Dethklok: The Dethalbum 0
The stars of Metalocalypse finally get their own album!
Metalocalypse: You should watch the show while you’re at it.
If there was even one metal band on the face of the earth that had both the talent and the sense of humor that fictional band Dethklok has, metal might still be the driving force in music that it once was. On their debut album, “The Dethalbum”, Dethklok prove that they can make shredding metal that rocks your face off while mercilessly mocking the genre at the same time.
Based on the Adult Swim cartoon, “Metalocalpse”, and written/performed for the most part (astonishingly) by one man, Brendon Small, The Dethalbum may be the best metal album of all time. The problem with really heavy metal has always been that they start off with really ridiculous subject matter, and then they express it without a shred of humor or self-reference. This album finally bridges the gap for people that like heavy music but find the substance rather corny.
Typical Dethklok fan.
Dethklok exists to lampoon the genre while also paying metal its due respect. There is no doubt that Brendon Small has done his homework, the music is so heavy and the subjects are so spot-on you almost wouldn’t know that this is kind of a comedy album if you didn’t know it was all music from a funny cartoon. (If you’ve twisted your fingers into pretzels playing “Thunderhorse” on Guitar Hero 2, then you know exactly what I’m talking about). The humor is just subtle enough not to ruin the enjoyment of rocking out to the music just for rocking out’s sake.
It speaks volumes for the quality of the album and for the show that it can garner huge ratings on Adult Swim while sharing airspace with mostly hip-hop flavored shows like The Boondocks. Even if you don’t think you have the stomach for loud and crazy deathmetal, or even if you don’t like weird cartoons and anything that has to do with them, I suggest that you put your perceptions aside and buy this album. If you don’t find yourself smiling and bobbing your head while listening to “Murmaider” and “Birthday Dethday”, it’s probably because your head already exploded from awesomeness.
