Metalocalypse
Sign in to saveMetalocalypse is an American musical adult animated television series created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for Adult Swim. It premiered on August 6, 2006. The television program centers on the larger-than-life melodic death metal band Dethklok, and often portrays dark and macabre content, including such subjects as violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, with hyperbolic black comedy. The show was widely heralded as both a parody and a pastiche of heavy metal culture.
Key facts
- Television.theme_music_composer
- As Dethklok:
- Television.opentheme
- "Deththeme" by Dethklok
- Television.country
- United States
- Television.language
- English
- Television.num_seasons
- 4
- Television.num_episodes
- 61 (and 2 specials)
- Television.list_episodes
- List of Metalocalypse episodes
- Television.network
- Adult Swim
- Television.related
- Metalocalypse: The Doomstar RequiemMetalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
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Wikidata facts
- Genre
- music television
- Country of origin
- United States
- Creator
- Tommy Blacha
- Director
- Jon Schnepp
- Voice actor
- Malcolm McDowell
- Producer
- Tommy Blacha
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- publication date
- 2006-01-01
- original broadcaster
- Cartoon Network
- number of seasons
- 4
- number of episodes
- 63
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Television Studios
- language of work or name
- English language
- end time
- 2013-10-27
- start time
- 2006-08-06
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Encyclopedic overview
60 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Development
- Broadcast history
- Cancellation
- Revival film
- Voice cast
- Main cast members
- Guest stars
- Musicians
- Other guest stars
- Characters
- Dethklok
- The Tribunal
- Senator Stampingston
- General Crozier
- Cardinal Ravenwood
- Vater Orlaag
- Mr. Salacia
- Dethklok employees
- Charles Foster Offdensen
- Klokateers
- Jean-Pierre
- Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler
- Dr. Johnathan Twinkletits
- Dethklok's doctor
- Facebones
- #216
- Mordhaus Scientists
- Abigail Remeltindtdrinc
- Recurring characters
- Dr. Rockso
- Dethklok Minute Host
- Ishnifus Meaddle
- Pickles' Family
- Toki's Family
- Snakes N' Barrels
- Roy Cornickelson
- The Revengencers
- Metal Masked Assassin
- Edgar Jomfru
- The Teenager
- Lavona Succuboso
- Magnus Hammersmith
- Episodes
- International broadcast
- Music
- ''The Dethalbum''
- ''Dethalbum II''
- ''Dethalbum III''
- ''The Doomstar Requiem''
- ''Dethalbum IV''
- Endorsements
- Touring history
- Home media release
- Video games
- Comic book
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Metalocalypse is an American musical adult animated television series created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for Adult Swim. It premiered on August 6, 2006. The television program centers on the larger-than-life melodic death metal band Dethklok, and often portrays dark and macabre content, including such subjects as violence, death, and the drawbacks of fame, with hyperbolic black comedy. The show was widely heralded as both a parody and a pastiche of heavy metal culture.
The music, written by guitarist/creator Brendon Small, was credited to the band and featured in most episodes. The animation was often carefully synced to the music with the chord positions and fingering of the guitar parts shown in some detail. The show was canceled in 2013. In 2021, Adult Swim announced a direct-to-video film had been greenlit; the film Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar was released on August 22, 2023, on Blu-ray and digital.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metalocalypse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.