Trailer for The Heavy Metal Animated Film METALOCALYPSE: ARMY OF THE DOOMSTAR
“The end of days is nigh, the Matalocalypse is upon us.” A trailer has been released for an upcoming heavy metal animated film titled Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar and it brings Adult Swim’s metal band back together again for an action-packed journey that includes, not only a feature film, but two albums, and a tour.
The 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?”
The movie was written and directed by Brendon Small, and he stars in the film alongside 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.
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar will be available to purchase Digitally and on Blu-ray on August 22, 2023.
You 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 25th.
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.
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.