The Cartoon Network goes METAL. No, really...

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by Mike Diver [Edit this content] ▾ 11 comments 12:21 June 14th, 2006

Looney-Tune metallers Metallica - recent headliners of quiet-'til-Sunday-night rock fest Download - have provided voices for a new Cartoon Network series.

Singer James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett have been in the studio recording vocal tracks for Metalocaplypse, a kids' series* focusing on the adventures of rockin' cartoon band Dethlok. The fictional band are from Norway, and probably enjoy, y'know, burning and murdering. Hopefully.

Also on board are members of Arch Enemy and Nevermore, whoever they are. We're a little pissed that the show's producers didn't look to our man Raz for some input: he, after all, is the perfect human manifestation of The Metal. He also likes cartoons. Probably.

*Okay, so now we've learned it's not a kids show at all, but part of the network's Adult Swim block. So you 12-year-olds, don't be watching y'all. The show starts in the US on August 6.

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How exactly do you say

"Metalocaplypse"?

This is amazing news though. Will they be putting on Norwegian accents? Why didn't they just ask Lordi?

thommo | 14 Jun '06, 12:27 | X | Reply

...

Because Lordi are from Suomi.

But I digress: This is \m/

Stealthy @thommo | 14 Jun '06, 12:40 | X | Reply

Will it be as good as...

Johnny Bravo though?

Jolley | 14 Jun '06, 13:04 | X | Reply

or samurai jack?

commandercool @Jolley | 14 Jun '06, 13:19 | X | Reply

I think

Metallica are funny because they tried to put the style of their genre in their name and that's really clever becasuse people don't think you're good now because you've got metal in your name.

Indieish.

Rapplesome.

How about SHITEicca>?

wrightylew | 14 Jun '06, 13:22 | X | Reply

my word,

samurai jack = THE BEST CARTOON EVER MADE EVER.

betweenthelines @commandercool | 14 Jun '06, 13:42 | X | Reply

?

do the characters they play run around and sue kids for downloading their music?

phenotypic @wrightylew | 14 Jun '06, 14:55 | X | Reply

Suing kids ?

Phenotypic,

No, they will not sue your ass, because if you didn't get what they were after back then yet, then nothing will mend your pathetic greedy cheep being. Go lend your house and cars to strangers for free, go give away your stereo. Here is my address, paralon@yahoo.com, I want kindly to ask you to share some of your money, please, I will give bank details.

C-ya, Ivan.

paralon @phenotypic | 14 Jun '06, 19:20 | X | Reply