Tag Archives: Dethklok

Dethklok mastermind Brendon Small reveals details for upcoming ‘Galaktikon II’ album, shares teaser

Posted by on May 24, 2017

It’s been five years since Brendon Small, the mastermind behind Dethklok, released his space-themed project Galaktikon and ten years since the debut of The Dethalbum. Small is now ready to announce further details on the next chapter of his Galaktikon project after spending the last few years working on it. On August 25 via Megaforce Records/MRI, his […]

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Interview: Brendon Small on Galaktikon II, the end of Metalocalypse

Posted by on May 25, 2016

Four years ago, flush from the success of his show Metalocalypse: Dethklok and its accompanying albums, show creator Brendon Small released Brendon Small’s Galaktikon, a concept album (or “comic book album,” as he called it) that allowed him to showcase the more melodic aspects of his music. The album’s release coincided with the fourth season of Metalocalpyse on Adult Swim, […]

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Brendon Small confirms new Galaktikon album is on the way

Posted by on May 16, 2016

What’s up with Dethklok? That’s a question that’s been asked by everyone from Metallica to creator Brendon Small himself. And while there’s still no confirmation on if or when Metalocalypse will get closure, he did confirm today that another one of his projects will get a sequel. In 2012, Small released Brendon Small’s Galaktikon, a […]

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Supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra to debut live this year

Posted by on April 21, 2016

We’ve been talking about supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, comprised by The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Benjamin Weinman, Mastodon’s Brent Hinds, and Alice In Chains singer William DuVall, among others,  for half a decade already but we haven’t really heard anything from them aside from this snippet. At this point, all we knew it was that there’s such […]

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So what’s Metalocalypse up to now?

Posted by on April 12, 2016

The last we heard from Brendon Small, he was hanging out with us in Brooklyn talking about wanting to get some closure to Metalocalypse: Dethklok. To that end, he’d launched a petition to get people to reach out to Hulu and Adult Swim and ask that at least one of them give him enough money to end […]

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Metallica lobby Hulu for Metalocalypse finale

Posted by on October 14, 2015

Last week, mysterious website Metalocalypse Now launched and became less mysterious. Basically, it’s a campaign to get a finale of Metalocalypse: Dethklok to air somewhere. Creator Brendon Small backs it, has the whole ending figured out and would like to see his show given a proper sendoff more than anyone, or at least more than anyone currently at […]

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Giraffe Tongue Orchestra is in the final stages of finishing debut

Posted by on October 14, 2015

t’s been over four years since Mastodon’s Brent Hinds let the cat out of the bag and announced he was working with The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Benjamin Weinman on a project with former The Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen and Jane’s Addiction’s first bassist Eric Avery. Initially known as Giraffe Tongue, it then became known as Giraffe […]

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Is Metalocalypse returning as MetalocalypseNow?

Posted by on October 2, 2015

It appears that a mysterious website by the name of MetalocalypseNow has popped up on the internet, with a countdown clock set to hit 00:00:00:00 on Thursday, October 8th at 1:45pm EST. Going by the name in the linked Facebook URL, “Metalocalypse The Final Chapter,” it seems pretty obvious that we are getting something. To […]

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Brendon Small wants you to save Metalocalypse

Posted by on September 9, 2015

Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse started off so amazing, and ended – well, actually, it hasn’t ended yet. Earlier this year, co-creator Brendon Small let the world know via Twitter that the network had pulled the plug on the series, even though there was a fifth season that he had planned. It’s been three years since we’ve seen […]

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Joe Satriani unleashes a Shockwave Supernova

Posted by on July 14, 2015

The latest solo album from influential guitarist Joe Satriani will be coming out next Friday, July 24th. Titled Shockwave Supernova, this will be Satriani’s 15th solo album, recorded at Skywalker Sound in Lucas Valley, CA and finished in late 2014. You can listen to the title track below, and hear why Satriani regards his backing band so highly. Joining him on […]

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