Does anyone know when this show is on?
On 29 Aug 2006 at 17:14, mercyfulfate66 wrote:
> KING DIAMOND is the latest metal musician to lend his voice to the
> cartoon series "Death Clock Metalocalypse". King Diamond recorded
> his part on Monday, August 21 and reportedly "kicked ass." Other
> musicians who have contributed to the series include Michael Amott
> (ARCH ENEMY), Warrel Dane (NEVERMORE), Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE), Jeff
> Loomis (NEVERMORE), Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) and James Hetfield
> (METALLICA). Check out images of Hetfield's and Hammett's appearance
> in the series, which premiered August 6 on Adult Swim (the adult-
> oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network), at
> Metallica.com.
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> "Dethklok Metalocalypse" follows the mayhem surrounding the world's
> biggest band, and 12th-largest economy, the half-Norwegian/half-
> American black metal band DETHKLOK, according to ThePhoenix.com.
> They live in a gigantic upside-down dragon boat perched atop the
> fjords of Norway. They cause disaster, destruction, and bloodshed
> wherever they go. In an age where metal is king, DETHKLOK's business
> savvy trumps the world's most shrewd visionaries. But they're
> excessively dumb when it comes to the most rudimentary tasks. For
> example, they don't know how to make food for themselves — not even
> a sandwich. During one scene, guitarist Skwisgarr Skwigelf tries to
> make coffee with a toaster. Although they've outsold THE BEATLES,
> DETHKLOK are, according to show co-creator Brendon Small, "just a
> thousand times more dangerous and a billion times more stupid."
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> KING DIAMOND (the band) is featured on the soundtrack to the motion
> picture "Clerks II", the 2006 sequel to Kevin Smith's 1994
> movie "Clerks". The "Clerks II" soundtrack contains 11 music tracks
> (plus one bonus music track) from the movie, including two KING
> DIAMOND tracks — "Welcome Home" and "The Invisible Guests" — as well
> as 13 dialogue cues from the film.
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> KING DIAMOND recently finished recording the drums, bass and rhythm
> guitars for its upcoming album, tentatively due in early 2007. The
> follow-up to 2003's "The Puppet Master" will contain 13 tracks
> (including an intro), five of which were written by the band's
> guitarist, Andy La Rocque. Frontman King Diamond will soon begin
> writing the lyrics for the album, which is being recorded in Dallas,
> Texas and at Los Angered Recording (owned by La Rocque) in
> Gothenburg, Sweden.
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> KING DIAMOND last year completed a U.S. tour with NILE, BEHEMOTH and
> THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. A live CD, "Deadly Lullabyes Live", was
> issued in 2004.
>
> KING DIAMOND current lineup:
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> King Diamond - Vocals
> Andy La Rocque - Guitar
> Mike Wead - Guitar
> Hal Patino - Bass
> Matt Thompson - Drums
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> Stay Heavy!
> Phil
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