Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Metalocalypse

Metalocalypse follows the lives of the death metal band Deathklok- the most successful cultural force of entertainment in history (at least, in this fictional universe).The idea for the series came about after creator Brendon Small asked what would happen if there was a death metal band that was fifty times as famous and successful The Beatles, and what would happen if the bandmembers happened to be incompetent idiots who didn't know or care for anything else outside of being death metal.

The show became a success and a 4th series has recently began airing. Demographically it targets 18 - 30 year olds, and includes a lot of violence, drinking, drug use, and typical stereotypical activities undertaken by famous rockstars. Some of the episodes revolve around minor and trivial problems that the Band to to great lengths to solve, perhaps even unnecessary lengths.


To be honest there's so little they could do to make the show better besides promise people they won't stop making it. As a general supporter of the death metal genre overall it's both relevant to my interests and funny as hell. There is a real narrative behind the show but the band doesn't really know about it, and is usually the focus of the ending episodes of each series.

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