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Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Animation · Comedy · Music · 2023

After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?

Movie details

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

“It will be brutal.”

2023 Animation · Comedy · Music 1h 23m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with fulfilling the prophecy and confronting the ultimate songwriting challenge: write the SONG OF SALVATION and save the planet. Can Nathan Explosion look beyond his brutally damaged ego to save his band, stop the Metalocalypse, and finally face the ultimate evil: Salacia?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Brendon Small

Written by

Brendon Small · Tommy Blacha · Mark Brooks · Janine Ditullio

Brendon Small

Brendon Small

Edgar / Pickles / Nathan Explosion/ Skwisgaar / Charles / Knubbler (voice)

Tommy Blacha

Tommy Blacha

William Murderface / Toki Wartooth / Dr. Rockzo (voice)

Victor Brandt

Victor Brandt

General Crozier (voice)

Thundercat

Thundercat

Fan (voice)

King Diamond

King Diamond

Priest (voice)

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Salacia / Senator Stampingston / Oscar Explosion / Fan (voice)

Kirk Hammett

Kirk Hammett

Fan (voice)

Court is in session

Put Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.