event Dethklok
Also Playing: Machine Head and All That Remains and The Black Dahlia Murder
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Thu Nov 15
6:30 pm
Dethklok, Machine Head, All That Remains, and The Black Dahlia Murder at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
Metal dudes who can laugh at themselves are a rare breed; for all the serious-face doom-and-gloom posturing, metal is a pretty nerdy genre, what with the evil imagery, the long hair, the silly-looking fonts—it’s about two steps away from a Magic: The Gathering meet-up. But that’s what makes Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse so cleverly tongue-in-cheek; Dethklok, the show’s cartoon band (fronted in person by co-creator/vocalist-guitarist Brendon Small), encapsulates everything that’s absurd about the genre, but with a lighthearted wit that comes off as pure fandom tribute. The band released its third full-length album, Dethalbum III, earlier this fall.
The Rave/Eagles Ballroom 2401 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Metal dudes who can laugh at themselves are a rare breed; for all the serious-face doom-and-gloom posturing, metal is a pretty nerdy genre, what with the evil imagery, the long hair, the silly-looking fonts—it’s about two steps away from a Magic: The Gathering meet-up. But that’s what makes Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse so cleverly tongue-in-cheek; Dethklok, the show’s cartoon band (fronted in person by co-creator/vocalist-guitarist Brendon Small), encapsulates everything that’s absurd about the genre, but with a lighthearted wit that comes off as pure fandom tribute. The band released its third full-length album, Dethalbum III, earlier this fall.
Updated 11/16/2012
