Season I: The Metalocalypse Has Begun

Metalocalypse Season I: The Metalocalypse Has Begun
Metalocalypse Season 1 DVD cover
Broadcast
Episodes	20
Aired from	August 6, 2006 – December 17, 2006
Premiere	"The Curse of Dethklok"
Finale	"The Metalocalypse Has Begun"
Home media release
DVD release:
Region 1	October 2, 2007
Region 2	June 22, 2009
Region 4	December 5, 2007
Blu ray Disc release:
Region A	-
Region B	-
Season guide
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The Metalocalypse Has Begun, the first season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on [adult swim] from August 6 to December 17, 2006 with 20 episodes. The show follows virtual death metal band Dethklok. The majority of the music featured this season was released on the 2007 album, The Dethalbum.

In late March 2013 this season became available on Netflix. It is currently available through HBO Max.

Guests

This season featured several musicians as voice actors, such as Kirk Hammet and James Hetfield of Metallica, Michael Amott of Arch Enemy, Steve Smyth, Warrel Dane and Jeff Loomis of Nevermore, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher of Cannibal Corpse and King Diamond.

Special Features

Disc I

• Murderface’s bass solo (“Birthdayface” extended scene)
• The Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Fast Hand Finger Wizard Master Class Instructional Video
• Ravenwood learning from Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Fast Hand Finger Wizard Master Class
• Thunderhorse — Skwisgaar’s music video outtakes
• Nathan Explosion reading William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (extended scene)
• Murderface plays “Wheelchair Bound” (extended scene)

Disc II

Main menu

• Nine band interviews
• Mordhaus tour
• Murder Reel

Episodes menu

• Toki’s codpiece (“Murdering Outside the Box” uncensored scene)
• Salacia teaser
• Burzum’s food menu
• Nathan’s groupies (“Girlfriendklok” uncensored scene)
• Pickles’ “Scourge of Drugs”

Episodes

#	Total	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	“The Curse of Dethklok”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	August 6, 2006	101
2	2	“Dethwater”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	August 13, 2006	102
3	3	“Birthdayface”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	August 20, 2006	103
4	4	“Dethtroll”	Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	August 27, 2006	104
5	5	“Dethkomedy”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	September 3, 2006	105
6	6	“Dethfam”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	September 10, 2006	106
7	7	“Performanceklok”	Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	September 17, 2006	107
8	8	“Snakes N’ Barrels”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	September 24, 2006	108
9	9	“Mordland”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	October 1, 2006	109
10	10	“Fatklok”	Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	October 8, 2006	110
11	11	“Skwisklok”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	October 15, 2006	111
12	12	“Murdering Outside The Box”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	October 22, 2006	112
13	13	“Go Forth and Die”	Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	October 29, 2006	113
14	14	“Bluesklok”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	November 5, 2006	114
15	15	“Religionklok”	Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	November 12, 2006	115
16	16	“Dethkids”	Jon Schnepp	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	November 19, 2006	116
17	17	“Dethclown”	Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	November 26, 2006	117
18	18	“Girlfriendklok”	Brendon Small	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	December 3, 2006	118
19	19	“Dethstars”	Tommy Blacha	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	December 10, 2006	119
20	20	“The Metalocalypse Has Begun”	Jon Schnepp & Chris Prynoski	Tommy Blacha & Brendon Small	December 17, 2006	120

Gallery

Metalocalypse Season 1 DVD back cover

Metalocalypse Season 1 DVD cover (German dub)

Metalocalypse Season 1 DVD cover (Region 2)

Metalocalypse Season 1-3 collection cover (Region 2)

Dethpak Collection Cover (Containing Seasons 1-3) (Region 4)

Metalocalypse: The Complete Collection cover (Containing Season 1-4 + The Doomstar Requiem) (Region 4)