Looking for a band that will make your ears bleed? Then Dethklok, the most brutal band in the world, is right for you. From the Adult Swim animated series, “Metalocalypse,” Dethklok has made a name for itself beyond the show as a freestanding band.
With the release of the band’s second album, “Dethalbum II,” it is obvious that the band has not lost any of its metal style. The bands second album does not have as many comical lyrics as the first. However, that does not keep them from having heavy hitting songs. Brendon Small, the creator of “Metalocalypse,” does the vocals, guitars (lead and bass), and keyboards while Gene Hoglan handles percussion for almost all of Dethklok’s songs. So it may be misleading to people who don not watch the show to see the five band members, who are Skwisgaar Skwigelf (lead guitars, keys), Toki Wartooth (rhythm guitars), William Murderface (bass guitar), Pickles the Drummer (drums, backup vocals), and Nathan Explosion (vocals), only to realize that there are only two to four people actually playing the instruments heard.
If you get the deluxe edition of “Dethalbum II,” which I HIGHLY recommend, you will have not only the album but also a DVD containing 52 minutes of video footage from the 2008 Dethklok Tour. With this DVD, you will get a chance to see the brutality that is Dethklok. Songs that most fans would know, such as “Deththeme” and “Murmaider”, are included amongst the thirteen music videos. With the spastic flashing lights and heavy music, the videos will make you feel like you are right there at the concert. And what fan would not want that?
As a self-professed Dethklok and “Metalocalypse” fan, I love this second album. Lyrics like “Just one beast did survive/ Now I live to take life” from their song “Bloodlines” still show that Dethklok can murder without having to be strictly funny. Other songs like “Black Fire Upon Us” and “I Tamper with the Evidence at the Murder Site of Odin” will definitely make Dethklok’s fan base grow.
So, go forth and purchase this brutal album…now!
