Dethklok.org

So after some additional careful looking at it…

This image shows many more involved with the Tribunal / Council than most first expected:

What does it all mean? Who knows… but as far as I see it the Council is not just the few we hear from weekly but clearly consists of at least 8 more people that are using remote video links - plus the 5 additional players that sit on the board.

Finally have had some time to combine and refine the following sections of the site:

MET ONCE

THE BAND

If you see issues please let us know….. It’s a crap shoot trying to pull together information from across the net but so far most seems pretty on the mark.

So we would like to welcome Stitch to the team of contributors here at Dethklok.org

An avid writer and reviewer Stitch will be chiming as another voice about Dethklok’s escapades over the rest of the season…..

Here is article number one:

The Dethklok Aesthetic:

As a writer and admitted Metalocalypse obsessee, I could not resist the temptation to pen a minor exploration into one of my favorite shows on television. The release of the new season has brought to light a few minor changes from its debut in 2006, as well as reinforcing the aspects of the show that have drawn viewers from around the globe in an affecting parallel to the fame of its iconic central characters.

I begin with an exploration of the animatics and the music of Seasons 1 and 2. It doesn’t take an artist to notice that the second season of metal misadventures has upped the proverbial bar of realism, visual effects (most notably the musical performances), and body language, including a broader range of facial expressions, gestures, and of course the band’s ever-entertaining drunken antics. This poor author resolved to view both Season 1 and the released episodes of Season 2 in order to explore this phenomenon in depth.

After all, what Metalocalypse fan doesn’t like a good vivisection once in a while?

Since its inception Metalocalypse has enjoyed the attention of fellow musicians, and not only due to frequent cameos and equipment props. Unmatched attention to the details of physically making music is a highlight of the show’s unequalled animation style (which shares its parent Flash curriculum with a number of other shows featured in Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim lineup). A recurring example of this are the close-up shots of guitarists Skwisgaar and Toki during performances: we see the hands articulating fretwork and picking, as well as an impressively detailed inclusion of personal style (i.e. Skwisgaar’s occasional tendency to play high up on the neck of his Explorer; see Skwisklok). Another example: tremolo picking is a recurrent feature of Dethklok’s riffs, as it is with much of the metal music world, which lends a so-called realism to the band’s music. Superlative technique is certainly not lost upon the Metalocalypse universe.

Brendon Small, Dethklok’s real-world musical counterpart, is an alumnus of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is well-versed in numerous technical methods, which he generously demonstrates via the band’s individual musical footprint. A delightful addition to Dethklok’s musical talent includes veteran drummer Gene Hoglan, whose merits include Strapping Young Lad and Dark Angel, and an appearance by violinist Emilie Autumn (Dethharmonic). The added visual attention to these musical details serves to further - flesh out - the cartoon and make it even more appealing to its intended audience; it is likely not uncommon to behold aspiring musicians up close and personal with their television screens during a Dethklok performance, guitars in hand. Even the wildly popular Guitar Hero game for the Xbox 360 is indulging its patrons with Dethklok songs.

Metalocalypse’s musically-inclined viewers certainly do not go wanting.

So what, then, of the rest of us, who don’t know a fret from a freeway? Not a problem, as Adult Swim’s viewer tallies are concerned. The beauty of Metalocalypse is in its inclusion of all viewers, from the aforementioned musicians to the average fourteen-to-thirtysomething crowd just out for a good laugh and some rocking tunes. Unlike its central characters, the show is generous in its appeal: alternately light and dark comedy, originally styled animation, blistering dialogue, copious and gratuitous violence, and of course the oddly endearing qualities of the Dethklok lads themselves.

Something for everyone? DVD and album sales from 2007 to present, along with the ratings for the show’s Sunday night debuts, reflect a resounding yes.

Until next time, keep your eyeballs on the screen and your devil horns in the air. I know I am.

-Stitch

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Released: Friday May 23rd 2008	Episode Link
	What celestial body is no longer considered a planet? WRONG!
	KILLED BY CASH! What a way to go…
	Pickles establishes himself in the industry with a new PR Lady - hmm this cannot be good at all…. Great EXPOSURE!!!!
	Lady PR Person…. Exodus - now there is a name that will get you places… Liz Blackfin….. Cult leader… Killing French people… Bloodbath…..
	Taking offense to the guys not thinking he pulls his weight as their PR person…. Oh wait - they just do not like that he is not a girl… Typical…. I want a real PR person….
	Ahhhh nudity…. Got to love how Pickles is well drunk again and slightly slurs his acceptance speech…
	Holy smack… its Battlezone….. But with an Uzi…..
	Poor Toki - denied again to busy playing video games…. what great arguments they have…
	Working on the posture… Its national TV Pickles - How can you not want to look a bit better on Paul and Paula….
	Its Time for PICKLES!
	The business plan….. Umm well sort of…. When these guys think it scares even the most brave of us all……
	Dethklok kicks the PR horse by doing store openings ….. Toki just wants a frappy orange fiz…. Press releases go to the press????
	Dethklok PR opens for business…..
	It is a worldwide, nation wide, universe wide endeavor…… Promoting nothing to no one…..
	17m in the hole… Guess who is pissed… Not the best use of money… Money man is NOT happy..
	MEMBERS CLIENTS Earth Calendars? Ut oh…. things are deteriorating quickly….
	The Master plan is set….
	Not good … Things exploding… Kill Dethklok…..
	Grapedrink… DESTINY….. Comets…. End of the world… Hey it’s a typical day….
	Tearing it up again….
	This song is BRUTAL!
	Umm oops…. To end with the best ending YET…. DO NOT MISS IT!!!!

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Review #1

“Win money or get killed with cash!”

What’s with all these Pickles episodes? We need more Toki!

Not one of my favorite episodes…but still worth watching.

Dethklok creates a P.R. ‘club’. NO TOKIS ALLOWED! Unfortunately Murderface is in charge so nothing really gets done. Really, that’s the most interesting part of this episode. Oh, and when Pickles accidentally rips the dress off a woman.

Kittie Killuall