BRUTAL LEGEND‘S EDDIE RIGGS ROADIES FOR DETHKLOK
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 2:00pm by Axl RosenbergI haven’t gotten to write a review of Brutal Legend yet because, well, I just haven’t had time to play all the way through the game, and it seems like writing a review of half a game or whatever isn’t fair. But I’ve enjoyed what I’ve played so far.
And it seems like the game owes a debt to Metalocalypse. Besides some similarities in general tone, style of humor, and a love of violence, there’s the fact that Legend takes place in a magical, faraway land where everything is related to metal and everything looks more or less like it belongs in Mordhaus. Obviously Metalocalypse already owes a debt to metal imagery as old as Sabbath itself, but… there’s definitely a connection between Dethklok and Brutal Legend.
So kudos to the fan who made the below video. At some point it might get yanked for copyright infringement, so enjoy it while you can… I have to say, it seems pretty impressive for something fan-made. And wouldn’t be awesome if there really WAS a Dethklok/Eddie Riggs crossover?
Major props to Christopher Silverio for sending this in… thanks, dude!
-AR
That bit at the end makes it look like it’s legit, to be honest… and the voices sound pretty dead on.
yep its real, axl’s just a little slow.
Are you sure this was fan made? The voices and the look makes it appear pretty official.
How is this fan made? God damn Axl are you fucking stupid. The last Brutal Legend post you said there was no demo for the PS3 and now you make another stupid post. Kill yourself.
yea this has to be real no way its fake
A friend of mine who went to the Dethklok/Mastodon tour in Chicago sent me this last night and said that they showed it live as one of the in-between clips. He thought it was awesome. I hate it.
I’m so happy I’m not seeing this silly tour. Although I’m finally warming up to Crack the Skye, I wouldn’t want to have to actually see it live. It just seems like it would drag on. The other openers are awful, and who would want to see Brendon Small try to do those awful harsh vocals live?
whats wrong with Converge and High on Fire??? Matt Pike is an absolute beast on guitars. and while i didn’t like Converge initially i think they are one of the more creative bands out there. What is on your musical playlist these days anyway Zilty? feel free to rip on mine if you like http://www.last.fm/user/Snagon . but come on no redeeming qualities in any of those?
High on Fire is just really really boring to me, as are most bands that utilize that sludgy/stoner sound. the guitar solos also sound lifeless.
Converge, on the other hand, is just atrocious in every conceivable way. The guitar parts are boring as hell, the vocals are hackneyed and monotonous. I hear nothing creative from them, and I’ve spun a few of their records before just to see if the hype was justified (which it is certainly not).
On my playlist as of late are:
Anubis Gate
Cormorant
Spiral Architect
Thy Catalfique
Irepress
Bjork
Mastodon (damn CtS for being so good…)
Devin Townsend (the Addicted previews are really getting me excited, especially the female vocals)
Morbid Angel
Ulver
Ulcerate
Portishead
Sigur Ros
Immortal
Gorguts
No.
Yes. See how easy that was?
some pretty good stuff there i have to admit, i just love sludge and stoner and doom shit
You got me into Cormorant and Gorguts when you did your editor for the day thing. I already liked immortal, so i’ll def have to check the rest of this stuff out.
new Immortal wins, have been waiting on Gorguts for some time and Devin Townsend i really need to take care of that
Yup, I liked most of it. Just as I figured. You should totally be the new writer to replace Gary, IF that was a joke.
Haha, writing for the site would actually be pretty funny. The one day thing was fun, but doing so on a more consistent basis would actually be much funnier. At least I listen to quality music.
High On Fire is badass… I’m guessing you probably don’t like Sleep, either.
As for your playlist, there’s some decent stuff on there…
Anubis Gate – Decent, as power metal goes.
Cormorant – I think we can all agree that these guys are pretty awesome.
Spiral Architect – Not bad… haven’t listened to them in a while.
Thy Catafalque – Someone on Fark.com recommended these guys in one of their Sunday Heavy Metal House Call threads… excellent stuff.
Mastodon – Funny how you’ve come around on them, although I think ‘Leviathan’ is a much better album.
Devin Townsend – Everyone knows he’s a genius.
Ulver – Not bad, as far as black metal goes, but I’m not a huge fan.
GET ULVER’S NON-BLACK METAL STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I prefer it to the black metal material by so much that it isn’t even funny, even though their bm is solid stuff.
Also, be sure to check out the other stuff, like Ulcerate and Irepress. The latter especially surprised me. My former college roommate recommended them to me, and their 2009 album is surprisingly good. I’m not usually into this type of stuff, but it’s got something going for it.
And yes, I find the Mastodon thing to be funny, although I’m still not into their old stuff.
And I don’t really like Sleep either, although I do respect what they did with Dopesmoker and Jerusalem.
I gave Irepress a listen for a bit and was pretty bored by it… it sounded to me like they tried to jam a bunch of different repetitive riff segments together to make one long song. Not impressed. As for Ulcerate, well, they’re the huge number of albums on my hard drive waiting to be listened to. Just haven’t gotten to them yet.
Thaw was my initial reaction to Irepress, but they’ve grown on me. However, I can certainly see how it’s not for everyone.
Anubis Gate….Holy Shit!!!! The word is getting out. Their new album is my favorite of 2009 so far.
I’ve been a fan since A Perfect Forever, but Jacob Hansen’s voice and much better production job on the past two albums have just completely made the band a new favorite of mine. The Detached is easily their best release, and it’s a great style of prog/power that is fairly uncommon despite it’s rather simplistic approach and accessible content. “Out of Time” is currently one of my favorite metal ballads, especially the vocal harmony at the end.
Bjork?
Fuck yeah! Bjork has an amazing voice, and the music complements it well. I just picked up Medulla the other day, and while a weak effort compared to Post and Homogenic, it certainly makes an extreme attempt at being unique in a very artistic way (it’s a completely vocally oriented album–vocals as instruments!). If the whole album was like the song “Where is the Line,” it would be my favorite, but it drops off a bit afterward. Still, a very interesting experiment to say the least. For a pop vocalist, she certainly mixes things up a lot. And her voice is beautiful.
Bjork rules!
Mike Patton was credited on one of her later albums (forget the name of it).
… the more you know
Yeah I was at the show in Chicago, it was showed after Mastodon’s set (uncut as well). It is legit.
i was thier too, i was the kid wearing a gojira shirt
not that it really matters, I was wearing an exodus shirt from their last headlining tour. I take it you were at the gojira show as well the week before?
I agree about Crack The Skye dragging on and not liking Converge, but I do enjoy some High On Fire from time to time.
The “a friend of mine” was somewhat surprising.
Believe it or not, I do have friends! O occasion, I leave my basement dwelling for proper nutrition and educational needs. This brings me up to the surface, and during my short stay, I do make acquaintances. But I quickly go back into hiding. I’m like a shiny pokemon.
Do you need protective sunglasses when you go out, like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in “Game of Death”?
Of course I need sunglasses. How else can I make the outer world still appear dark and grim like my parent’s basement.
I need to know what brand so I can look as cool as you. Not that that’s even possible.
You need these exact sunglasses:
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8744/datriff11.jpg
Oh my fuck, the secret shiny pokemon. In a stupid amount of years playing those games, I never found one. My sister caught 5.
On a more relevant note, you would make a great columnist. You have sort of the same humour (sarcastic-wise) as Gary, but your execution is a lot more polished. And you’d be a nice contrast to the general consensus the current writers have. I’d like to see some IWABO hate on this site every once in awhile.
I caught a crappy shiny Tangela, a crappy shiny Unown, and the obvious Gyarados. Your sister is quite lucky!
And thank you for the compliments. I am rather fond of that sort of humor and feel that getting it across in writing while not being completely retarded about it is quite a talent. And I’d certainly do my share of hating on IWABO! You’d thoroughly enjoy it as much as I would.
Yeah, she was. She caught some cool shit, too. She had some shiny Golbat she evolved into a shiny crobat, shiny sableye, shiny shuppet, and a shiny sneazel. Goddamn, lol.
Yeah, i’d definitely loe to se some more ziltoid articles. I’d be throwing a lot of pokeballs at you…
Or you could start your own metal blog…
Damn, those all sound awesome!
And I’d be waiting, ready to evade the pokeballs like those pesky legendary bird did unless you froze them or put them to sleep…
As for starting my own blog, I’ve thought about it. The idea is appealing, but I simply don’t have the time for it. Despite my love for metal, education is a top priority of mine, and I prefer to devote my spare time to that (and the rare socializing I mentioned earlier). I’d prefer to write an article once in a blue for MS and get a decent amount of readers than start my own obscure blog and only be able to update it rarely. In this era, the websites with the largest followings are the ones that update as often as possible. I couldn’t keep up at this time. But I shall still keep this idea in mind…and the MS readers will know as soon as I make it…
I have master balls, via the infinite item trick. So, you’d be MINE.
Haha anyways, I hope they do pick you up. I mean, it’s a fuckin’ longshot, but it’d be the best thing to happen to this site in a LONG LONG TIME. I mean, you couldn’t beat out the obvious win that is Rich Hallford in pleased reader, but the fringe would love you.
If you finish up your edjeekashun and do decide to do a blog, i’d definitely read it. You could also pitch on here, what with your given infamy.
I’m in college, too, btw. What are you getting a degree in?
Haha, I love the master ball trick…oh the memories!
It wold be genuinely funny if they picked me up, but whatever. It’s not like I’m applying for a job or something. If they want me, they can ask, but I’m not begging for a job. I’d certainly get people talking shit on here, whether they’d criticize the writing or the writer (i.e., me).
And I’d definitely pitch the blog that may or may not ever exist on here. Free source of web traffic = awesome.
As for a degree, I’m thinking about something econ/business, or psychology. How about you?
I’m just doing early college instead of a final year in high school, so I’m just doing my general ed. I’m thinking about either virology or english… Totally different, i know o.O
Haha, here’s fingers crossed Axl/Vince realized they’ve already swallowed their pride long ago and ask you to write for them.
Different is awesome! Don’t confine yourself to a particular area unless you’re definitely sure as to what you want to focus on. College is for education, socializing, partying, and true metal! Live it up!
Uhhh, not much to live up. It’s a community college in UTAH. I mean, i’ll get to hear why Mormon craziness is the best of all religious zealotry. I mean, i have all of 3 friends that are into metal, and they’re in the same band with me o.O
A WILD ZILTOID APPEARS
ZILTOIDIA ATTAXXX!!!!!
You need the kvlt Pokeball for this one.
Converge is balls but Brendon Small did a really good job.
I was at the Chicago show, too. It was shown during set changeover, before Dethklok took the stage. And I agree with Zilty, it’s stupid. All the fanboys laughed and thought it was hilarious. All it did was force Mastodon off the stage too quickly. They did play Aqua Dementia, though, and that was awesome.
Dethklok blew, I left 15-20 minutes into their set. Converge was energetic, if awful. Good choice, Ziltoid, to skip. The production costs for this tour must be stupid high for a metal show. The fuckin’ cartoon matches the music/singing on the videoboard.
Check this setlist from Seattle in April. THAT must’ve been a badass show!
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/ej/2009/04/23/last_night_s_mastodon_set
same as when i saw them in Williamsburg Brooklyn except they did not play hearts alive :-( the set was the same with the 1 exception
It’s official, not fan-made.
It’s completely legit. I was at the show on Saturday and they played this on the screen on stage.
It was fan-uploaded to YouTube, not fan-made
I love how like everybody on this website criticizes like every band out there. Let’s see you come up with some music that people will actually enjoy and not nitpick at every chance they get. Eat my pubes. Dethklok rules.
By your logic, we can’t criticize McDonald’s for serving shitty food because most of us aren’t professional cooks/chefs for a living. You don’t need to make music to be knowledgeable enough to criticize it.
I love how, like, you say, like, like a lot.
I was at the show and Dethklok sucked. I left. Further, the damn cartoon playing in the background beyond campy. And, no, I will not eat your pubes for stating, like, my opinion, man.
He probably doesn’t even have pubes to eat. Silly kids these days and their shenanigans…
I was backstage at the Chicago show as well. This video was played during Dethklok’s setup. They’re set was entertaining and i had the pleasure of playing with Keneally/Beller in august:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gJW4QX6D5U
I did feel like I was at a bastardization of a real metal show, but they played fucking great, especially Hoglan. If this show is turning people on to heavy music I’m all for it.
I was so fucking bored during Mastodon though, they had a cool stage show but I thought they sucked a huge cock live, couldn’t pull off any of the vocal stuff and sounded like shit even compared to Converge (who I’m not even into.) After Gojira last friday and Satyricon last night, Mastodon was a joke imho, great studio rock band but beyond overrated, especially by this site.
Ok, but there are a lot of bands that I don’t like, but I don’t go around saying they fucking suck just because I’m not into them. Everybody has their own style that some people are going to like and others aren’t. Having your own opinion is a great thing. Most people either like or dislike a band because of what people they know like or don’t like. If you don’t like it then why even bother leaving a comment about it or reading something that is posted on here about it? Go read about the shit you do like.
Yeah, guys! Why bother voicing your opinions! It’s not as if the internet is a public forum of some sort. Oh, wait…
Sarcasm aside, your screen name is pretty fail. It’s about as witty as an attack attack! song name.
this has been on Adult Swim for like the past week or two
By the way, the game is really good.
I liked it :)