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On paper, Dethklok should be unbearably lame. Fake bands from cartoons bring to mind tripe like Jem or Josie The Pussycats . But somehow, Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small got it right. Dethklok is more than just a “brutal” caricature. Judging by how Small crams in references to obscure bands and invites big names from the metal underground such as George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher and the members of Exodus to provide guest voices on most episodes, Small clearly gives a

Brendon Small is the twisted mastermind behind animated death metal band Dethklok of the cartoon smash Metalocalypse. He's also a sucker for a good Journey...