‘Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar’ Gets A Very Metal Trailer Before August Release
It’s been awhile but are you ready for some epic METAL! You better be as the most metal band in the world, Dethklok, are returning with an all new movie entitled ‘Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar’ and today we have your first look at the film plus a new single from the band that is just as epic as the trailer.
The long-awaited return of Adult Swim’s favorite heavy metal adventure Metalocalypse arrives with an all-new, full-length animated movie. But that’s not all! In addition to a full-length original film, written and directed by Brendon Small, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, a companion soundtrack and Dethalbum IV will also arrive this year. Now that’s a lot of metal goodness for your ear holes!
“The all-new animated movie begins 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 to 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?”
Check out the new trailer below, then get ready for Dethklok’s return with a brand new single available for your puny ears.
The movie will be available to purchase Digitally and on Blu-ray on August 22, 2023.
Fans can now pre-save Dethklok’s highly anticipated Dethalbum IV which includes all new original Dethklok songs, also releasing on August 22. The second album release, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), will include additional songs plus an original movie score and will be released August 25.
Both albums will be released through WaterTower Music, who today released “Aortic Desecration”, the first new music from Dethalbum IV, and Dethklock’s first new music in almost 10 years! Dethalbum IV will also be available on vinyl through Mondo, and vinyl preorders are now live.
Army of the Doomstar stars Small, Tommy Blacha, Victor Brandt (Metalocalypse), Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner (Grammy® Award-winning musician), King Diamond, Mark Hamill (“Batman: The Animated Series”), Kirk Hammett, Jon Hamm (Top Gun: Maverick), Scott Ian, Amy Lee, Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Juliet Mills, Laraine Newman (“Saturday Night Live”), Raya Yarbrough (Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – a Klok Opera), and Livia Zita.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
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.
Originally premiering on Adult Swim in 2006, Metalocalypse ran for four seasons with a standalone special Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem. The series was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blancha.
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