While Brendon Small once said he once intended to make four seasons and a movie, Doomstar's ending sets up a future for the story. A one-hour movie special, The Doomstar Requiem - A Klok Opera, aired in October 2013 and picked up the Metalocalypse storyline directly from the Season Four finale. The series aired fifteen-minute episodes over the first two seasons (with the exception of two special half-hour episodes in Season Two), switched to a full half-hour format for Season Three, and returned to the fifteen-minute format for Season Four. Salacia, often forces The Tribunal to wait for Dethklok's actions to play out in full - and while he appears to have a role in their rise to power and glory, his true motives (as well as his ultimate connection to Dethklok and the Metalocalypse) remain unclear. The mysterious leader of the Tribunal, Mr. The Tribunal, an Illuminati-esque organization of various world leaders, attempts to curb Dethklok and their widespread influence at every possible step once they learn of the group's connection to prophecies in the Dead Sea Scrolls telling of an event known only as "the Metalocalypse". (Dethklok even requires fans who attend concerts to sign "pain waivers" that absolve the band of legal liability for these occurrences.) Once Dethklok gets on stage, however, they put on a hell of a show - one which may or may not result in the violent deaths of their fans and other innocent victims, as the group tends to leave a trail of death and destruction anywhere they travel. (Hell, they can't even get grocery shopping right.) The five generally leave most of their business and legal affairs in the hands of their longtime manager, CFO Charles Foster Offdensen. Pickles the drummer from Tomahawk, Wisconsin (doodily doo, ding dong doodily doodily doo)Įach band member possesses their own naively sociopathic tendencies, and they generally fail at doing anything not related to music, partying, or contract negotiation.Bassist William Murderface (Murderface Murderface).The world's second fastest guitarist from Lillehammer, Norway Toki Wartooth (not a bumblebee). The world's fastest guitarist, from Sweden, Skwisgaar Skwigelf (taller than a tree)."Lyrical visionary" (i.e: Singer and Frontman), from Florida, Nathan Explosion (yes, "Explosion" is his real last name).The heavy metal musicians command an exceptionally (and often psychotically) loyal fanbase, and the group's immense wealth has turned the Band into the world's seventh-largest economy ( right above Belgium) - but their success could become a harbinger of global doom.Īn animated series from the mind behind Home Movies, Metalocalypse focuses on the adventures (mundane or otherwise) of the five members of death metal band Dethklok: User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.No other band in the world comes close to touching the extraordinary popularity of Dethklok. Mordhaus, United States Read more on Last.fm. Selatcia), however, frequently instructs the other members to allow Dethklok to do as they will.īrendon Small – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards They describe Dethklok as the "world's greatest cultural force." The leader of The Tribunal (Mr. The Tribunal is portrayed as Dethklok's antagonist throughout the series, and secretly monitors their actions in almost every episode. The band's actions and uncanny misfortune have caught the attention of an Illuminati-style council, known as The Tribunal. They are often assisted by their manager and lawyer, Charles Foster Ofdensen, who frequently attempts to prevent the band from making poor decisions. The band struggles to perform everyday tasks, including shopping for groceries, preparing food, and maintaining proper social relationships. The members of Dethklok are often portrayed as incompetent at almost everything not related to their profession. With their widespread commercial success and lucrative sponsorship contracts, Dethklok is ranked as the world's seventh largest economy by the end of the second season. The band's fan base includes billions of metal fanatics, who frequently endanger themselves to watch the band perform live. In the Metalocalypse series, Dethklok is depicted as an extremely popular and successful death metal band. The music heard on Metalocalypse is performed by Brendon Small, with others as needed. Both bands were created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, as well as a real band created in 2006 to perform the band's melodic death metal music in live shows.
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