Metalocalypse: Dethklok - Dethalbum II
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Artist: Metalocalypse: DethklokEdition: Music CD
Audio: Spanish (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-09-29
Music Label: WILLIAMS STREET
Soundtracks:
- Bloodlines
- The Gears
- Burn the Earth
- Laser Cannon Deth Sentence
- Black Fire Upon Us
- Dethsupport
- The Cyborg Slayers
- I Tamper With The Evidence At The Murder Site of Odin
- Murmaider II: The Water God
- Comet Song
- Symmetry
- Volcano
Music reviews of Dethalbum II
Music Review: The only animated metal band that matters
Rating: 4 Stars
While Brendon Small's Dethklok project will surely always draw the ire of the most humorless of metalheads, "The Dethalbum" is a remarkably fun, if not 100% consistent, novelty album that continues to entertain after dozens of listens. "The Dethalbum II," while not an unqualified improvement on the previous release, pushes Dethklok closer to the metal mainstream. "The Dethalbum II" won't convince the harshest critics, but it makes their prissy whining all the more ridiculous. I'll admit it's a little disturbing that an animated, late-night TV animation band is outselling any and all conventional death metal bands, but if it's good music, who am I to complain?
While the songs on "The Dethalbum" were undeniably catchy and Small's Berklee-honed shredding skills were on full display, the underlying riff work and song structures tended toward the pedestrian, with the tracks primarily constructed around the central hook. Since then it seems as though Small has fully re-immersed himself in the metal world and obtained a stronger grip on the fundamentals of metal songwriting. While the rhythm guitar is slightly on the compressed and clean side, Small unleashes an impressive array of death-thrash riffing, both pummeling and melodic, and the songs generally display greater dynamic range. (See the opener "Bloodlines.") Moreover, Small's lead abilities continue to impress, and they're put on display nicely w/o ever seeming self-indulgent. The only other real member of the band remains the great Gene Hoglan and, as previously, his work here hardly matches the finest of his career, but he's typically precise and forceful.
On the downside, "The Dethalbum II" isn't nearly as immediately memorable as its predecessor, nor are the humorous lyrics as audible or amusing. This is inevitable considering the change in songwriting, but I'd hoped that Small would find a better balance between the mainstream catchiness and riff-driven authenticity. Still, even if the hooks don't emerge as quickly, there are some striking songs, particularly the speedy, outrageously fun "Laser Cannon Death Sentence" and "Dethsupport" the crunchy, mid-paced thrash plus southern groove of "The Cyborg Slayers" and the epic "Black Fire Upon Us." Unlike "The Dethalbum," this LP doesn't run out of steam as it progresses, with "Comet Song" having perhaps the strongest, punchiest riffing, while album closer "Volcano" is the most immediately catchy track here, with a great "We Fear Not Death!" refrain and some terrific leads. The album as a whole could stand to be maybe one track shorter (I'd cut "Burn the Earth"), but this is a largely consistent, surprisingly varied release.
While surely no masterpiece, "The Dethalbum II" is a high quality metal album, and is particularly impressive considering the divided career that Small leads. If there's one thing more questionable than a novelty band, it's the band-as-side-project-of-an-entertainer, but Small's beat the odds twice. Check it out.
Description of Dethalbum II
Dethklok returns this fall with "Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethablum II", the highly anticipated follow up that fans have been begging for. Metalocalypse, the hit Adult Swim show centers around the biggest, most metalest band in the world, Dethklok. Each episode of Season 2 features a song from the band and the best of those have been expanded to make Dethalbum II, more brutal than ever before. Prepare for an onslaught of bone-crunching Nordic riffs.Hard Rock & Metal CDs
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