![]() ![]() “It’s been a long time since I’ve done the Dethklok thing, and part of me thinks the metal community’s eyes will be on this,” Small tells Apple Music. In the real world, all Dethklok songs are written and performed by Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small, who again enlisted heavy metal legend Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Testament, Death) to play drums. Dethalbum IV sees vocalist Nathan Explosion, guitarists Toki Wartooth and Skwisgaar Skwigelf, bassist William Murderface, and drummer Pickles carving off tales of weed-wacker disembowelment (“Gardener of Vengeance”), food poisoning (“Poisoned by Food”), and PMS (“Bloodbath”) while scoring key moments in their new Metalocalypse movie, Army of the Doomstar. ![]() The choices make sense - a movie doesn't offer the same amount of time and continuity as several seasons of a show - even if they are a little disappointing.After a 10-year hiatus, animated death-metal band Dethklok has returned to crush skulls and ejaculate fire. Along those lines, the band culture also feels thin - we don't get to see much of Dethklok rehearsing or playing together, with Nathan's writing process taking up the main narrative. Many of the show's most beloved characters feel consigned to the background, especially band manager Charles Ofdensen and guitarist Skwisgaar Skwigelf, two of Metalocalypse's more interesting figures who don't have much to do or say in the movie. That said, in the words of William Murderface's stomach tattoo, "pobody's nerfect," and the film's single-minded focus on Explosion might be its biggest, uh, imnerfection. ![]() Whether the serious tone spurred better animation, or the possibility of cooler visuals inspired Small to go all out, or a little of both, the result is awesome to behold, a rolling boil of jaw-dropping imagery and psychedelic darkness that die-hard metalheads will salivate over. Second, to that effect, holy shit, the quality of animation this time around is phenomenal and worlds above where director and show co-creator Brendon Small started. Sure, there are laugh-out-loud jokes throughout, but overall, this is an epic sci-fi action flick, similar to 1981's Heavy Metal and the boob-laden magazine on which it was based. First, this isn't an ironic goofball comedy like so much of the original Metalocalypse series. Two aspects of The Army of the Doomstar stand out immediately. Video of Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar | Official Trailer | Warner Bros. But it wouldn't be a Dethklok gig if everything went right (and everybody lived), and without giving too much away, let's just say the boys are forced to navigate a terrifying new world of their own creation. Salacia and the fiery destruction of the society as we know it. As Dethklok's organization shifts from entertainment franchise to global church, the band go into hiding so that Explosion can write the Song of Salvation, the performance of which will prevent the rise of the demonic Mr. The film picks up right where Requiem left off, with a newly reunited Dethklok announcing a tour and album - until frontman Nathan Explosion has a nervous breakdown, his romantic aspirations are crushed, the tour and album are canceled, and the world slips into economic hell. That's right, kids, the Metalocalypse has arrived, and it's all Dethklok's fault. Now, in Army of the Doomstar, Dethklok are forced to fulfill their part in the centuries-old prophecy that has chased them for the entire original series - and in classic fashion, they fuck it all up, bringing about the end of the world and causing the deaths of millions. In their last loveable caper, 2013's rock opera The Doomstar Requiem, the band learned the true meaning of friendship and metal by rescuing shredder Toki Wartooth from the clutches of their longtime nemesis and Mustainean former guitarist. ![]() It's been a decade since metalheads heard from Dethklok, a literally killer death-metal act and eighth-largest economic superpower on Earth. Order Revolver's new Dethklok collector's issue, limited-edition vinyl variants of all their albums, and official band shirts in exclusive colorways at our shop. ![]()
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