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Mastodon
Also Playing: Dethklok and Converge and High On Fire
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J. Hubbard
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Fri Oct 16
6 pm
Mastodon, Dethklok, Converge, and High On Fire at Roy Wilkins AuditoriumRoy Wilkins Auditorium 175 Kellogg Blvd. W., Twin Cities, MN
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. Tourmates Mastodon, Converge, and High On Fire make up a fairly weighty bill on their own, each group an essential listen within their own varied metal subgenres.
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. Tourmates Mastodon, Converge, and High On Fire make up a fairly weighty bill on their own, each group an essential listen within their own varied metal subgenres.
Updated 10/20/2011
