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Dethklok is the brainchild of Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, who helped create the imaginary American-Scandinavian death metal band for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim segments "Metalocalpyse." The TV band was very real at the Armory — or were they? Since the entire set (save the final encore of "Fansong") was delivered before a backdrop of animated Dethklok action, the live show soon became a ...

This fall, two of the most popular bands in metal will co-headline a 34-city North American tour as the Grammy® Award-winning Mastodon hits the road with Dethklok, the world’s most brutal animated death metal band from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse. In one of the most highly-anticipated tours of the year, the Adult Swim Presents Dethklok and Mastodon tour will kick off on October 2 in Portland, Ore. and bring mayhem and destruction to local venues throughout the nation. Adding even more layers to

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...