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
Go Into the Water
Dethklok Lyrics
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This night is yours
Because, one day we will all be with you in the black and deep
One day we will all go into the water
Go into the water
live there die there
live there die
We reject our earthly fires
Gone are days of land empires
Lungs transform to take in water
Cloaked in scales we swim and swim on
We are alive, and we'll metamorphasize
And we'll sink as we devolve back to beasts
Our home is down here, and we've known this for years
We must conquer from the sea, we build an army with water steeds
We'll rise, from our depths down below
Release yourselves, drown with me
We will conquer land with water
Gone are days of land empires
Lungs transform to take in water
Cloaked in scales we swim and swim on
We swim on
We swim on
The lyrics to Dethklok's Go Into the Water may be interpreted in different ways, but one possible meaning behind this song is a call to embrace our primitive nature and to let go of the trappings of modern civilization. The first stanza speaks of a desire to join the creatures of the sea, to leave behind the land and its limitations. This can be seen as a metaphor for a yearning to return to a simpler, more natural way of life, to shed the trappings of technology and materialism and to reconnect with the natural world.
The second stanza reinforces this theme, with its rejection of earthly fires and land empires. The notion that "lungs transform to take in water" suggests a fundamental transformation of human beings, to become more like the creatures of the sea. This transformation is seen as a positive thing, a metamorphosis that allows us to "swim on" and conquer from the sea. In this sense, the song can also be seen as a call to resistance against the dominant paradigm, to reject the status quo and to embrace a more radical, revolutionary worldview.
Overall, Go Into the Water can be seen as an anthem for those who reject the status quo and seek to connect with something deeper and more primal. The song challenges us to abandon our preconceptions and embrace our wild and untamed side, to let go of our fears and dive into the unknown depths of life.
Line by Line Meaning
We call out to the beasts of the sea to come forth and join us,
We invite the sea creatures to unite with us and celebrate this night because someday we will join them in the depths of the ocean.
Because, one day we will all be with you in the black and deep
We acknowledge that we will all pass away and end up with the sea creatures in the dark depths of the ocean.
One day we will all go into the water
Someday we will join the sea creatures below us and live our final moments in the water.
Go into the water
We encourage each other to embrace the water and make it our home.
live there die there
We must embrace this new life and accept it as our final resting place.
live there die
We must accept the water as our eternal home and embrace it.
We reject our earthly fires
We reject the materialism and earthly obsession that plagues our world.
Gone are days of land empires
We acknowledge the end of the human dominion on land and the beginning of a new empire in water.
Lungs transform to take in water
We must change to live in water, and adapt to our new home.
Cloaked in scales we swim and swim on
We wear our scales like cloaks and, having adapted to the water, we swim with a sense of purpose.
We are alive, and we'll metamorphasize
We are alive and beginning a process of metamorphosis and transformation to live in water.
And we'll sink as we devolve back to beasts
As we adapt to the water, we slowly lose our human form and revert back to our primal state.
Our home is down here, and we've known this for years
The ocean has always been our true home, and we have known this for a long time.
We must conquer from the sea, we build an army with water steeds
We will build an army in the water and use it to conquer the land from the sea.
We'll rise, from our depths down below
We will rise from the depths of the ocean below and take control of the land.
Release yourselves, drown with me
We urge others to let go of their human instincts and join us in the water, drowning their old selves in the process.
We will conquer land with water
We will use the power of water to conquer the land.
We swim on
We continue to swim, evolve and adapt to our new home in the water.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@user-sq3cg6er2o
I was partying at a buddies house when the pilot episode of Metalocalypse came on. When the stage missed its target and landed on the fans, then opened up crushing more of the fans I laughed my ass off, Then the single most metal coffee jingle I ever heard assaulted my ears and I was an instant fan.
@blakep4329
do you folks like coffee, real coffee, from the hills of Columbia??
@jamesprice2163
Honestly I completely wrote off metalocolypse as a kid cause I thought it was gonna be a stupid bullshit show ... Goddamn was I wrong and missed so much good music my favorite moment isn't even from the original series if I remember correctly but it will always be toki auditioning and surprising everyone in the band that he can keep up with skquizgarr (I can't fuckin spell it lol) even murder face was surprised
@blakep4329
@@jamesprice2163 Better late than never
@alimfar6206
same!!!!!! then that jingle eventually became my morning alarm before going to my corporate coffee shop job lmao
@peterzelaya9948
@@jamesprice2163 the doomstar requiem is amazing and don't let nobody tell you otherwise. Favorite part of the duel is when toki is being tested on his scales. Hilarious and it went hard af too
@3rdVentureBrother
It feels good to watch Dethklok on their official channel after so many low quality versions of the music videos.
@centralbunbunmaru5292
I waiting the deathalbum 3
@3rdVentureBrother
@@centralbunbunmaru5292 huh?
@sleepalaska
@@3rdVentureBrother hes waiting for the next record.