Described as "the world's greatest cultural force," the virtual death
metal band Dethklok star in the Adult Swim television show
Metalocalypse. The Mordland-based quintet consists of vocalist Nathan
"Tonto" Explosion, who uses a death metal growl even when he's not
singing; lead guitarist Skwisgar Skwigelf, the fastest string slinger
alive; rhythm guitarist Toki Wartooth, the second-fastest guitar player
alive; bassist and Civil War memorabilia collector William Murderface;
and Pickles the Drummer. Born and raised in Florida, Explosion didn't
speak until the age of five and was a poor student, only showing skill
in football and frog dissection, but these early experiences made him
an expert on all things brutal and metal. Murderface had an even more
harrowing childhood: his father killed his mother, and then himself,
with a chain saw when Murderface was still a baby, leaving the toddler
to be raised by his grandparents, Thunderbolt and Stella. Murderface
began playing music seriously at a fairly young age, earning his
high-school diploma by playing bass after threatening to cut out his
principal's eyes. Along with his Dethklok duties, Murderface also helms
the side project Planet Piss. Skwigelf's mother, Serveta, was Miss
Sweden of 1956, and her promiscuous and neglectful ways left young
Skwisgar plenty of time for guitar practice (though, due to music
dyslexia, he can't read a note of music). Before joining Dethklok,
Skwigelf played in many Swedish bands, including Agnostic Priest,
Sausage Assassin, and Financially Raped. His hands have been insured
for ten billion dollars, and he has a vast collection of unique
guitars, including the sword-shaped Gibson Excaliburtar, a Swiss
Army-tar, and one allegedly made out of the True Cross. Pickles also
had an established career in music prior to Dethklok. The Tomahawk, WI,
native found fame with the L.A. hair metal act Snakes 'n' Barrels
during the style's peak years. Wartooth is Dethklok's youngest member;
born to Anja and the Reverend Aslaug Wartooth, he grew up in an
abandoned village outside of Lilliehammer, Norway. Like the rest of the
band, Wartooth has extensive endorsement deals, including one with
Willard Wonky Hard Candy Company. Deals such as Explosion Sauce, a
mustardy North Carolina-style barbecue sauce hawked by Nathan
Explosion, and "Pickles' Nickels" -- an endorsement deal the drummer
has with the United States Treasury -- help make Dethklok the 12th
largest economy in the world, surpassing Belgium. This financial
security came in handy during the difficult process of recording The
Dethalbum. Aside from the fact that a tribunal of global and corporate
authority figures noticed a disturbing resemblance between the band and
Sumerian artifacts with glyphs prophesying the apocalypse, the band
scrapped early sessions due to Explosion's perfectionist tendencies.
Instead, Dethklok recorded in a Russian nuclear submarine in the
Mariana Trench with expert producer Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler. Other
setbacks, such as summoning a lake troll on a goodwill trip to Finland,
a stint in band therapy with therapist Dr. John Twinkletits, shooting
the film Blood Ocean, Pickles' reunion tour with Snakes 'n' Barrels,
and a depression that the band overcame with the help of blues legend
Mashed Potato Johnson, delayed the album, leaving fans suicidal with
anticipation. With the help of Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small and
Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan, the sessions were finished,
and The Dethalbum was finally released in fall 2007 on the Williams
Street label. The crew reunited for Dethalbum II, which arrived two
years later. Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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