Dethklok is back with a new movie from Adult Swim. Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstarbrings the heaviest metal band ever created back for an action-packed journey. The movie will be available on Blu-ray and Digital for purchase starting August 22nd, 2023. In the clip above Dr. Rockzo c-c-c-c-preaches a psychedelic sermon about the party that awaits us all in the sky.
The film stars Small, Tommy Blacha, Victor Brandt (Metalocalypse), Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner (Grammy® Award-winning musician), King Diamond (KING DIAMOND; MERCYFUL FATE), Mark Hamill (Batman: The Animated Series; The Machine), Kirk Hammett (METALLICA), Jon Hamm (Confess, Fletch; Top Gun: Maverick), Scott Ian (ANTHRAX), Amy Lee (EVANESCENCE), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Juliet Mills (Passions), Laraine Newman (Saturday Night Live), Raya Yarbrough (Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – a Klok Opera), and Livia Zita (2022 winner – Society of Voice Arts and Sciences Award).
The new movie is followed up by two full-length albums from Dethklok. The Dethalbum IV arrives on August 22nd and the soundtrack for Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar arrives on August 25th.
You can also pick up Dethalbum IV on vinyl through Mondo, with pre-orders available now!
Here’s a synopsis of the movie:
After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?
Special Features:
Behind the Metal Curtain (Featurette) – Dive deep into the making of Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar with interviews with show co-creator Brendon Small and his team of writers, animators, and musicians as they share the inspirations behind turning the hit Adult Swim series into its first feature film.
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