Season 1

Aug 6, 2006
20 Episodes
TMDB
72%

The first season of the animated show Metalocalypse originally aired on Adult Swim from August 6, 2006 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.

Episodes

1

The Curse of Dethklok

Aug 6, 2006
15 min
71%

Dethklok hires the world's only six-star chef to cook dinner for them before a show in Norway. They warn him of the Dethklok curse, where every employee they've hired, chefs included, has tragically died. Later, when their new chef is at near-death on life support following an unfortunate helicoptor mishap, the band is forced to make its own meals.

2

Dethwater

Aug 13, 2006
68%

Dethklok frontman Nathan Explosion wants the band's next album to be the ultimate smash hit. So, to achieve this goal, he decides to have a recording session locked in a Russian nuclear submarine that is moving through the Mariana Trench - the deepest, darkest location in the Earth's crust itself. How brutal is that?!

3

Birthdayface

Aug 20, 2006
15 min
83%

It's Murderface's birthday, and the rest of the band soon are faced with the difficult task of getting him a present. In fact, he actually ends up hating his party until they finally give him their gift.

4

Dethtroll

Aug 27, 2006
15 min
75%

The band plays an ancient song which hasn't been heard in thousands of years which unexpectedly awakens a deadly Nordic lake troll and must compose the world's first death metal lullaby to return the beast to its slumber.

5

Dethkomedy

Sep 3, 2006
15 min
70%

Dethklok decides to try their hand at standup comedy in order to avoid burning out on metal. Pickles remains traumatized by a heckler while the rest of the band learns that comedy is all about embracing the hate.

6

Dethfam

Sep 10, 2006
15 min
65%

Uncomfortable and embarrassed, Dethklok painfully endures while their parents are in town for a visit. They are at first pissed and doubtful when their parents announce the release of the 'Parents of Dethklok' album, but soon realize the depth of their parents' anger. The guys learn an important lesson: there's nothing more brutal in this world than raising children.

7

Performance Klok

Sep 17, 2006
15 min
65%

Dethklok has a huge fight on stage, which prompts the record label to hire a performance coach to keep the band together. The band falls in love with therapy for all the wrong reasons.

8

Snakes 'n' Barrels

Sep 24, 2006
15 min
65%

Pickles decides to go on a reunion tour with his old band, Snakes 'n' Barrels. The government plots to use a new super-drug to erase Pickles' mind and 'reprogram' him, thereby destroying Dethklok from within.

9

Mordland

Oct 1, 2006
15 min
80%

Mordhouse, the home of Dethklok, opens its gates to the public for the first time in celebration of International Dethfan Day. Will the band and their fans make it through the experience? Dethklok find themselves in potential trouble after two Internet geeks threaten to release the band's exclusive, one-time-only, fan song over the internet unless they give in to their demands.

10

FatKlok

Oct 8, 2006
80%

Upon learning that they've once again earned too much money over the past year, the band tries to "donate" as much as they can to charity as a tax write-off. The guys also unwisely attempt fatherhood and play a landmark concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra which ends with a killer laser light show.

11

Skwisklok

Oct 15, 2006
70%

Skwisgaar hosts the "Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Hand Finger Wizard Master Class" pay-per-view event to promote sales of his new guitar line, which includes models such as the Skwisarmyatar and the Antfarmatar. The rest of the guys get inspired to also try their hand at endorsement deals. Metal legend King Diamond guest stars as Ronald Von Monoldburg.

12

Murdering Outside The Box

Oct 22, 2006
70%

Dethklok has an end of the quarter employee evaluation to find out who has been embezzling from the company. The patronizing evaluation start off with a pep talk and a corporate video that will have audiences and Dethfans alike vying for a spot on the Dethklok payroll.

13

Go Forth and Die

Oct 29, 2006
75%

Continually plagued by his stupidity, Nathan Explosion decides to attempt to earn his GED.

14

Bluesklok

Nov 5, 2006
65%

After a concert that Dethklok didn't perform, but just stood on the stage, they travel to Mississippi to learn about the blues.

15

Religionklok

Nov 12, 2006
80%

Murderface searches for a religion after a near-death experience leaves him longing for greater meaning. He samples everything from Christianity to Satanism before finding his true calling.

16

Dethkids

Nov 19, 2006
85%

Toki tries to compensate for his adorable charm by over-brutalizing his intentions and actions.

17

Dethclown

Nov 26, 2006
70%

Dr. Rockso and Toki's sudden friendship has the rest of Dethklok uneasy.

18

Girlfriendklok

Dec 3, 2006
57%

Dethklok is asked to host the American Pornography Awards, but Nathan's new controlling girlfriend puts a damper on the situation for the entire band.

19

Dethstars

Dec 10, 2006
75%

The band is given a movie development deal.

20

The Metalocalypse Has Begun

Dec 17, 2006
70%

Dethklok receives death threats from fans right before the first live performance of Dethwater. Krosier and Ravenwood attempt to take Dethklok out, with the help of an old enemies brother... With the secret army on the horizon waiting for the right moment to strike, will Dethklok make it through this?