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Dethklok

By Deborah J. Draisen

 
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Every once in a while, you have to shake things up:  take some risks, flirt with danger, dangle yourself off a cliff by an ankle and a prayer, if you will.  I’ve been back steadily interviewing artists for close to two years now, and the job is always fun - never gets old.  I can’t, however, say the same about the rest of my routine:  wake up at 7:20 a.m. already late for work, come home, have dinner, pass out in front of the t.v. by 8:30 p.m., wake up again at 11:00 p.m., inhale snacks and watch porn till 3:00 a.m. – doldrums!

So I figured, what better way to shake the very foundations of my meager existence than by risking my life - literally?  That in mind, I set upon the the brutalist thing that exists today: Dethklok. Their mere presence in any one location for an extended period of time brings fans to their knees, because of their godliness. And I got to interview them.  Dethklok is:  Nathan “Tonto” Explosion - Frontman and Visionary, Skwisgarr Skwigelf – Lead Guitar, Toki Wartooth – Rhythm Guitar and Keys, Pickles – Drums and William Murderface – Bass.

Clearly I survived…or did I? 

Right off the bat, does anyone in the band have an opinion of the "Planet Piss" project?  Will we ever see any actual material?

WM:  What does "actual material mean?"  Is that some smartass remark?  What do you mean "actual?"  That's it...No more “Planet Piss” questions.

Dethklok is already the most successful band ever.  You're rich enough to buy Sweden (even though you hate your fans.)  What drives you to continue being as brutal as you are, and to continue to put out new stuff?
 
SS:  Sweden's is not for sale! Is it?
NE: Why not put out more stuff?  Us richer, fans poorer.

You've now brought metal to the land and to the sea.  Where to next - distant galaxies, perhaps?

P:  Yeah, right. There is no life out there. Stupid conspiracy theories!
WM: There's no life on this planet.

After that horrendous crash derby where Toki and Swisgaar rolled up in the double-neck guitar, have either of you two stepped behind the wheel since?

TW:  No's because I's gonna gets a tank what's ensures death for others ands comfortables surroundings fers me.
SS:   We gonna gets Volvos to make us a tank with superiors safety from Swedens.
TW:  Volvo's owned by Fords.
SS:  Shut up Toki!  Idiot!

Here's a controversial one:  who would win in a drinking contest:  Nathan or Pickles?

NE:  Hey, drinking isn't for stupid contests!  It's sacred, like a religion! 
P:  Me.

Let's test the old memory banks:  can you recall the audience's exact reaction the first time that Dethklok played live?  Were there lots of casualties?

WM:  We're not answering any stupid question that says "let’s test the old memory banks"...Next!

This one's for Swisgaar:  being that you allegedly grew up so poor (you stated that your mom fed you snow once because "times was tough,) do you find it ironic that you're now one of the richest people in the world?
 
SS:  I hates anythings whats ironicals likes new stupids hipsters so....A little.


How much do you credit Charles Ofdensen with the success of the band to date?

NE:  He has everything to do with the success of Dethklok but we credit him nothing.
ALL:  Yeah, nothing.

So, as you've made abundantly clear, everyone (save Toki, of course) absolutely despises that douchebag Dr. Rockso, the "Rock-n-Roll Clown," but what is the real underlying cause for this intense hatred?

P:  Oh like psychology?  Uh, he's an asshole.
NE:  Yup, an asshole.

Since you've spent so much time with Mashed Potato Jones, any chance of perhaps a blues album by Dethklok?

NE:  Nope.

Every time you take too long to release a new album, things go horribly wrong; the economy tanks, riots ensue, all the beer goes flat.  Do you just enjoy watching the world burn or do you simply not care?  I ask this because if the new album doesn't hurry up and come kill me, I might just kill myself and everyone else around me instead.
 
WM:  Well, I wish you'd hurry up then.

 

They are currently touring with Mastodon and Converge: 

http://eventful.com/performers/dethklok-/P0-001-000048429-2

(tickets will not be refunded should you turn up dead.)

 

 

READ UP, LISTEN UP, CATCH A VID (AT YOUR OWN RISK: )

 

http://www.myspace.com/dethklok

http://www.dethklok.org/

http://www.diefordethklok.org/

http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Dethklok/index.html


 

 





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Posted by xGregx on 12/17/2009 at 10:41 AM ET
Uhh, why in the picture is the depicted Skwisgarr Skwigelf NOT holding a Gibson EXPLORER???

Posted by TheDebster on 10/13/2009 at 11:13 PM ET
I'm glad they hated the questions - they hate everything! So, if they hate me more than anything, than that's a win for me, Man. That means I stick out in their minds. Don't rain on my parade, take your shit somewhere else. Oh and, again, if you love the band and the show so much, it should be rather easy to decipher names from initials. They all have different initials, and I'm certain that NE does not means New England. Also, I am not responsible for any of the pictures on here, so take that complaint up with the editors. I will say this once more, you don't like the questions, leave. No one asked you to comment with your witty banter. Also,gay isn't a euphemism for stupid.

Posted by KuKuYeah on 10/13/2009 at 07:30 PM ET
Why is there a photo of terrible cosplayers here rather than a third pic of the actual animated band?

Posted by Roxso on 10/12/2009 at 04:17 PM ET
That's not why I was saying it's gay, moron. It's terrible because you put a picture of cosplayers on the article, not to mention your questions are terrible and have no humor to them. I feel bad for Brendan trying to answer these horrible, horrible questions. Seriously, if you're not going to put effort into your article, don't even fucking try, all right? Embarrassing.

Posted by TheDebster on 10/12/2009 at 03:17 PM ET
Hey diefordethklok: Formatting is an editorial decision, not a journalistic one, the band only gave a one word answer one time, and you failed to catch the humor in their "Next question" responses. You don't know anything about my business, and you don't even know what you're talking about when it comes to the band, otherwise you would've caught the clear "Metalocalypse" references peppered throughout the entire interview, as Damien pointed out to you. Sorry you're lonely - go waste your time elsewhere.

Posted by diefordethklok on 10/12/2009 at 02:16 PM ET
Hey deb, if the band liked the questions you asked, they wouldn't have given one word answers or "This question is stupid" for most of them. Also, good job with using the characters' initials instead of their whole names, it took forever to figure out which character's voice to read the lines in.

Posted by TheDebster on 10/12/2009 at 01:29 PM ET
WhatTheHell - Er, check the top of the article, Dude

Posted by Damien on 10/12/2009 at 12:57 PM ET
Man you have absolutely no sense of humor do you? Are you the type of person that skulk around looking for interviews you deem bad so that you can try and insult the interviewer? DO you have any idea whatsoever how much work goes into writing these types of questions? Any? No? I didn't think so, because you never have. Because you don't do this for a living. Because you aren't smart enough to take the time to research the questions they've already been asked and try to write questions, that in this case, will make people laugh. And if they didn't make you laugh, then go somewhere else! because no one likes a killjoy. Oh, and uh, DieForDethklok, show happens to be one of my favorite shows. Notice how alot of the questions seem to have direct references to individual episodes. Or did you not catch that? Because if you didn't, then maybe your the one who doesn't know the show, chief. Have a nice Day

Posted by WhatTheHell on 10/12/2009 at 10:39 AM ET
Why is there a photo of terrible cosplayers here rather than a pic of the actual animated band?

Posted by TheDebster on 10/12/2009 at 09:20 AM ET
BillyRay: Google is your friend: http://www.google.com/search?q=dethklok+interviews&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Posted by TheDebster on 10/12/2009 at 09:19 AM ET
DieforDethklok: The interview is regarding the upcoming tour, not "Metalocalypse" (which I have both seen and own, thank you very much.) I never wrote for my school paper: pussy shit. Roxso: As a fan, you should appreciate that this is how the band chooses to present itself. Chet: The interview was with the band Dethklok, not with Brendon or Tommy.

Posted by DieForDethklok on 10/12/2009 at 12:57 AM ET
*seen, not read

Posted by DieForDethklok on 10/12/2009 at 12:51 AM ET
Hey Deborah, go back to writing for your high school newspaper, instead of doing terrible articles about shows you've obviously never read.

Posted by Roxso on 10/12/2009 at 09:24 PM ET
This is the gayest thing I've ever seen. Quit wasting your time.

Posted by Chet on 10/11/2009 at 04:23 PM ET
Why is there a photo of terrible cosplay here rather than a pic of the actual band?

Posted by xeyedandpainless on 10/09/2009 at 10:08 AM ET
This is so Brutal.

Posted by Billyray on 10/09/2009 at 01:13 AM ET
I didnt know they did interviews?

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