Metalocalypse
Music sceneMusicians, bands and the industry behind them.This show: 9/10Adult animationAnimation aimed squarely at grown-ups.This show: 9/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 7/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 7/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Brendon SmallTommy BlachaMark HamillVictor BrandtMalcolm McDowellLaraine Newman
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Brendon SmallTommy Blacha
Starring
Brendon SmallTommy BlachaMark HamillVictor BrandtMalcolm McDowellLaraine Newman
Written by
Brendon SmallTommy Blacha
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.7 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |||||||||||
| S4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | ||||||||
| S5 | 8.6 |
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About
"Ultraviolent satire with a surprisingly big metal heart"
Metalocalypse follows Dethklok, a cartoonishly extreme death metal band who are also, absurdly, one of the most powerful economic and cultural forces on Earth, tracked by a shadowy council that fears their influence. Episodes mix ultraviolent slapstick, deadpan band-meeting bureaucracy, and genuine love for metal culture. It's fast, gross, and gleefully juvenile, but there's real musical craft underneath the gore jokes, and the show's affection for its dumb, lovable musicians gives it more heart than its splatter aesthetic suggests. Short episodes make it easy to binge.
Watch it for
the deadpan mockery of celebrity culture wrapped around genuinely great original metal music.
Maybe skip if
you're squeamish about cartoon gore or need plots deeper than sketch-length absurdity.
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Season 12006
7.95K203h 51m
The first season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on Adult Swim from August 6, 2006 to December 17, 2006 with 20 episodes. The show follows virtual death metal band Dethklok. The majority of the music featured this season was released on the 2007 album, The Dethalbum.
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Season 22007
8.13K203h 51m
The second season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on Adult Swim from September 23, 2007 to September 7, 2008 with 19 episodes. The show follows virtual death metal band Dethklok. The majority of the music featured this season was released on the 2009 album Dethalbum II. The first episode of this season, "Dethecution" was released as part of the deluxe edition of The Dethalbum. This season featured the new re-recorded version of the "Deththeme", released as a hidden track on The Dethalbum.
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Season 32009
8.31K103h 38m
The third season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on Adult Swim from November 8, 2009 to October 24, 2010 with 10 episodes. The show follows virtual death metal band Dethklok. This season featured a 21 minute runtime.
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Season 42012
8.02K133h 46m
The fourth season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on Adult Swim from April 29, 2012 to July 15, 2012 with 12 episodes. The show follows virtual death metal band Dethklok. This season returned to the original 11-minute long episode format. The season four DVD/Blu-ray was released on October 30, 2012 through Adult Swim/Warner Home Video.
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Season 5
8.6174146m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Brendon Small Nathan Explosion, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Pickles
Tommy Blacha Toki Wartooth, William Murderface, Dr. Rockso
Mark Hamill Senator Stampingston, Mr. Selatcia, News Anchor
Victor Brandt General Crozier, Cardinal Ravenwood, General Krosier
Malcolm McDowell Vater Orlaag, News Anchor, Alfred Belmer
Laraine Newman News Anchor, Pickles' Mom, Woman
George Fisher Metal Masked Assassin, Angry Customer, Football Player
Werner Herzog Ishnifus Meaddle
Kirk Hammett Barkeep, Charles' Assistant Klokateer, Dick
Janeane Garofalo Abigail Remeltindrinc
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