What you must understand is that the Metalocalypse has been moving forward. These events have been foreseen. | ||
— Ishnifus Meaddle addressing Dethklok |
"Church of the Black Klok" is the season finale for the fourth season of Metalocalypse. It is the twelfth episode of the season and sixty-first overall.
Synopsis[]
Dethklok learns more about the prophecy that mentions them and attend the funeral of Roy Cornickelson. As Nathan and Pickles reconcile, the funeral is attacked by the Revengencers who kill several guests and abduct Abigail and Toki.
Plot[]
The Prophecy[]
The band watches the news on the Dethsub. The reporter recaps what happened in the previous episode, indicating that Roy Cornickleson has passed away. As per his last will and testament, Roy wanted Nathan to deliver the eulogy at his funeral. Skwisgaar, Murderface, and Toki all talk. Murderface thinks the band should stick together, considering what just happened. Skwisgaar says that unless Nathan apologizes to Pickles, the band will remain broken up. Murderface says that Nathan's organs would rupture if he genuinely apologized. The discussion is interrupted by a Klokateer telling them that Charles wants to talk to them.
Charles begins to explain what happened during his 9-month absence. During the fight with the Metal Masked Assassin, Charles was knocked to the ground. He then caught a glimpse of Mr. Salacia using his powers on General Crozier and taking over his mind. The sight alone was enough to cause Charles' soul to leave his body, essentially killing him. But, he was found by a mysterious group of people who revived him and nursed him back to health. At that moment, the Dethsub arrives in an underwater cavern that leads to the Church of the Black Klok.
For the first time, Dethklok meets High Holy Priest Ishnifus Meaddle. The priest explains that after nursing Charles back to health, they let him know of his role in the prophecy as "the Dead Man." His death and resurrection rendered him invisible to Salacia, which made Charles perfect to spy on the Tribunal and Project Falconback. Charles managed to find some encrypted files on Falconback, but couldn't decode them. He then asked Edgar Jomfru for help in deciphering the codes. This was the point where Charles reunited with Dethklok. Ishnifus continues, saying that the Black Klok lurched forward with its countdown after Salacia, "The Half Man," killed Cardinal Ravenwood. In order to prevent an apocalypse of metal, the "chosen ones", Dethklok themselves, must perform a song that will save humanity from their darkest times.
The band members are confused. Nathan in particular doubts they can fulfill the prophecy since Dethklok isn't even a band anymore. Ishnifus then says that the church knows why Nathan destroyed the master record, surprising him. The priest says he knows that Nathan has been having strange dreams and hearing voices. The whale that Nathan keeps seeing and hearing in his dreams is a "sea prophet." The prophet told Nathan to destroy the master copy of the album because the songs it contained were not the right message for the world to hear. The appropriate song will be written in due time, but for now, everyone must attend Roy Cornickleson's funeral.
The Attack[]
During the funeral, Skwisgaar, Murderface, and Pickles all sit together, while Toki sits with Magnus Hammersmith and Abigail. Nathan stands at the podium, and speaks to the crowd, starting with a bad joke. But, as he continues to speak, he gets emotional, blaming himself for the band breaking up. He begins addressing Pickles directly, and tries to apologize, with great difficulty. He even throws up blood. The other bandmates egg Nathan on, while Abigail is touched at his emotional display. Nathan finally apologizes to Pickles for destroying the master record and for his fling with Abigail. He declares that she isn't worth having if Pickles isn't his drummer, and that he wants Dethklok back. Pickles goes to Nathan and they hug, with Nathan declaring this moment as the most "emotionally brutal thing (he) ever experienced." The moment is interrupted by beeping coming from Roy's coffin.
The coffin explodes, and the ground begins to crack and fissure. The funeral is attacked by the The Revengencers, led by the Metal Masked Assassin, crawling out of the massive hole left by the bomb. The Klokateers fight the Revengencers, and many people die in the process. Charles fights the Assassin for the third time, needing to use Roy's body to defend himself against the MMA's knives. Magnus Hammersmith has managed to separate Toki from the rest of Dethklok, roughly pulling him closer. Magnus screams that revenge has come, and stabs Toki in the back, while another Revengencer stabs Abigail. More explosions go off, and everyone flees the funeral site, while the Revengencers take Toki and Abigail hostage.
Back in the Dethsub, Ishnifus and Charles says that Abigail and Toki may still be alive. The Song of Salvation needs to be completed, but the band needs to get Toki back first. Nathan vows to look for them, and Pickles declares that Nathan won't be alone when he does.
Songs featured in this episode[]
Guest Voices[]
- Samantha Eggar as whale
- Chris Elliott as Klokateer
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher as the man with the silver face
- Janeane Garofalo as Abigail Remeltindrinc
- Werner Herzog as Ishnifus Meaddle
- Marc Maron as Magnus Hammersmith
Trivia[]
- At the funeral when chaos ensues, there's a brief shot where one Revengencers opens up a man's forehead, exposing his brain while grabbing his neck from behind is the exact same animation from Season 2 Episode 1, Dethecution.
- This is the only Metalocalypse finale to not have a variation of the phrase “That’s my bread and butter you’re fucking with!”.