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Metalocalypse Cause an Unholy Ruckus in New ‘Army of the Doomstar’ Clip

Adult Swim’s brutal boy band is back together this month as the all-new original animated movie Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar hits shelves! Offering a mic check ahead of the August 22 Digital and Blu-Ray release through Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, check out a never-before-seen clip and image from the flick.

In the new clip “Dethklok Hate Church,” Pickles struggles to keep everyone focused in church as William Murderface, Toki and Skwisgaar cause distractions.

Film Synopsis: 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?

The film features the voices of series creators Brendan Small and Tommy Blacha, Victor Brandt (Metalocalypse), Grammy Award-winning musician Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, Danish musician King Diamond (Mercyful Fate), Mark Hamill (Batman: The Animated Series), Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Jon Hamm (Top Gun: Maverick), Scott Ian of Anthrax, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Juliet Mills (Passions), Laraine Newman (Saturday Night Live), Raya Yarbrough (Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – a Klok Opera) and Voice Arts Award-winning actress/singer Livia Zita (King Diamond).

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar
Pickles struggles to keep everyone focused in church as William Murderface, Toki, and Skwisgaar cause distractions.

From Adult Swim, Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and Titmouse, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar was written and directed by Brendon Small (Metalocalypse). Executive producers are Small, Chris Prynoski (The Legend of Vox Machina), Shannon Prynoski (Fairfax), Antonio Canobbio (Arlo the Alligator Boy) and Ben Kalina (Big Mouth).

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

The movie comes home with a new featurette, Behind the Metal Curtain — a deep dive into the inspirations behind and making of Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar with Small and his team of writers, animators and musicians.

Check out the previously released trailer here and details of the “BabyKlok” (Babymetal + Dethklok) tour rolling out across the U.S. following the film’s debut here.

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