. Much of his tolerance can be attributed to the fact that Dethklok is responsible for his economic livelihood, as seen in the episode "It Has Begun," in which he says to a would-be assailant of two band members, "That's my bread and butter you're fucking with." In spite of his unassuming appearance, Offdensen is just as inclined to violence as the band, if not more so, since he willfully engages in it rather than merely being indifferent to it. He often gives specific orders to assault, torture, and kill those who threaten Dethklok with no hesitation or remorse.
The band's unnatural popularity and trail of destruction has attracted the attention of an Illuminati-style group, known as "The Tribunal", which is dedicated to monitoring Dethklok's activity and preventing it from becoming too powerful; 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. Selatcia", 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, wants to kill the band, but is constantly held back by Selatcia from doing so. 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.
In the third season it was revealed that Dethklok was signed to "Crystal Mountain" Records, the name being a reference to a song written by Death.
Series development
As Home Movies had ended its run in 2004, Brendon Small started hanging out 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 100 times more popular than The Beatles . They came up with the storyline, wrote a theme song and had 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 greenlighted it in 2005 with a 20-episode contract.
Broadcast history
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 20 episodes which began airing September 23, 2007, two days before the CD release of The Dethalbum . An updated version of the Deththeme was featured in the second season as well. 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 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.
At San Diego Comic Con 2008, Tommy Blacha confirmed that the show would be renewed for a third season which premiered on November 8, 2009.
The episodes of season three are 21 minutes long (30 minute including commercials).
Characters
Main article: Characters in MetalocalypseVoice cast
Guest stars
- Laraine Newman ("The Curse of Dethklok") – "News Reporter," "Grandma," "GMILF," ("Dethfam") – "Rose Explosion", "Pickles' Mom," "Skwisgaar's Mom" ("Deth Wedding") - "Pickles' Mom" ("P.R. Klok") - "Liz Bane" ("Dethcarraldo") - "Nathan's Grandma" ("Klokblocked") - "Celebrity Gossip Show Host" ("Dethmas") – "Rose Explosion", "Pickles' Mom," "Skwisgaar's Mom"
- Jon Schnepp ("Birthdayface) - "Dr. Gibbits," ("Skwisklok") – "Video Director," ("Dethrace") - "Dr. Gibbits"
- Laura Silverman ("Girlfriendklok") – "Rebecca Nightrod," ("Dethstars")
- Andy Richter ("Dethstars") – "J.F. Amarth"
- Brian Posehn ("Dethsources") - "Melmord Fjordslorn"
Musician cameos
Confirmed cameos for season 3 include Ace Frehley, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Slash, Scott Ian, plus members of Mastodon and In Flames.
Episodes
Main article: List of Metalocalypse episodesThe Dethalbum
Main article: The DethalbumThe 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. The Dethalbum was also streamed 45,000 times when it went live on AOL Music during the week of its release.
Dethalbum II
Main article: Dethalbum IIDethalbum
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