Dethklok

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Dethklok (2006-2016, 2019-present): a Death Metal band from Los Angeles, California, USA.

t started as a fictional band on the cartoon Network Adult Swim television series Metalocalypse, created by Brendon Small that features the fictitious membership of Nathan Explosion (vocals), Skwisgaar Skwigelf (guitar), Toki Wartooth (guitar), William Murderface (bass) and Pickles the Drummer (drums) with fictional kicked out past member Magnus Hammersmith (R.I.P. 2013; rhythm guitars). The band split up during 2 episodes on season 4 (Episodes 11 and 12). On the show, Dethklok has referred to their genre of metal as "Ragnarok metal".

In the TV series, Dethklok is depicted as the world's most popular and successful death metal band whose members reside in a colossal, fortress-like castle high above ground named Mordhaus, which serves as their residence as well as their recording studio. Beyond their extremely wealthy financial status, they also oversee a massive personal organization of devoted workers known as 'Klokateers', who act as their personal servants, roadies, security and private military squadron. The band's fan base includes billions of metal fanatics, who frequently endanger themselves to watch the band perform live, as their incredibly expensive shows are frequently held in dangerous locations, and include numerous hazards like as excessive pyrotechnics, aircraft, lasers, and giant bladed pendulums, with many shows concluding in multiple attendee deaths. 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.

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Despite their otherworldly success, the members of Dethklok are often portrayed as incompetent at almost everything not related to their profession by struggling to perform everyday tasks, including shopping for groceries, cooking a dinner, or maintaining social relationships. Throughout the series, they are often assisted by their manager and lawyer, Charles Foster Offdensen, who frequently attempts to prevent the band from making poor decisions. The band's actions and misfortune caught the attention of an Illuminati-style council, known as 'The Tribunal', Dethklok's antagonist throughout the series, and secretly monitors their actions in almost every episode, describing Dethklok as the "world's greatest cultural force". The leader of 'The Tribunal' (Mr. Salacia), however, frequently instructs the other members to allow Dethklok to carry on as they are.

In real life, Dethklok's membership is really Brendon Small (guitars/lead vocals/bass/keyboards), Gene Hoglan (drums), Pete Griffin (bass/backing vocals; joining in 2012) and Nili Brosh (guitars; joining in 2019), with the real life former membership of Mike Keneally (guitars/backing vocals) and Bryan Beller (bass/backing vocals).

Small announced the end of Dethklok due to Adult Swim's cancellation of the show despite the efforts of the "Metalocalypse Now" campaign. Despite Small's "Galaktikon II" being performed in the same style, Dethklok was no longer active as an ongoing project.

In 2019, Dethklok was announced to perform at the Adult Swim Festival in Los Angeles, California. The real band have since gone on tours and released a new album making their discography feature The Dethalbum (2007), Dethalbum II (2009), Dethalbum III (2012) and Dethalbum IV (2023).

Brendon Small released a solo album in the form of The Doomstar Requiem (2013).

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Mike Keneally, Brendon Small, Gene Hoglan and Bryan Beller performing live at The Tabernacle in Atlanta on December 8, 2012.
Photo by: C. Garrett PadillaC. Garrett Padilla
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