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Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

2023 · 83 min

A loud, silly, and surprisingly heartfelt heavy-metal cartoon apocalypse that mixes gory gags with earnest fan love.

Directed by
Brendon Small
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Music
Tagline
It will be brutal.
Overview
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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Directed by
Brendon Small
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Music
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • identity
  • obsession
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour8
Realism2
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, comedy, music
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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