Metalocalypse
Metalocalypse
Dethklok is the biggest, baddest, and most famous heavy metal band in the world. The quintet, consisting of Americans Nathan Explosion (vocals), William Murderface (bass), and Pickles the Drummer, along with Scandinavian guitarists Toki Wartooth and Skwisgaar Skwigelf, have to deal with their fame and other situations in their lives, all the while being monitored by a government organization out to destroy them.
John Revels reviewedFebruary 5, 2025
The show is a beautiful, chaotic mashup of brutal metal culture and pitch-black comedy, where the characters are somehow both larger-than-life rock gods and complete man-children who can’t function without their manager. The dialogue is delivered with the deadpan intensity of people who’ve never heard of emotions, and the plot oscillates between band drama, government conspiracies, and the casual destruction of entire cities. It’s dumb. It’s brilliant. It shreds harder than it has any right to. Also, the music slaps—like, legitimately slaps. Even with a humorous pastiche approach to the genre, Brendon Small's love of metal genuinely comes through, and Dethklok is a rad contribution, beloved by all metalheads.