Dethklok
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Modèle:Infobox musical artist Modèle:TV-in-universe Dethklok is a virtual death metal band<ref>allmusic.com "Described as "the world's greatest cultural force," the virtual death metal band Dethklok star in the Adult Swim television show Metalocalypse".</ref> created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for the television show Metalocalypse. Their debut album, released September 25 2007, was entitled The Dethalbum. Creator Brendon Small wrote the lyrics and music and also performed the guitar, bass, and vocals; former Death/Dark Angel/Devin Townsend/Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan performed drums on the album.<ref>"STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's GENE HOGLAN Laying Down Tracks For DETHKLOK Album" Dec. 23, 2006.</ref> The album debuted at #21 on the Billboard Top 200 list, making it the highest charting death metal album ever.<ref>"Dethalbum Debuts At #21 On Billboard Top 200" Oct. 9, 2007.</ref> The band's less common typeset, Dëthkløk, includes heavy metal umlaut. The band is sometimes cited as an example of "comedy rock" on par with bands such as GWAR or Spinal Tap, though the overtly comedic aspects of the band are usually reserved for show episodes, while the music itself is relatively straightforward extreme metal.
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History
Dethklok is popular and considered "The world's greatest cultural force." The band's actual rise to fame has yet to be explained. There has been little back-story on about how they met or when the band formed. It is known the band had at least one album out since before the first episode, entitled simply, Dethklok. Another pre-Curse of Dethklok album featured the visage of one of Dethklok's ill-fated chefs shortly after he was decapitated in a freak pyrotechnics accident . In the series the numeric value of the band's wealth is never actually stated, but the fact that they are referred to as the twelfth largest economy in the world, just above Belgium (which is indeed thirteenth in terms of GDP per capita), indicates that they must make somewhere on the order of several hundred billion dollars a year. Their influence is so great that the United Nations even allows them to act as their own police force, used to sadistically punish those foolish enough to pirate their songs.
All the band members reside in a gigantic and lavish mansion called Mordhaus, in a fictional, unspecified region known as Mordland (although Dethklok's official Myspace page lists their residence as "Mordhaus, United States"). Their traveling arrangements are equally lavish; usually making use of their immense tour bus (complete with a jacuzzi and upstairs fireplace), the "Murdercycle" (a motorcycle with four sidecars), but most predominantly the hatredcopter (a gargantuan, multi-leveled helicopter that is well over 130ft tall and 350ft long).[citation needed] The Hatredcopter is so large, in fact, that it is capable of transporting Dethklok's entire stage rig, including their roadies, the band, and even the entire fully assembled stage itself to even the most remote locations on the planet.
All the members of Dethklok act somewhat sociopathic; if they are not directly responsible for the violence and mayhem that surrounds them, they are at least indifferent to it. The band mates do appear to care about one another in the show, but have difficulty expressing their feelings, even when intoxicated. Although they vary in their levels of drug and alcohol consumption, they are all fond of drinking to excess. Dethklok readily admits that they despise their fans, whom Nathan refers to as "regular jack-offs."<ref name=Episode1> Metalocalypse. "The Curse of Dethklok." 6 August 1991.</ref>
Another ongoing feature of the series is that the band members are incompetent at everything not related to sex, drugs, heavy metal, and negotiating their contracts, and at various points, they are ignorant of obvious things, like shopping for groceries and cooking, in episode one, "Curse of Dethklok"; or the most basic aspects of feeding children, as in episode ten, "Fatklok". Often, one member of the band will be unaware of a bit of common knowledge while another is not, prompting arguments or explanations. As a group, they also come up with ideas that are clearly quite asinine, harmful or even fatal, yet do not recognize this fact. One example is in their "time travel face bag" which is simply a plastic bag worn over the head that allows a person to travel through time at the speed of regular time: in essence, just a plastic bag.<ref name=Episode20> Metalocalypse. "The Metalocalypse Has Begun." 17 December 2006.</ref> Musically, only Nathan, Skwisgaar, and Pickles are actually adept. Both Toki and Murderface have repeatedly been considered for termination, and are frequently called on the fact that neither of them seem to do anything, except for show up, though in one episode Murderface is shown to be adept at playing bass guitar with his penis and make sandwichs.
Together, the show portrays that the band seems to have control of otherworldly or supernatural powers through their music. The Tribunal has loosely predicted that they were an unstoppable prophecy that would cause doom. When anyone wants to help them, those who annoy Dethklok are almost always killed or mutilated. When playing music, they have displayed the ability to summon everything from sea creatures (with the help of a leaking nuclear reactor on their sub), to tornadoes, to the giant Finnish lake troll Mustakrakish.<ref name=Episode4> Metalocalypse. "Dethtroll." 27 August 2006.</ref><ref name=Episode14> Metalocalypse. "Bluesklok." 5 November 2006. </ref><ref name=Episode20> Metalocalypse. "The Metalocalypse Has Begun." 17 December 2006. </ref>
Virtual band
Nathan Explosion
Born in New Port Richey, Florida to Oscar and Rose Explosion,<ref name=Episode6>Metalocalypse. "Dethfam." 10 September 2006.</ref> Nathaniel Explosion is the lead singer and the "lyrical visionary" of Dethklok, as made evident in the show, who always speaks in a deep, gravelly voice even when not singing. According to intelligence gathered by the Tribunal, Nathan did not speak until the age of five and was an unremarkable student in high school, excelling only in frog dissection and football. He eventually dropped out without earning his diploma. Nathan does attempt to earn his GED<ref name=Episode13>Metalocalypse. "Go Forth and Die." 29 October 2006.</ref> in the "Go Forth and Die" episode - he fails the test when he doesn't even answer a single question. Despite his academic ineptitude, Nathan is apparently a main songwriting force in Dethklok, as he admonishes Murderface at length for never writing a single song.
Nathan is a binge-drinking alcoholic, once even going into a pub and ordering exactly 100 beers to drink in a single sitting, although he was not served, due to the fact Dethklok had summoned a lake troll.<ref name=Episode4> citation </ref> Because of his excessive drinking, Nathan had to undergo repeated liver replacement surgery and vomiting blood on at least one occasion due to his condition.<ref name=Episode9> Metalocalypse. "Mordland." 1 October 2006.</ref> Probably related to his drinking is his steadily increasing weight - one tabloid estimated him at 250 pounds and climbing.<ref name=Episode14/> Whenever called upon to speak publicly for more than a few brief sentences, Nathan quickly degenerates into incoherence and becomes frustrated; however, he is nonetheless capable of reading and reciting all of Shakespeare's works for a Books on Tape collection.<ref name=Episode16>Metalocalypse. "Dethkids." 19 November 2006.</ref> Several of the characters in the show address Nathan as "Tonto", in joking reference to the pidgin English spoken by The Lone Ranger's sidekick and the fact that Nathan speaks in short, simple sentences. Occasionally, he is seen wearing glasses while reading or using his laptop.<ref>Episodes 4, 6 and 13</ref>
Nathan often describes things in terms of whether or not they are "brutal" or "metal," and, according to an expert procured by the Tribunal, shares a similar psychological profile as former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in his ability to "galvanize the proletariat."<ref name=Episode13/> Nathan may be aware of this, as he is seen getting excited when Ofdenson briefly mentions Stalin in "Dethdoubles". Nathan has shown himself to be clueless about most things outside the scope of metal. For instance, he was unaware of the fact that the band could fire their employees.<ref> Metalocalypse. "Performance Klok." 17 September 2006.</ref><ref name=Episode8> Metalocalypse. "Snakes 'n' Barrels." 24 September 2006.</ref> He also believes that the Mariana Trench is located somewhere near the Iberian Peninsula. However, Nathan has proven several times that he is not completely devoid of common sense: he figured out that the band's therapist, Twinkletits, was using the banana stickers as psychological validation; when Toki's tooth falls out, Nathan explains that it was because Toki was eating too much candy; and in the episode "Bluesklok", he (along with his fellow bandmates) goes into very deep negotiations with "The Blues Devil" about the contract concerning the bands' souls, instead trading a $5 Hot Topic gift card.<ref name=Episode7/><ref name=Episode11>Metalocalypse. "Skwisklok." 15 October 2006.</ref> He also speaks at least three words of French as in the episode "Mordland" he says "Merci. Bon café, John-Pierre," right after receiving a cup of coffee from John-Pierre.
Nathan carries a digital recording device, in which he notes any interesting song material he may run across (usually limited to murder or similar acts of brutality). He has exacting standards, and will delete entire finished Dethklok albums if they do not ultimately meet his approval.<ref name=Episode2>Metalocalypse. "Dethwater." 13 August 2006.</ref> He also hates wearing watches, and sometimes will buy large amounts of watches just to destroy them.<ref name=Episode12>Metalocalypse. "Murdering Outside the Box." 22 October 2006. </ref> He is always seen with his fingernails painted black. Nathan has his own brand of barbecue sauce known as "Explosion Sauce," a mustardy North Carolina blend with a hint of cilantro, which he is known to drink out of the bottle.<ref name=Episode11/> He estimates that he only wears underwear approximately 65% of the time.<ref name=Episode17>Metalocalypse. "Dethclown." 26 November 2006.</ref>
In the episode "Girlfriendklok", the normally single Nathan began a relationship with a controlling celebrity girlfriend, Rebecca Nightrod ( voiced by actress Laura Silverman). Rebecca was a controlling and emotionally abusive girlfriend who demanded that Nathan devote his full attention towards her and forced him to tone down his violent behavior as far as drinking and partying was concerned. Nathan suffered Rebecca's tantrums and demands, which he later told his bandmates turned him on in a masocsitic sort of way, comparing his hatred of her as being much more black and brutal than his ordinary hate. Though his band mates tortured him until they convinced him to dump her, Nathan was spared from having to go through with dumping his girlfriend, when Rebecca fell down a steep flight of stairs when her heel broke during a middle of one of her temper tantrums. The fall left Rebecca brain-dead, which cheered Nathan up considerably as far as him now considering Rebecca the "ultimate girlfriend" due to her now mindless state. "<ref name=Episode18> Metalocalypse. "Girlfriendklok"." 3 December 2006.</ref>
Skwisgaar Skwigelf
Skwisgaar Skwigelf is the lead guitarist of the band and the fastest guitarist alive. Despite this talent, he can't read music, which he blames on "music dyslex-kia". He plays a black Gibson Explorer with a pearl pickguard. The guitar appears to be waterproof. He practices his guitar constantly and in many odd places, such as in church and in the hot tub; the episode "Dethklown" even shows him playing in his sleep and in "Go Forth And Die", his skeleton plays for a short time before crumbling (in Nathan's dream). He often disparages Toki's skill as a guitarist, and is responsible for writing the bass lines. In fact, along with Nathan and Pickles, Skwisgaar seems to be an actual musical force in the band, as opposed to Toki and Murderface, who frequently are shown to have their tracks either written over or mixed out almost completely. In "Cleanzo" it is implied that Skwisgaar is one of Dethklok's main songwriters as he admonishes Murderface at length for never writing a single song for Dethklok.
He seems to dislike the Danish even though he often confuses them with the Dutch.<ref name=Episode3>citation</ref> He is also severely allergic to cilantro, which is made apparent when Nathan's barbecue sauce (Explosion Sauce) with cilantro in it is poured on his hands and then licked before a show and he almost immediately goes into anaphylaxis (specifically, his face and hands swelled dramatically).<ref name=Episode11>citation</ref> On the November 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine, he is also allergic to wasabi which created the same problem with cilantro.<ref>Guitar World: November 2007: Dead Guitar Hero!</ref>
On his Gibson Explorer, he has EMG 81 and EMG 85 pickups. His hardware includes Krank Revolution and Krankenstein amplifiers, multiple Krank Krankenstein guitar cabinets along with Toki, a directly connected Line 6 PODxt effects processor, a Dunlop Crybaby wah pedal (Dimebag signature model), Digitech Whammy Pedal, and some unmentioned MXR pedals.<ref>Guitar World: November 2007: Dead Guitar Hero!</ref><ref>Guitar World: November 2007 CD: The Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Fast Hand Finger Wizard Master Class</ref>
Skwisgaar is from Sweden, and he consequently possesses a strong accent. He has a very poor grasp of the English language, not knowing relatively simple terms such as "image", "embezzle", and "Popsicles" (which he pronounced "pops-cock-les"). He frequently adds the letter s to the end of many words, and conversely drops the letter from some words that require them, such as "copies" and "Pickles." This tendency becomes worse when he is agitated. His English is so awkward that in the episode "Dethstars", during the filming of Dethklok's movie Blood Ocean, the producers were unable to understand his lines, and ultimately, Skwisgaar's voice was completely dubbed out of the film.<ref name=Episode19> Metalocalypse. "Dethstars." 10 December 2006. </ref>
He was born to the Miss Sweden of 1956, Serveta Skwigelf (in real life, Miss Sweden of 1956 was Ingrid Goude), and does not know his father. Senator Stampingston mentions that "her neglect helped form the world's fastest guitarist," and in an interview, Skwisgaar claims that his inspiration comes from his hatred of his mother. He resents her because of her promiscuity, although he takes after her in this regard.<ref name=Episode6>citation</ref>
Skwisgaar is referred to as the band's Lothario<ref name=Episode16>citation</ref> ; he often brags about his many sexual conquests to Toki (going so far as to make the claim of having sex with at least 500 women the last time he was in Finland)<ref name=Episode4>citation</ref> , who resents it. Skwisgaar is attracted to many different women, including the large and elderly - once propositioning an elderly grandmother in a grocery store for sex<ref name=Episode1>citation</ref> , and a television announcer mentions his desire for "MILFs, GMILFs, and soon-to-be-MILFs," as well as "acquiring a stable of FBLs."<ref name=Episode16>citation</ref>
Skwisgaar implies that he never wears underwear, stating that "In Sweden underwear is worn as a fetish, you know the kinky stuff. But the really exciting sexual stuff is free-balling."<ref name=Episode17>citation</ref> . His bedroom is the only room in Mordhaus that is not decorated in a very dark neo-Gothic style; his all-white, sparsely furnished room reflects the Swedish Modern aesthetic<ref name=Episode9>citation</ref> . He is a self-described nihilist, (but was proved wrong on religions existing by Nathan when he showed that a bible was "right over there" after which he reevaluated his life) although he sometimes uses references to Norse mythology, such as in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun", when he tells Toki he will see him in Valhalla when they think they are about to be killed.<ref name=Episode15>citation</ref><ref name=Episode20>citation</ref>
Skwisgaar owns a collection of bizarre exotic guitars, seen in "Skwisklok." These include a "Swiss Army-tar," an "ant farm-itar," the Gibson Excaliburtar, and a guitar supposedly made of wood from the True Cross. In "Dethtroll" and "Bluesklok," he asserts that he hates playing acoustic guitars, which he and Toki both call "Grandspa's guitars."
Skwisgaar has been in a large number of bands prior to joining Dethklok, including Agnostic Priest, Gangagar, Eldeleel-Alele, Gognog Mug Alugdug, Fuckface Academy, Sausage Assassin, Financially Raped, and Smugly Dismissed, to name a few. Other than that, he claims to have been in "pretty much every band, ever."<ref name=Episode8>citation</ref> Like Pickles' affinity for the word "douchebags," Skwisgaar refers to things he hates as "dildos," even using the word as an adjective. A perfect example of both this and his poor use of grammar can be seen in the pilot episode: 'Curse of Dethklok'. Skwisgaar is attempting to force both coffee and a filter into a toaster with little success as the band attempts to feed themselves. "What is wrong wis dis dumb dildos? Dey gives us all dah free coffee in the world and no instruction how to COOK it!" he states, throwing the toaster to the floor in the process.
His hands are shown being insured for ten billion dollars, one billion for each finger<ref name=Episode11>citation</ref>. In "Skwisklok," he had a contractual obligation to wear "protective, solid-crystal, oxygenating hand-aquariums" when not playing, or the policy is void. In the same interview where he mentions his hatred of his mother, Skwisgaar also states that he has two side projects, a Harry Potter tribute band called 10 Points to Gryffindor, and a nudist Civil War styled band called Depantsification Proclamation, although neither has ever been seen on the show.
Skwisgaar, while not depicted as an extreme alcoholic like Nathan or Pickles, may be a recreational drug user as prior to his performance in "Skwisklok" he was discovered crying by the band's manager and tried to defuse the situation by claiming to be "totally high," although this might have been to avoid the current situation.
According to the title theme he is "taller than a tree". This may not be true, but he appears to be the tallest member of the band. Skwisgaar is also the only member of the band whose last name has nothing to do with violence, with the possible exception of Pickles, whose surname, if one exists, has yet to be revealed.
Toki Wartooth
Toki Wartooth plays rhythm guitar and is the second fastest guitarist alive, <ref>http://www.adultswim.com/shows/metal/meetDARK.html</ref> although he, like Skwisgaar, can't read music<ref name=Episode14>citation</ref> and at his solo recital in "Dethlessons," demonstrated no knowledge about the actual guitar itself. He plays a black Gibson Flying-V guitar. He hails from an abandoned village near Lillehammer, Norway, and is the son of Anja and the Reverend Aslaug Wartooth. <ref name=Episode6>citation</ref> Both of his parents dress in a very Old World style (much like the Amish), their faces vaguely recalling the painting American Gothic. During the episode in which Toki's parents visit, Toki becomes catatonic and uncommunicative for the duration of their visit. He has pictures of them hung in his room. Cardinal Ravenwood mentions seeing "father killing son in the most brutal manner" when told of Toki's parents. In "Dethkids," a flashback shows Toki as a child, and his mother slaps him for no apparent reason. In "Cleanzo," it appears he bonded with clowns, perhaps in compensation for his brutal childhood. Hence Toki is the only Dethklok member who is able to tolerate Dr. Rockzo, going so far as to consider "the rock & roll clown" a friend. In "Cleanzo", it is also revealed that Toki does not have a driver's license, even though he has successfully driven Dr. Rockzo to Mordhaus in "Dethklown", much to the chagrin of the other members.
Toki, who is more than likely the youngest member of Dethklok, has a personality that is more child-like, innocent, and good-natured compared to the rest of the band. He is a popular icon to children, <ref name=Episode16>citation</ref> and has several naïve beliefs, such as the idea that adult teeth will grow back because baby teeth do. He also occasionally has whimsical fantasies, such as singing a Beatles-esque song under the sea with his "underwater friends." He also views sexuality in a more innocent way than his bandmates; in the episode "Girlfriendklok," while the other members of Dethklok want to host the United States Pornography Awards for obviously sexual reasons, Toki only wants to "make out withs thems beautiful goils." He also possesses a teddy bear with a demon tail, however, this teddy bear may have been destroyed when Toki became sociopathic in the episode "Dethkids".
Despite his more innocent personality, he manages to fit in with the rest of the band, although they do tend to treat him like a younger brother. Nathan chastises him for running near the hot tub and eating too much candy, and in the episode "Cleanzo", Pickles gives him a ride on the band's motorcycle. The band also seems to put Toki into a lot more danger than the rest of the band, such as in the episode "Dethwater," they put Toki into a chamber filled with liquid oxygen and the doctor warns the rest of the band that he could die.<ref name=Episode2>citation</ref> Toki has shown similar violent tendencies to those of his bandmates. He asked a priest from the Church of Satan for revenge on Rachael Ray from the Food Network (in the form of her "eyes falling out" or her "tits falling off") for unspecified reasons, and was indirectly responsible for the death of the lead singer of the Christian rock band Prayer Bolt. <ref name=Episode15>citation</ref> In the episode "Girlfriendklok," he also beat Nathan with a baseball bat, tasered him, and threatened him by aiming a crossbow at his crotch. Like Skwisgaar, Toki is a nihilist; <ref name=Episode15>citation</ref> however, they both seem to share some interest or moderate belief in Norse mythology. In the episode "Skwisklok," he mentions his belief in a tooth fairy equivalent: an Ancient Norse God called "Orthar the Tooth-Collector."
Toki and Skwisgaar often analyze the philosophical elements of the episodes, such as the male sex drive in "Girlfriendklok," the pros and cons of fatherhood in "Fat Kid at the Detharmonic," and the yard wolves' eating rituals in "Performanceklok." On more than one occasion, Toki has told Skwisgaar that he hates him; it is possible he means it. Skwisgaar frequently belittles Toki, and insults his guitar-playing on numerous occasions; Toki resents it, but at least in the context of Toki's confession of hate in "The Metalocalypse Has Begun," it appears that "I hate you" is a metal universe equivalent of "I love you." Toki claims to be a better onstage showman than Skwisgaar, but Skwisgaar writes this off saying that Toki's showmanship causes his "sloppy playing." In "Performanceklok", Skwisgaar references writing over Toki's tracks in the band's albums, since the rest of the band was unsatisfied with his work. The two seem to have some sort of brotherly relationship as they did a comedy act as "The Brothers Of Deception" in the episode "Dethkomedy" and Skwisgaar gives Toki nicknames such as "Little Friend." He has a tendency to slur his words and add the letter s to words that do not require it, although his English is somewhat better than Skwisgaar's.
Instead of practicing his guitar, which the band seems to imply he never does in "Dethlessons," Toki spends much of his free time building scale models. He has an endorsement deal with "Willard Wonky Candy-Hand Candy" brand candies, who ship him large amounts of free candy as part of his payment. Because of this, he develops a very extreme case of diabetes which causes him to slip in and out of comas (at least for the length of one episode). Toki also appears to have an endorsement deal for a "Metal Bits"-brand cereal (a cereal brand with cereal in the shape of pentagrams, daggers, and such) in the first episode, as there is a cereal box in his shopping cart with his face on it.<ref name=Episode1> Metalocalypse. "The Curse of Dethklok." 6 August 2006. </ref> Also in his cart were some tampons placed by Skwisgaar as another shot at belittling Toki. In "Bluesklok", "Girlfriendklok" and "Dethfashion", Toki appears toned and muscular, while the rest of Dethklok ranges from skinny (Skwisgaar, Pickles) to overweight (Nathan, Murderface). Unlike the rest of Dethklok, Toki tans instead of becoming sunburned.
Fairly frequently, Toki makes statements or is placed in situations with homoerotic subtext through his naïveté and frequent misunderstanding of English. An example is mistaking the term "blowjob" to mean "nosebleed" and proudly announcing, "I can gives myself a real cool blowjob!" In another instance, when Skwisgaar refers to Murderface's party as a sausage festival, Toki believes he means an actual sausage festival and proclaims "I loves sausage festival! Like in Vienna." Also, in "Murdering Outside the Box" Toki purchases a vibrating strap-on dildo, thinking it was a codpiece (which Murderface points out, saying "Uh... That's a dildo... That's a strap-on dildo").
Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth claims he was e-mailed by the character and told that Toki is based off of him. ([1]).
Pickles
Pickles is the drummer. He was raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He calls himself "very Irish-American"<ref name=Episode14>citation</ref>. He speaks with a distinct Wisconsin accent and bears a strong hatred for his older brother, Seth, whom his parents (Calvin and Molly) always brag about despite the fact that Seth is an ex-con living above their garage; among his other failings.<ref name=Episode6>citation</ref> He is the only member of Dethklok whose last name (and, possibly, real first name) is unknown. Pickles joined Dethklok after singing and playing lead guitar in the L.A. rock band Snakes n' Barrels, which collapsed due to excessive drug use. His Dethklok bandmates mocked him for his stereotypical "hair metal" appearance during his time with Snakes n' Barrels in episode 8.<ref name=Episode8>citation</ref>
Pickles is relatively the calmest and smartest member of the group, usually keeping in touch with the world and knowing basic ideas. However, he is often depicted in some state of intoxication due to his frequent alcohol abuse.
Pickles refers to things and people as "douchebags" when he is frustrated or upset. In "The Curse of Dethklok", he calls Skwisgaar and Toki "douchebags" because they don't know what a grocery store is. Then, he apologizes about calling them douchebags, because of his low blood sugar. He seems to be the most socially capable of the band, although he occasionally hallucinates or launches into neurotic rants. His hair is styled into dreadlocks with a combover skullet.<ref name=Episode16>citation</ref>Like most drummers, Pickles always wears tennis shoes, whereas the rest of the band wears boots.
Pickles is also the only member of Dethklok that has been depicted as a habitual drug user; he is shown in the episode "Snakes 'n' Barrels" smoking marijuana, snorting cocaine and abusing prescription drugs. Pickles claims to be immune to the negative effects of drugs because he "grew up smoking government weed every day" as treatment for his "kiddie glaucoma." Because of this, he is also immune to the top-secret, psychotropic drug known as "Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake" that erased the minds of every other member of Snakes 'n' Barrels.<ref name=Episode8>citation</ref> Despite his drug immunity, he is clearly not immune to the negative effects of liquor. He seems to be an alcoholic of equal caliber to Nathan, and is often seen surrounded by many bottles of liquor. When rumors were spread saying that he didn't drink as much as he claims, he decided to drink even more than usual in order to disprove them.<ref name=Episode16>citation</ref> Despite his alcoholism, Pickles is seen safely driving the Murdercycle in "Cleanzo" and apparently has his driver's license.
He also appears to be an asthmatic, as he was once seen using an inhaler, but he claimed it was only a stress-related relapse, and that it was the first time he had used it in fifteen years.<ref name=Episode6>citation</ref>. Sometimes Pickles thinks about what it would be like giving up fame so he can go to the store or the park to look at swans. Pickles also has an endorsement deal for nickels with the United States Treasury called "Pickles' Nickles."<ref name=Episode11>citation</ref>
Pickles also sings the chorus of the song Hatredcopter and Kill You, a song on the second disc of the deluxe version of Dethalbum, which was actually written by his old band Snakes 'n' Barrels. He has been the only clean vocals on any song of the band, and has also has shown the ability to play guitar with adequate skill.
William Murderface
William Murderface plays the bass guitar for the band; however, this seems rather unnecessary, as Nathan has stated that they mix his bass out of "pretty much every song."<ref name=Episode7>citation</ref> However, Murderface improves noticeably after Pickles introduces him to the concept of "free-balling," prompting the rest of the band to consider including his bass on their next album.<ref name=Episode17> Metalocalypse. "Dethclown." 20 August 2006. </ref> He plays a black five-string Gibson Thunderbird Studio Bass with a white pickguard. He is able to play bass with his penis (which he refers to as his "hog").<ref name=Episode3> Metalocalypse. "Happy Dethday." 20 August 2006. </ref> Band mates also refer to him as a "Cock Slap Bassist." He was raised by his grandparents Stella and Thunderbolt Murderface, after he lost his mother and father in a chainsaw murder-suicide, carried out by his father when William was just an infant<ref name=Episode7>citation</ref>. People usually refer to him as just "Murderface," except for his grandparents and people who formally address him. He has a heavy lateral lisp and a diastema, as well as tattoos on his stomach which state "Pobody's Nerfect" and "This Mess Is A Place."
One can observe that Murderface has a habit of urinating inappropriately (on a display of olives at the grocery store and on journalist Nick Ibsen's shoes) or referring to urination, and even has a one-man side project called Planet Piss, to which he seems to have very little real commitment<ref name=Episode16>citation</ref>. He is usually seen carrying a knife, which he uses to eat, mutilate, destroy, and do other things. According to the Tribunal's expert, Dr. Gibbons, Murderface is a self-destructive personality who expresses his self-loathing through "bodily mutilation, tattooing, alcohol abuse, and coprophilia." According to Pickles, he is a nihilist and likes to collect "morbid crap" such as torture devices and American Civil War memorabilia.<ref name=Episode3>citation</ref> Murderface has at least some familiarity with firearms as he recognizes the sound of his "driving gun" (an antique Mauser C96 handgun) after hearing it fired.<ref name=Episode17/> Murderface endorses a brand of doorknobs known as "Murderknobs."<ref name=Episode11> Metalocalypse. "Skwisklok." 20 August 2006. </ref> He is also, somehow, a notary public.<ref name=Episode14>citation</ref>
Despite outwardly being the angriest and most violent member of Dethklok, Murderface is arguably the most sensitive and insecure. He is convinced that he is hideous and unlovable, and refers to himself as "the fat one." He seems to go through periods of loneliness and depression, which are only magnified by his bandmates' complete inability to react to his emotions. For example, when Pickles goes on a reunion with his old band, Murderface forlornly announces to his bandmates, "I miss Pickles".<ref name=Episode8> Metalocalypse. "Snakes 'n' Barrels." 24 September 2006. </ref>
While in high school, Murderface's principal allowed him to play bass, drink, and smoke dope to earn his high school diploma after Murderface threatened to cut his eyes out.<ref name=Episode13>citation</ref> He regularly throws tantrums when he is frustrated or annoyed, which has resulted in several destroyed bass guitars, two destroyed acoustic guitars, and one destroyed guitar of Toki's. He owns a custom-made dungeon/torture chamber, and supposedly spends most of his time there when not with the band. Murderface thinks he is a great speller, but demonstrated his lack of skills in his preparation and appearance on "Celebrity Spelling Bee." (For example, he misspells "confusion" as "k-u-n fusion".)<ref name=Episode13>citation</ref> He also thought that they let you spell your own words at spelling bees. Naturally, he was in for a rude awakening. After a near-death experience (falling drunk from the Murdercycle, and subsequent mayhem) he was prompted to seek faith in several churches, including the Church of Satan and the Church of the Atheists. Eventually he decided that all religions were "the same boring crap" and gave up his search. <ref name=Episode15> Metalocalypse. "Religionklok." 12 November 2006. </ref> In another episode he mentions that he refuses to eat anything "shaped like a dick" including, hotdogs, sausages, bananas, or sub sandwiches and becomes disgusted when his bandmates comment that "he must think about dicks in mouths all the time" clearly pointing to him being blatantly homophobic. However later in the show, while the band has a secret meeting in the un-lit closet, the lights are switched back on to reveal him licking a sausage on a stick. To which he replies "... What?! It's nothing!"
Murderface appears to be an American Civil War buff. When Dethklok gave Murderface President Kennedy's presidential limo as a birthday present, they replaced the driver's seat with the chair in which President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, eliciting such happiness that he cried blood.<ref name=Episode3>citation</ref> Murderface also owns a pair of original shoes from the Civil War, which Dethklok's adopted son Fatty Ding-Dongs ruined, provoking tremendous anger.<ref name=Episode10> Metalocalypse. "Fat Kid at the Detharmonic." 8 October 2006. </ref> Finally, when Murderface was lying in a hospital bed after his motorcycle accident, Skwisgaar returned a borrowed copy of Ken Burns' Civil War documentary which he hadn't watched.<ref name=Episode15>citation</ref>
In the episode "Cleanzo" it is revealed that Murderface has never written a complete song for Dethklok ever despite claiming he was the "lead songwriter" in a press conference, and that his bass lines were figured out and shown to him by Skwisgaar, which he still doesn't perform well enough to actually merit any respect by the band. Murderface twice tries to write a song in "Cleanzo", first an acoustic song apparently called "Titty Fish", the second, a reggae song for Dr. Rockzo; both these attempts are thwarted after Murderface gets frustrated and smashes the guitar.
Actual band
For the show -
- Brendon Small - vocals, guitars, bass
- Programming
Live -
- Brendon Small − vocals, guitar
- Gene Hoglan − drums
- Mike Keneally − guitar
- Bryan Beller − bass
Tour
On September 18, it was announced that And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead are going to support Dethklok on a tour of twelve college campuses to promote Adult Swim.<ref>"[2]" September 18, 2007.</ref> A post on Dethklok's myspace blog states that the tour will be for students only except for 50 tickets set aside for the UCLA show in the Los Angeles area. In the same post Charles Offdenson states that this is a "short tour" and that their goal is to do a big tour very soon with other metal heads. According to an e-mail newsletter, the band will feature Brendon Small, guitarist Mike Keneally, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Gene Hoglan. On October 15, the [adult swim] website had put up the tour dates on their adultswimpresents.com page.<ref>http://www.adultswim.com/williams/music/dethkloktour/index.html</ref> In an interview with Ultimate Guitar, Brendon Small revealed that the Dethklok tour will "be like The Gorillaz, with the animated characters" with Small's ensemble of musicians performing visibly. <ref>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/dethkloks_brendon_small_this_show_is_for_guitar_geeks.html</ref>
Discography
Fictional albums from Metalocalypse
- 2006: Dethklok (shown in Dethfashion)
- 2006: Dethwater (released in the episode Dethwater)
- 2007: Untitled (mention of a new album was made in the episode Dethecution)
Actual albums under Dethklok
- 2007: The Dethalbum
Songs
| Name | Episode | Availability Outside Episode |
|---|---|---|
| "Deththeme" (Demo) | N/A | MP3 available on Brendon Small's personal website and on The Dethalbum as a hidden track. |
| "Deththeme" | Intro to every episode | Demo MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and on Dethklok's official MySpace; Available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" | "The Curse of Dethklok" | Demo MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and on Dethklok's official MySpace; Available on The Dethalbum Deluxe Edition. |
| "Sewn Back Together Wrong" | "The Curse of Dethklok" | Available as an unofficial MP3; featured on "Mordhaus Tours" on the Metalocalypse Season 1 DVD. |
| "Thunderhorse" | "Dethwater" | Demo MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and limited release on Dethklok's official MySpace; featured as a bonus track in the Xbox 360 and PS2 video game Guitar Hero II; Music Video appears as an opening scene on Episode Two; available on The Dethalbum; Part of the "Viking Trilogy". |
| "Dethwater Practice" | "Dethwater" | Available on The Dethalbum as part of the song "Murmaider". |
| "Murmaider" | "Dethwater" | Limited Demo MP3 on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum |
| "Birthday Dethday" | "Happy Dethday" A.K.A "Birthdayface" | Demo MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and limited release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Awaken" | "Dethtroll" | Demo MP3 released on AdultSwim.com and limited release on Dethklok's official MySpace as "Awaken Mustakrakish"; available on The Dethalbum |
| "Death Metal Lullaby" | "Dethtroll" | Never released |
| "Hatredy" | "Dethkomedy" | Limited Demo MP3 released on Dethklok's official MySpace, small clips used as intermissions in "Curse of Dethklok" known as "Transition"; available on The Dethalbum Deluxe Edition. |
| "Bloodrocuted" | "Dethfam" | Limited unofficial MP3 release on The Duncan Hills Coffee Myspace; available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Dethfam" | "Dethfam" | Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace. |
| "Inner Child Tied and Beaten in My Trunk" | "Performance Klok" | Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; also known as "Banana Stickers". |
| "Fansong" | "Mordland" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Blood Puke" | "Mordland" | N/A. |
| "Dethharmonic" | "Fatklok" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum. Featuring Emile Autumn on violin. |
| "Crush My Battle Opponent's Balls" | "Skwisklok" | Limited MP3 release on Dethklok's official Myspace. |
| "Briefcase Full of Guts" | "Murdering Outside the Box" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Go Forth and Die" | "Go Forth and Die" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace with alternate lyrics; available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Murdertrain a Comin'" | "Bluesklok" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum Deluxe Edition. |
| "Castratikron" | "Girlfriendklok" | Available as an unofficial Demo MP3; Available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Blood Ocean" | "Dethstars" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum Deluxe Edition. |
| "Go into the Water" | "The Metalocalypse Has Begun" | Limited Demo MP3 release on Dethklok's official MySpace; available on The Dethalbum |
| "Hatredcopter" | N/A | Demo version available on European release on the Saw III Soundtrack; available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Better Metal Snake" | Excerpts featured in "Snakes n' Barrels" | Available on The Dethalbum; Part of the "Viking Trilogy". |
| "The Lost Vikings" | N/A | Available on The Dethalbum; Part of the "Viking Trilogy". |
| "Face Fisted" | N/A | Available on The Dethalbum. |
| "Kill You" | N/A | Available on The Dethalbum Deluxe Edition. |
| "Dethecution" (A.K.A. "Let the Dying Begin") | "Dethecution" | N/A |
| "Draw Your Sword" | "Dethlessons" | N/A |
| "Burn the Earth" | "Dethvengeance" | N/A |
| "Duncan Hills (We fear no death)" | "Dethdoubles" | N/A |
| "Walk" | "Dethfashion" | N/A |
Songs performed by other artists or bands
| Name | Episode | Performed by | Availability outside episode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Underwater Friends" | "Dethwater" | Toki Wartooth and the fish | Never released | |
| "Water Horsey Blues" | "Snakes 'n' Barrels" | Snakes 'n' Barrels | Never released | |
| "Snakes 'n' Barrels Reunion Album" | "Snakes 'n' Barrels" | Snakes 'n' Barrels | Never released (note: heard briefly during the credits, consists largely of guitar feedback and the violent grunts and screams of Snakes n' Barrels members, Nathan Explosion notes that it's "the most brutal album ever.") | |
| "Planet Piss" | "Dethkids" | Planet Piss | Never released | |
| "Happy Metal World Rainbow" | "Dethkids" | Juliette Sarmansadandle, Toki Wartooth and Pickles | Never released | |
| "Truth Invaders" | "Religionklok" | Prayer Bolt | Never released | |
| "I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown" | "Dethclown" | Dr. Rockzo, the Rock 'n' Roll Clown | No longer available | |
| "Murmaider (Muzak version)" | "Dethvengence" | Unknown | Never released | |
| "Titty Fish (Acoustic)" | "Cleanzo" | William Murderface | Never released | |
| "Goodbye, Snowy Road" | "Cleanzo" | Dr. Rockzo, the Rock 'n' Roll Clown | Never released |
References
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