- Source: Dethalbum III
Dethalbum III is the third full-length album by virtual death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on October 16, 2012. It contains music from the second, third and fourth seasons of the show. Like The Dethalbum and Dethalbum II before it, the music is performed by the show's creator Brendon Small and drummer Gene Hoglan. Additionally, the band's live bassist, Bryan Beller, performs on the album.
Release
The single "I Ejaculate Fire" was released on September 4, 2012. The song "Crush the Industry" premiered on Full Metal Jackie on September 14, 2012. The song "Andromeda" premiered on Liquid Metal on September 24, 2012. The song "The Galaxy", along with its music video, premiered on Hot Topic's YouTube channel on October 3, 2012. The album was also released on vinyl on November 6, 2012.
A guitar transcription book for this album was released in April 2013 through Alfred Music Publishing.
Reception
The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 20,000 copies in its first week of release. This overtook Dethalbum II as the highest charting death metal album.
Track listing
Personnel
= Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse
=Nathan Explosion – vocals
Pickles – drums
Skwisgaar Skwigelf – lead guitar
Toki Wartooth – rhythm guitar
William Murderface – bass
Magnus Hammersmith – rhythm guitar ("The Hammer")
Production
Dethklok – production
Abigail Remeltindrinc – production
Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler – engineering
Charles Offdensen – legal
All songs recorded at Dethklok Studios in Mordhaus and in the Dethsub in Andromeda's Crevice.
= Actual personnel
=Brendon Small – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Bryan Beller – bass
Gene Hoglan – drums
Production
Ulrich Wild – production, engineering
Brendon Small – production
Antonio Cannobio – cover art
R. Chett Hoffman – direction, editing (for the documentary)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dethalbum III
- Metalocalypse
- Dethklok
- The Dethalbum
- Dethalbum II
- Brendon Small
- Dethalbum IV
- Andromeda
- Gene Hoglan
- Metalocalypse season 2
