In the Metalocalypse series, Dethklok is depicted as an extremely popular and successful death metal band. The band's fan base includes billions of metal fanatics, who frequently endanger themselves to watch the band perform live. With their widespread commercial success and lucrative sponsorship contracts, Dethklok is ranked as the world's seventh largest economy by the end of the second season.
The members of Dethklok are often portrayed as incompetent at almost everything not related to their profession. The band struggles to perform everyday tasks, including shopping for groceries, preparing food, and maintaining proper social relationships. They are often assisted by their manager and lawyer, Charles Foster Ofdensen, who frequently attempts to prevent the band from making poor decisions. The band's actions and uncanny misfortune have caught the attention of an Illuminati-style council, known as The Tribunal. The Tribunal is portrayed as Dethklok's antagonist throughout the series, and secretly monitors their actions in almost every episode. They describe Dethklok as the "world's greatest cultural force." The leader of The Tribunal (Mr. Selatcia), however, frequently instructs the other members to allow Dethklok to do as they will.
The on show members of Dethklok are:
Nathan Explosion - Vocals
Skwisgaar Skwigelf - Lead Guitar
Toki Wartooth - Rhythm Guitar
William Murderface - Bass
Pickles - The Drummer
Magnus Hammersmith - Original rhythm guitarist
The real life performers
Brendon Small – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Gene Hoglan – drums (2007–present)
Bryan Beller – bass (2012–present)
Live - with addition to / replace of
Mike Keneally – guitar, backing vocals
Pete Griffin – bass (2012)
Nili Brosh - guitar (2019)
Mordhaus, United States
Fansong
Dethklok Lyrics
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You give us something to hate
And we hate you, you brainless mutants
Hate [Repeat: x 16]
You hunched and blinded mutants
Living in chat rooms
Your mothers clean for you
You have lined my pockets
Overflowed with gold
You're living with your parents
And you're 35 years old
You're a bunch of banks
That I'd like to rob
You're my online cash transaction
You're my future stocks
Transfer you like money
To a Swiss account
Spend you on an impulse buy
And zero you all out
Hate [Repeat: x 16]
You sad and putrid losers
Complaining on the couch
Think you're f**king better than us?'
You can't leave your house
Deluded little maggots
Fold your arms and frown
Go to work and make me money
Before I put you down
You're a bunch of banks
That I'd like to rob
You're my online cash transaction
You're my future stocks
Transfer you like money
To a Swiss account
Spend you on an impulse buy
And zero you all out
Hate [Repeat: x 16]
I would like to get some sleep
But you keep buying all our things
My overhead is way too deep
For us to not make all these things
It's way too cynical, you see?
Hating what's supporting me
I am not you, I thank the gods
And if I were, I'd die like dogs
Die [Repeat: x 30]
Die!
You're a bunch of banks
That I'd like to rob
You're my online cash transaction
You're my future stocks
Transfer you like money
To a swiss account
Spend you an on impulse buy
And zero you all out
You're a credit card
That I will defile
Every time I max you out
I get a thousand miles
You're a brand new car
That I do not need
Wrap you round a telephone pole
Shrug it off and leave
Just follow me... down the elevator...
Through the gates... down the stairs...
Just keep on walking... through the hallway...
Now open the door...
The lyrics of the Dethklok song “Fansong” reveal the band’s disdain for their own fans. Though fans provide record sales, they represent an undesirable segment of society to the band. They describe their fans as hunched, blinded mutants who masturbate on their sheets while their mothers clean for them. The band acknowledges the fact that these fans have lined their pockets and provided them with gold, but they also reinforce the notion that their fans are living with their parents and still in their mid-30s. These fans are described as banks that the band would like to rob and online cash transactions that are viewed as future stock options.
The second verse is equally caustic, calling fans sad and putrid losers. The band describes their fans as deluded and unable to leave their houses. The band’s solution to these fans is for them to go to work and make them money or face being “put down.” The language used in the song is incredibly negative, and the lyrics are meant to provoke and offend. While it’s clear that the song is meant to be satirical, it’s also clear that Dethklok isn’t afraid to insult their own fans.
Line by Line Meaning
You people out there give us something more than just record sales
The fans of Dethklok provide support that goes beyond their record sales.
You give us something to hate
Dethklok despises their fans.
And we hate you, you brainless mutants
Dethklok thinks their fans are unintelligent and contemptuous.
You hunched and blinded mutants
Dethklok describes their fans as deformed and unaware.
Living in chat rooms
Dethklok sees their fans as reclusive and isolated.
You masturbate on the sheets
Dethklok assumes their fans are lazy and unmotivated.
Your mothers clean for you
Dethklok suggests that their fans are incapable of taking care of themselves.
You have lined my pockets
Dethklok admits that their fans have brought them great wealth.
Overflowed with gold
The fans of Dethklok have provided an abundance of riches for the band.
You're living with your parents
Dethklok believes their fans are immature and depend on their parents.
And you're 35 years old
Dethklok mocks their fans for not being able to become independent at their age.
You're a bunch of banks
Dethklok views their fans as sources of easy money.
That I'd like to rob
Dethklok is eager to take advantage of their fans.
You're my online cash transaction
Dethklok sees their fans as sources of money that are easy to access online.
You're my future stocks
Dethklok views their fans as investments that will grow in value over time.
Transfer you like money
Dethklok would move their fans around like they were money.
To a Swiss account
Dethklok prefers to move their fans' money to offshore accounts for tax reasons.
Spend you on an impulse buy
Dethklok is happy to waste their fans' money on frivolous things.
And zero you all out
Dethklok is willing to leave their fans with nothing after they drain them of all their resources.
You sad and putrid losers
Dethklok insults their fans again by calling them pathetic and disgusting.
Complaining on the couch
Dethklok sees their fans as lazy and complaining constantly.
Think you're f**king better than us?
Dethklok is annoyed with their fans who they believe think too highly of themselves.
You can't leave your house
Dethklok is making fun of their fans who may suffer from social anxiety and cannot go outside.
Deluded little maggots
Dethklok still sees their fans as inferior and rejects them as humans.
Fold your arms and frown
Dethklok thinks their fans are unsociable and unemotional.
Go to work and make me money
Dethklok commands their fans to work hard and make them more money.
Before I put you down
Dethklok threatens their fans who do not follow their orders.
I would like to get some sleep
Dethklok seems exhausted from their fans' constant purchases.
But you keep buying all our things
Dethklok's fans buy everything they put out, which causes them to become tired.
My overhead is way too deep
Dethklok's expenses have increased because of their fans' never-ending purchases.
For us to not make all these things
Dethklok has to produce music and merchandise because of their fans' demand.
It's way too cynical, you see?
Dethklok is being too negative when they resent their fans.
Hating what's supporting me
Dethklok recognizes that their fans support them, even though they despise them.
I am not you, I thank the gods
Dethklok is grateful that they are not like their inferior fans.
And if I were, I'd die like dogs
Dethklok thinks that if they were like their fans, they would not be able to survive.
Die [Repeat: x 30]
Dethklok is a death metal band, so the repetition of the word is expected and part of the lyrics of the song.
You're a credit card
Dethklok compares their fans to credit cards.
That I will defile
Dethklok will use their fans' credit cards to purchase things they really don't need.
Every time I max you out
Dethklok will use their fans' credit cards until they reach the limit.
I get a thousand miles
Dethklok will pick a destination that is at least a thousand miles away and celebrate their victory.
You're a brand new car
Dethklok likens their fans to a new car.
That I do not need
Dethklok sees their fans as an unnecessary luxury.
Wrap you round a telephone pole
Dethklok will crash the expensive car, making it useless.
Shrug it off and leave
Dethklok will discard their fans after they have drained them of all their resources.
Just follow me... down the elevator...
This is part of the song's outro and is not meant to be taken literally.
Through the gates... down the stairs...
This is part of the song's outro and is not meant to be taken literally.
Just keep on walking... through the hallway...
This is part of the song's outro and is not meant to be taken literally.
Now open the door...
This is part of the song's outro and is not meant to be taken literally.
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