Metalocalypse

Season 1

20 episodes 5 seasons

The first season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on Adult Swim from August 6, 2006 to December 17, 2006 with 20 episodes. The show follows virtual death metal band Dethklok. The majority of the music featured this season was released on the 2007 album, The Dethalbum.

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Metalocalypse Season 1 released on August 6, 2006.

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S01E01 Aired August 06, 2006

The Curse of Dethklok

Dethklok hires the world's only six-star chef to cook dinner for them before a show in Norway. They warn him of the Dethklok curse, where every employee they've hired, chefs included, has tragically died. Later, when their new chef is at near-death on life support following an unfortunate helicoptor mishap, the band is forced to make its own meals.

S01E02 Aired August 13, 2006

Dethwater

Dethklok frontman Nathan Explosion wants the band's next album to be the ultimate smash hit. So, to achieve this goal, he decides to have a recording session locked in a Russian nuclear submarine that is moving through the Mariana Trench - the deepest, darkest location in the Earth's crust itself. How brutal is that?!

S01E03 Aired August 20, 2006

Happy Dethday (a.k.a. Birthdayface)

It's Murderface's birthday, and the rest of the band soon are faced with the difficult task of getting him a present. In fact, he actually ends up hating his party until they finally give him their gift.

S01E04 Aired August 27, 2006

Dethtroll

The band plays an ancient song which hasn't been heard in thousands of years which unexpectedly awakens a deadly Nordic lake troll and must compose the world's first death metal lullaby to return the beast to its slumber.

S01E05 Aired September 03, 2006

Dethkomedy

Dethklok decides to try their hand at standup comedy in order to avoid burning out on metal. Pickles remains traumatized by a heckler while the rest of the band learns that comedy is all about embracing the hate.

S01E06 Aired September 10, 2006

Dethfam

Uncomfortable and embarrassed, Dethklok painfully endures while their parents are in town for a visit. They are at first pissed and doubtful when their parents announce the release of the 'Parents of Dethklok' album, but soon realize the depth of their parents' anger. The guys learn an important lesson: there's nothing more brutal in this world than raising children.

S01E07 Aired September 17, 2006

Performance Klok

Dethklok has a huge fight on stage, which prompts the record label to hire a performance coach to keep the band together. The band falls in love with therapy for all the wrong reasons.

S01E08 Aired September 24, 2006

Snakes n' Barrels

Pickles decides to go on a reunion tour with his old band, Snakes 'n' Barrels. The government plots to use a new super-drug to erase Pickles' mind and 'reprogram' him, thereby destroying Dethklok from within.

S01E09 Aired October 01, 2006

Mordland

Mordhouse, the home of Dethklok, opens its gates to the public for the first time in celebration of International Dethfan Day. Will the band and their fans make it through the experience? Dethklok find themselves in potential trouble after two Internet geeks threaten to release the band's exclusive, one-time-only, fan song over the internet unless they give in to their demands.

S01E10 Aired October 08, 2006

Fat Kid at the Detharmonic (a.k.a. FatKlok)

Upon learning that they've once again earned too much money over the past year, the band tries to "donate" as much as they can to charity as a tax write-off. The guys also unwisely attempt fatherhood and play a landmark concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra which ends with a killer laser light show.

S01E11 Aired October 15, 2006

Skwisklok

Skwisgaar hosts the "Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Hand Finger Wizard Master Class" pay-per-view event to promote sales of his new guitar line, which includes models such as the Skwisarmyatar and the Antfarmatar. The rest of the guys get inspired to also try their hand at endorsement deals. Metal legend King Diamond guest stars as Ronald Von Monoldburg.

S01E12 Aired October 22, 2006

Murdering Outside the Box

Dethklok has an end of the quarter employee evaluation to find out who has been embezzling from the company. The patronizing evaluation start off with a pep talk and a corporate video that will have audiences and Dethfans alike vying for a spot on the Dethklok payroll.

S01E13 Aired October 29, 2006

Go Forth and Die

Continually plagued by his stupidity, Nathan Explosion decides to attempt to earn his GED.

S01E14 Aired November 05, 2006

Bluesklok

After a concert that Dethklok didn't perform, but just stood on the stage, they travel to Mississippi to learn about the blues.

S01E15 Aired November 12, 2006

Religionklok

Murderface searches for a religion after a near-death experience leaves him longing for greater meaning. He samples everything from Christianity to Satanism before finding his true calling.

S01E16 Aired November 19, 2006

Dethkids

Toki tries to compensate for his adorable charm by over-brutalizing his intentions and actions.

S01E17 Aired November 26, 2006

Dethclown

Dr. Rockso and Toki's sudden friendship has the rest of Dethklok uneasy.

S01E18 Aired December 03, 2006

Girlfriendklok

Dethklok is asked to host the American Pornography Awards, but Nathan's new controlling girlfriend puts a damper on the situation for the entire band.

S01E19 Aired December 10, 2006

Dethstars

The band is given a movie development deal.

S01E20 Aired December 17, 2006

The Metalocalypse Has Begun

Dethklok receives death threats from fans right before the first live performance of Dethwater. Krosier and Ravenwood attempt to take Dethklok out, with the help of an old enemies brother... With the secret army on the horizon waiting for the right moment to strike, will Dethklok make it through this?