The Dethalbum

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The Dethalbum
Studio album by Dethklok
Released September 25, 2007
Genre Melodic death metal[1]
Length 52:23
1:12:00 (Deluxe edition)
Label Williams Street
Producer Ulrich Wild, Brendon Small
Professional reviews
Dethklok chronology
The Dethalbum
(2007)		 Dethalbum II
(2009)
Deluxe edition cover
The deluxe edition cover of The Dethalbum.

The Dethalbum is the debut album by virtual band Dethklok, from American animated sitcom Metalocalypse. It was released on September 25, 2007. The album features full-length songs from the television series, as well as previously unreleased tracks. Antonio Canobbio contributed the artwork for the record.[2]

The deluxe edition of the album includes an additional disc that features seven bonus tracks, the video for "Bloodrocuted", and the first Metalocalypse episode of the second season.

"Hatredcopter" was released prior to the album's release on the European edition of the Saw III Soundtrack.

The album debuted at number 21 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 33,740 copies sold in its first week.[3][4] The Dethalbum was also streamed 45,000 times when it went live on AOL Music during the week of its release.[5] The album was the highest charting death metal album in the history of the Billboard 200, before Dethalbum II overtook it.[5][6] An earlier, shorter version of the song "Thunderhorse" is featured on Guitar Hero II. It is used in the game without the extra vocal effects such as echo that were in the final version.

A tour band headed by Brendon Small was used to promote the album, using session metal musicians. They have also provided music videos that are remade specifically for concert performances, although they were later released on a DVD included with the special edition of Dethalbum II.

In July 2008, Williams Street began selling a vinyl version of the Dethalbum on their online store.[7] This version contains every song from the standard album, along with the "Gulf Danzig" remix of "Go into the Water."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Virtual writing credits Length
1. "Murmaider" (from "Dethwater") Brendon Small Dethklok 3:24
2. "Go into the Water" (from "The Metalocalypse Has Begun") Small Dethklok 4:20
3. "Awaken" (from "Dethtroll") Small Dethklok 3:37
4. "Bloodrocuted" (mentioned in "Dethfam") Small Dethklok 2:19
5. "Go Forth and Die" (from "Go Forth and Die") Small Dethklok 4:22
6. "Fansong" (from "Mordland") Small Dethklok 2:53
7. "Better Metal Snake" (from "Snakes N Barrels") Small Dethklok 3:27
8. "The Lost Vikings"   Small Dethklok 4:26
9. "Thunderhorse" (from "Dethwater") Small Dethklok 2:46
10. "Briefcase Full of Guts" (from "Murdering Outside the Box") Small Dethklok 2:44
11. "Birthday Dethday" (from "Birthdayface") Small, Tommy Blacha Dethklok 2:48
12. "Hatredcopter" (Does not appear in Seasons 1 or 2, later appears in "RenovationKlok") Small Dethklok 2:56
13. "Castratikron" (from "Girlfriendklok") Small Dethklok 2:57
14. "Face Fisted" (Does not appear in Seasons 1 or 2, later appears in "TributeKlok") Small Dethklok 4:17
15. "Dethharmonic" (from "Fatklok") Small Dethklok 4:31
16. "Deththeme" (hidden track[8]) Small, Blacha Dethklok 0:36

[edit] Deluxe edition bonus disc

# Title Writer(s) Virtual writing credits Length
1. "Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle" (from "The Curse of Dethklok") Small, Blacha Dethklok 1:15
2. "Blood Ocean" (from "Dethstars") Small Dethklok 2:50
3. "Murdertrain a Comin'" (from "Bluesklok") Small Dethklok 3:33
4. "Pickles Intro"   Small Dethklok 0:34
5. "Kill You"   Small Snakes n' Barrels 3:41
6. "Hatredy" (from "Dethkomedy") Small Dethklok 4:17
7. "Dethklok Gets in Tune"   Small Dethklok 3:27

[edit] Vinyl edition bonus song

# Title Writer(s) Virtual writing credits Length
1. "Go into the Water" (Gulf Danzig Remix) Small Dethklok 4:20
  • The iTunes version of deluxe includes all songs from The Dethalbum, the "Bloodrocuted" video, but only 3 of the 7 bonus songs: Blood Ocean, Murdertrain a Comin', and Hatredy.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse

Dethklok

  • All songs recorded at Mordhaus Studios
Except "Murmaider" and "Go into the Water" that were recorded miles below the earth's surface in the Dethsub studio deep within the Mariana Trench.
"Better Metal Snake", "The Lost Vikings", and "Thunderhorse" aka "The Viking Trilogy" recovered from sessions deleted by Nathan Explosion.

[edit] Actual Personnel

  • Engineered and Mixed by Ulrich Wild.
  • Mixed at Noize In The Attic. Assisted by Raider.
  • Line Producer Ryan Page
  • Assistant Engineer Extraordinaire – Mike Gerlach
  • Recorded at Bombshelter Studios in Los Angeles

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/dethklok/the_dethalbum/index.html
  2. ^ Antonio Canobbio
  3. ^ Review of the Dethalbum in Stylus magazine
  4. ^ Katie Hasty, "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 In Debut-Heavy Week", Billboard.com, October 3, 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Dethalbum Debuts At #21 On Billboard Top 200". Sick Drummer. October 9, 2007. http://www.sickdrummer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=642&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
  6. ^ "Dethklok, Chimaira To Join Forces For U.S. Tour?". Blabbermouth.net. April 8, 2008. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=94492. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
  7. ^ The Dethalbum on Vinyl -- Williams Street Shop
  8. ^ Back cover of deluxe edition

[edit] External links

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