Genre(s):
Melodic Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Death, Parodies of Metal Clichés
Origin:
USA (Los Angeles, California)
Formed In:
2006
Status:
Active
Current Line-Up:
Gene Hoglan - Drums (Brendon Small, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Naphobia, ex-Viking, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Phantasm, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk)
Brendon Small - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards (Brendon Small)
Live Musicians:
Bryan Beller - Bass (Brendon Small, ex-Mullmuzzler, Steve Vai, ex-James LaBrie)
Mike Keneally - Guitars (ex-Mullmuzzler)
Additional Notes
The band originated from the Cartoon Network Adult Swim Show "Metalocalypse", created by Brendon Small who also created the other popular Adult Swim Show Home Movies.
The fictional show active lineup is:
Nathan Explosion - Vocals
Skwisgaar Skwigelf - Guitar (Agnostic Priest, Gangagar, Eldeleel-Alele, Gognog Mug Alugdug, Fuckface Academy, Sausage Assassin, Financially Raped, Smugly Dismissed)
Toki Wartooth - Guitar
William Murderface - Bass (Planet Piss)
Pickles the Drummer - Drums (Snakes 'N Barrels)
show past members
Magnus Hammersmith - Rhythm Guitars (kicked out )
The band split-up during 2 episodes on season 4 (Episodes 11 and 12).
On the show Dethklok has referred their genre of metal as "Ragnarok metal".
The fictional show active lineup is:
Nathan Explosion - Vocals
Skwisgaar Skwigelf - Guitar (Agnostic Priest, Gangagar, Eldeleel-Alele, Gognog Mug Alugdug, Fuckface Academy, Sausage Assassin, Financially Raped, Smugly Dismissed)
Toki Wartooth - Guitar
William Murderface - Bass (Planet Piss)
Pickles the Drummer - Drums (Snakes 'N Barrels)
show past members
Magnus Hammersmith - Rhythm Guitars (kicked out )
The band split-up during 2 episodes on season 4 (Episodes 11 and 12).
On the show Dethklok has referred their genre of metal as "Ragnarok metal".
Discography:
Dethklok & ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead/Dethklok [split] - 2007
Dethklok - The Dethalbum [full-length] - 2007
Dethklok - Dethalbum II [full-length] - 2009
Dethklok - Dethalbum III [full-length] - 2012
Dethklok - The Doomstar Requiem: A Klok Opera [full-length] - 2013
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Official Site:
http://www.myspace.com/dethklok