![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Metalocalypse viewers and Cradle of Filth fans will treasure the morose humor found on tracks like I Ejaculate Fire and Impeach God, while hardened metal-head zealots will quiver in the thunder of double kick drums set to melodic speed riffs that would be the envy of Children of Bodom. But somehow, the sum total of its parts manages to come across as more than just a compilation. And like a heavy metal Jonathan Swift, Small’s caricature of the real-life Scandinavian church burning ethos has fictional singer Nathan Explosion channeling Gorgoroth while screaming I challenge the Gods to stand their ground.ĭethalbum III, like the band’s two previous full-length records, is an anthology of original tracks featured on the cartoon reworked into a proper album. Each episode of the show climaxes with a violent musical summation of the animated heroes’ adventures. The Adult Swim program features five oblivious death metal band mates whose unprecedented global success, religiously devoted following, and dark brand of cultural imperialism unwittingly play a pivotal role in fulfilling ancient Sumerian end-time prophecies. What happens when a work of satire becomes larger and more successful than the subject matter? Brendon Small, multi-instrumental lead vocalist of cartoon band Dethklok, is faced with this conundrum thanks to Metalocalypse, his sinister televised study, spoof, and tribute to all things metal. ![]()
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