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DETHKLOK: THE UNOFFICIAL site |
Metal / Metal / Metal | |
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Metalocalypse follows the exploits of a half-American/half-Scandinavian death metal band Dethklok. They enjoy a popularity level unheard of in reality. People love their concerts so much that they will sign "pain waivers" at the entrance, releasing the band from legal liability in the (likely) event of an audience member being killed or dismembered in some manner, often by one of the deadly contraptions the band has set up beforehand. The band's concerts are notoriously violent, often resulting in harm to a good portion of the crowd. The members of Dethklok do not seem to care about this, and are portrayed as generally sociopathic and inept in all things non-musical. They're also ridiculously wealthy, so they can get away with just about anything, including murder. In fact, it seems as if they manage to kill several people just by driving from one place to another. The songs the band plays are essentially parodies of real thrash-/death-metal, ranging from a thrashing coffee jingle to a glass-shattering tune about mermaid murder. The band's unnatural popularity seems to have attracted the attention of an Illuminati-style group, which appears in each episode to comment on the band's latest escapades. Dethklok appears to resemble an ancient Sumerian prophecy, which apparently is not a peaceful one, given the band's activities. The fact that they manage to summon a troll in "Dethtroll" is a sign that their powers are increasing. |
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