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I hate death metal. I
mean, I hate it with a passion. I think it's loud,
ridiculous, and excruciating nonsense proving that
singing is a hard thing to do. However, for my
money, the theme song to "Metalocalypse" is without
a doubt of the best television theme songs I've ever
heard. I never hear the theme song without tapping
my feet or bobbing my head like a head banger at a
concert. And in
essence, I hoped the rest of the series would bring
that tone to this cynical music nut. "Metalocalypse"
is a fantasy action glimpse into the journeys of the
Death Metal band Dethlok consisting of Pickles,
Nathan Explosion, Swisgaar, and Murderface. Very much in the vein
of Psycho Circus meets Spinal Tap, the band of
Dethlok consists of four band members from Norway
who experience odd situations and obstacles
including making their
own food after their chef dies, and
re-re-re-recording old albums all the while fighting
a secret organization that seeks to get rid of them.
The Adult Swim cartoon is very much in the ilk of
animated fare like "Heavy Metal" that revolves
around the basic themes of hard rock with animation
that is shockingly good, unlike most of the Adult
Swim crap that's fed to their fan base. |
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Warner bros. puts together a wonderful
box set of the entire season one with twenty
eleven minute episodes that throws us into the
meat grinder that is Dethlok's world, and
doesn't let up. "Metalocalypse" is much better
than I gave it credit for in the past, but it's
still just not the series I'd imagine investing
my fandom into. For all the highlights of the
series, "Metalocalypse" just isn't funny. I
never laughed, and sure enough I found moments
of sheer confusion that I simply couldn't fathon.
Not only that, but the series is more intent on
basically stylizing itself for the Death Metal
fans without every really bothering to tell a
coherent story. Now sure, you'd laugh at that
thought and roll your eyes, but even the most
unusual shows have a general premise and make
attempts at narrative. "Metalocalypse" isn't the
worst show I've ever seen, but for its weight in
gold, it barely makes an entertaining eleven
minutes, let alone a DVD set worth watching.
This is most likely one of those instances where
I'm simply not the target audience and would
agree that's why I didn't like it too much.
As for the DVD,
there are tons of features that are hidden among
the discs including interviews, a murder reel,
and much more, along with great casing of a
pitch black box with a silver emblem of the
title logo.
Death metal fans
need apply.
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Felix Vasquez Jr.
11/5/07 |
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