METALOCALYPSE:SEASON ONE

First off, I love the packaging, the shiney letters are a nice touch. Next the episodes are excatley as they were aired on TV, guitar screech and all, but I think the guitar screech is damn funny in it's own.On disc 1 the episodes go as fallows1. The Curse of Dethklok2. Dethwater3. Birthdayface4. Dethtroll5. Murdering Outside the Box6. Dethkomedy7. Dethfam8. Performance Klok9. Snakes n' Barrels10. MordlandDisc 21. Fatklok2. Skwisklok3. Go Forth and Die4. Bluesklok5. Dethkids6. Religionklok7. Dethklown8. Girlfriendklok9. Dethstars10. It Has Begun~**~WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD~**~Special Fetures are located in the Dethklok logo on the main screenon Disc 1:Main MenuUp one from Play All will highlight Murderfaces mustache, hit enter to watch a longer version of Murderface playing bass with his "Ding Dong".Hit up twice from play all to highlight part of the logo under the D in Dethklok hit enter, there you will see the religous man from the society watching Dethklok trying to play guitar.Hit up twice and down once from play all and it will highlight Skwisgarrs eyes hit enter, you will see "The Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Fast Hand Finger Wizard Master Class" where he will teach you how to play the solo in the coffee jingle.Hit up once then enter from Episodes to highlight Nathans eyes, it will bring you to Nathan reading Hamlet, wait for about 20 mins for the credits to roll and read it all.Hit up twice then hit enter from episode it will highlight the gear to see Skiwsgaar fliming his part in the Thunderhorse video.Hit up once from set up then hit enter to see Murderface play Wheelchair Bound.DISC 2:Main MenuHit up once from play all will highlight the small of the axe on the left side, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about family.Hit up once then down once from play all to highlight another part of the axe on the left side, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about fans.Hit up once and down twice from play all to highlight the left bottom part of the D in Dethklok, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about Education.Hit up once and down three times from play all to highlight the dimond in the middle on the D in Dethklok, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about DisastersHit up once and down four times from play all to highlight a part of the logo under the axe handel, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about Food.Hit up once and down five times from play all, or up once from episodes to highlight the central gear, hit enter to see Dethklok talking about the FutureHit up once and down six times from play all, or up once and down once from episodes to highlight the O in Dethklok, hit enter to see a tour of MordhausHit up once and down seven times from play all, or up once and down twice from episodes to highlight a square of thiney metal next to the gears, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about InsectsHit up once and down 8 times from play all, or up once and down three times from episodes to highlight a triangel of shiney metal, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about Politics.Hit up once and down nine times from play all, or up once and down four times from episodes to highlight the uper right part of the K in Dethklok, hit enter to see Dethklok talk about women.Hit up once and down ten times from play all, or up once and down five times from episodes to highlight the small of the axe on the right hand side of the Dethklok logo to see a compilation video of clips from various episodes of MetalocalyspeIn the Episodes menuGo down to Bluesklok and hit left to high light a horn, hit enter to see a statue of the leader of the society watching Dethklok.Go down to Dethkids and hit right to highlight a horn, hit enter to see Toki showing off his "Cod peice"Go down to Dethstars and hit left to highlight the blood pee, hit enter to see a menu for BurzumsGo down to Dethstars and hit right to highlight the blood pee, hit enter to see a scean from grilfriendklok uncencoredGo to play all and hit left to highlight a snakes eye, hit enter to see Pickles from his Snakes n' Barrles days.

When you're the most popular band in music, the world's twelfth-largest economy, and guarantors of all things metal, dealing with such mundane matters as obnoxious relatives, tax issues, and sycophantic fans, along with the occasional killer troll or assassination attempt, can be a real hassle. However, it makes an ingenious concept for a satirical TV show, and the warped minds behind Adult Swim's Metalocalypse take full advantage of their subject mater, taking aim at heavy-metal excess, celebrity worship, and pop-cultural stupidity through the adventures of animated death-metal supergroup Dethklok. The show's creators combine an obvious knowledge and appreciation of extreme music with an understanding of its inherent goofiness, and show a genuine affection for their characters even while poking fun at their complete lack of aptitude at anything other than metal. The tone is enjoyably gonzo throughout, as the satire shares space with deadpan humor and lots of gratuitously over-the-top, lovingly rendered gore; the animation is uniformly first-rate, especially in its attention to detail (the band's enormous helicopter and its forbidding dwellings at Mordhaus are especially impressive); and the music itself is surprisingly well-played and catchy in spite of its humorous intent, although the comic aspect is undercut a little by the near-indecipherability of the lyrics.For their part, the band members walk a fine line between characters and caricatures, but all provide more than their share of laughs: brutish frontman Nathan Explosion, dog-faced, hate-filled bassist William Murderface, English-challenged Scandinavian guitar virtuosos Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Toki Wartooth, and hard-drinking drummer Pickles. In spite (or perhaps because) of their massive wealth and fame, the band members are essentially overgrown children, living in a perpetual state of immaturity, ignorance, and self-centeredness, with their no-nonsense manager constantly struggling to limit the fallout of their self-destructive actions. The show heavily exploits the idea of a band as a dysfunctional family, with the members of Dethklok showing an undeniable bond whether learning the ways of the blues (Bluesklok) or undergoing band therapy (Performance Klok). The later episodes even provide a few strong character moments, from Toki's attempts to shed his nice-guy image (Dethkids) to Murderface's quest for spiritual fulfillment after a near-death incident (Religionklok) to Nathan Explosion's twisted relationship with a woman who's all wrong for him (Girlfriendklok).Providing a thread through all the craziness is a top-secret cabal of political, religious, and military leaders, led by a shadowy figure with an eerie voice and a sketchy past, that secretly monitors the band's activities from afar and trots out a never-ending succession of hilarious experts to pontificate on the danger of the latest developments to come out of Mordhaus. Apparently, in addition to their enormous popularity, Dethklok may be the fulfillment of an apocalyptic Sumerian prophecy, which makes them even more of a threat than their music alone. Everything culminates in the brilliant concluding episode The Metalocalypse Has Begun, which brings the events of the season to an action-packed, violent head at a live performance in the icy environs of the Baltic Sea. Its the perfect way to cap the season, and sets the stage for even more insanity to come in season two. I've only briefly sampled the second season, but if it's as good as its predecessor I should be through it in no time.

I'm a fairly new fan; I just got into Dethklok last year and I thought I'd buy Season One after breaking my ribs laughing at a Metalocalypse video on Youtube. Truly the most life-changing desicion I've made in all of my 16 years on the planet ( and possibly the most metal, too ) This show is very well-done; the animation is amazing and realistic, the characters and plot are astoundingly original and I thought the usage of real black metal band names in unusual places ( Behemoth Studios, Dimmu Burger anyone? Mordhaus ring a few bells??? )was awesome and as a fan of Cannibal Corpse to the death I was pleased to see ( um, hear anyway ) the appearance of George " Corpsegrinder " Fisher's voice in a few episodes. I loved this so much in fact that I watched the whole thing, not just one disc but both discs in one day. Now, what I mostly wanted to write this review for was because I understand a lot of people tend to consider this a show for a male audience, which is only correct to a certain degree ( I didn't laugh as hard at the farting as a guy would have... I may have chuckled, but I didn't laugh ) but DO NOT recommend skipping the purchase of this just because you're a girl. Instead consider what's important: If you like metal, if you like gore, if you like the kind of humor that makes you laugh REALLY HARD even though you know you absolutley should NOT be laughing, you would love this and you will not be disappointed, and I would know because I'm a girl too. Seriously, I can't give you a bananna sticker but I can guarantee you you'll love this even more than 100 bananna stickers!

If you like heavy metal and Beavis & Butthead, then you'll love this. With gore and humour, and guest voices from James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, King Diamond , and Luke Skywalker, what's not to like?

watch it.

Morbider, spitzer und schwarzer Humor, gute Übersetzung, toller Sound, klasse Synchro-Besetzung, gute (wenn auch nicht immer sehr reale ;p ) Stories.Ein genialer (Metal-)Zeichentrickfilm für Erwachsene, die einen etwas derberen Humor haben.Schade ist allerdings, das die Extras allesamt auf Englisch sind und keine deutsche Synchro haben.Dafür gibt es dann nur 4 Sterne.Ansonsten kann man diese DVD für alle Metall- und Dethklok-Fans mit schwarzem Humor nur wärmstens weiterempfehlen.Wir haben die DVD innerhalb von 2 Tagen komplett verschlungen, hier und da herzhaft gelacht und würden sie jederzeit wieder ansehen.Warten schon gespannt auf den nächsten Teil der Metalocalypse.

"Ich schreibe ja nie Rezä, äh Rehze, äh Renze ... ach sch.....egal" - und genau da sind wir dann schon bei meiner Einschätzung. Wer über mein Wortgefummel lachen kann, der muss sich diese "brutale" DVD holen. Ich bin ein eher moderater Metaler und höre eigentlich sogar mehr Postcore, aber um diese Serie kommt man kaum herum :-). Wer Mr. Explosion und Murderface sowie die anderen Konsorten mal erleben durfte und auf schwarzen sowie teils üblen (Splatter)Humor steht, sollte sich das trashige Teil mal ansehen. Einen Vorgeschmack bzw. Trailer gibts ja im Netz, aber das hat mir dann nicht mehr ausgreicht. Für den kleinen Preis kann man, wenn man weiß worauf man sich einläßt, nichts verkehrt machen. BRUTAL. Viel Spaß dabei...

Im Sommer auf Wacken hatten wir einiges von Metalocalypse gehört und waren sehr angetan davon. Die Geschichte einer Metalband als Zeichentrickfilm, das konnte doch nur etwas für Animefans sein!Leider geriet das nach dem Festival etwas in Vergessenheit und wurde durch Zufall wieder entdeckt.Spontan gekauft - und es hat sich gelohnt! Da machen auch die 2€ mehr nichts die ich bei Amazon dafür bezahlte und es noch am selben Abend günstiger auf einer anderen Seite fand, sie sind die DVDs wert.Angefangen und verschlungen wurden sie, selten habe ich mir eine ganze Staffel am Stück angesehen. Und vor allem nicht drei Tage später mit meinem, ebenfalls sehr begeisterten, Freund zusammen noch einmal. Es lohnt sich einfach!Tolle Tracks und so manche Stelle wo wir herzhaft lachten.