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
Symmetry
Dethklok Lyrics
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Carbon calcium blood
Find your own disease
Excellent breeding left you without one
Try to be at ease
They're staring daggers at you
But you'll get your piece
Walk
symmetry
Your infrastructure is planned
Time to cut designs
Every threads in place this time
Now you understand
The competition is stiff
Got the upper hand
Ready to strut your stuff
Walk
I would kill to have your face
I would kill to have your body
I would kill to have your skull
I would kill to have your skin
Breathless you pose burning with spite
Beauty is so crude contrite
Venom you bleed bile within
Knowing their fate architect sin
Twist and maneuver you've practiced your part
Starving and hacking you've created art
Painfully limping now this is your life
Take them all down now and raise up your knife
Breathless you pose burning with spite
Beauty is so crude contrite
Venom you bleed bile within
Knowing their fate architect sin
Now walk
In this song, Dethklok talks about a dystopian world where things like genetics, beauty and power matter the most. The first lines of the song "Carbon calcium blood, Find your own disease" seems to refer to the importance of genetics and how it has become a defining factor of a person's life. The next line "Excellent breeding left you without one" is an ironic line meaning that even though one has been bred excellently, there still might be something missing that could make them unique.
The song then goes on to talk about the competition and how everyone is trying hard to be the best. "The competition is stiff, Got the upper hand, Ready to strut your stuff." The line "I would kill to have your face, I would kill to have your body, I would kill to have your skull, I would kill to have your skin" could refer to how people have become obsessed with beauty and would go to any extent to achieve it.
The second half of the song talks about how the singer of the song has worked hard to create art and is now ready to take down anyone who gets in their way. The lines "Twist and maneuver you've practiced your part, Starving and hacking you've created art, Painfully limping now this is your life, Take them all down now and raise up your knife" show how even though the singer has worked hard, it has come at a cost and they have become a symbol of fear.
Line by Line Meaning
Carbon calcium blood
Referring to the basic elements that comprise human anatomy
Find your own disease
Suggesting that everyone has something unique that sets them apart, even if it's a negative trait or situation
Excellent breeding left you without one
Implying that those who come from privileged backgrounds may not have faced enough challenges to develop traits of their own
Try to be at ease
Encouraging the listener to remain calm and collected despite being judged or scrutinized by others
They're staring daggers at you
Describing the intense hatred and criticism that the listener is receiving from others
But you'll get your piece
Believing that the listener is entitled to a share of success or recognition despite the negative feedback
You'll take them down one by one
Aggressively and confidently asserting that the listener will defeat their critics and enemies
Your infrastructure is planned
Assuming that the listener has a solid foundation or plan for success
Time to cut designs
Expression to prepare for action or to put the plan into motion
Every threads in place this time
Referring to the details and preparations that the listener has made to ensure success
Now you understand
The recognition of the present situation or acceptance that the plan has required a certain level of work and understanding to get it to this stage
The competition is stiff
Acknowledging the difficulty and intensity of the competition or opposition
Got the upper hand
Confident that the listener has an advantage or advantage over the opposition
Ready to strut your stuff
Feeling confident to display the skills and talents that you have to impress the opposition or spectators
I would kill to have your face
The desire to possess the physical appearance of someone due to admiration or envy
I would kill to have your body
The desire to possess the physical traits or strength of someone else
I would kill to have your skull
The desire to possess the intelligence or ideas of someone else
I would kill to have your skin
The desire to exude the same confidence or aura that someone else carries
Breathless you pose burning with spite
Describing the intense anger and hatred that the listener feels for their opposition or enemies, even though they may appear calm and collected
Beauty is so crude contrite
Suggesting that physical beauty is overrated or that the concept of beauty is flawed and superficial
Venom you bleed bile within
Referring to the negative emotions or feelings that the listener harbors within themselves
Knowing their fate architect sin
Referring to the listener's plans to destroy or defeat their opposition, perhaps feeling a sense of power or control in doing so
Twist and maneuver you've practiced your part
Believing that the listener has prepared and rehearsed for their upcoming battle or competition, and has an advantage because of that
Starving and hacking you've created art
Describing the listener's process of honing their skills by putting in effort and hard work to create something beautiful, even if it's painful
Painfully limping now this is your life
Describing the metaphorical bruises and injuries that the listener has endured on the path to success, but embracing them as part of who they are
Take them all down now and raise up your knife
Preparing the listener for battle or competition, encouraging them to fight vigorously and aggressively to emerge victorious
Now walk
Expression of power and confidence, urging the listener to walk proudly and confidently into battle or competition
Contributed by Jason T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
CJ Zárate
The fact that this song is about the fashion industry makes it 100 times more brutal
Elricwulf
Thanks for uploading this! I ended up buying this album a while back after listening to a few of these. I'd recommend Dethalbum II to anyone who likes melodic death metal. Dethalbum I has some great songs, but the second album is even deeper and there's not a bad/mediocre track on the whole album. I love it!
Germi Sanchez
I love the subtle elements of blues in this song.
Ninjalogical
i warned my friend to brace himself for the brutality of this album or his head would explode....such a mess it was, but he walked it off
imadude1992
This song granted me brutal powers so that I could actual catch a fly in mid-flight. In honor of my metal masters the fly then died a most brutal death. HAIL DETHKLOK!!!!!!
Steven Coffin
I think this is my favorite Dethklok song.
Josh
Goddamn this is one of the greatest shows OF ALL TIME!
sonofhades57
First Dethklok song I ever heard. It was a glorious introduction.
RazorsEdge66
Am I the only person who thinks the main riff sounds exactly like something Pantera would do?
Hunter Z-B
RazorsEdge66 The fact that they say "Walk" and the riff sounding very Dimebag, i would bet that this is totally an homage to Pantera