The WORST episodes of Metalocalypse

Every episode of Metalocalypse ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Metalocalypse!

Metalocalypse is an eleven-minute flash animated comedy airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. The series follows the exploits of a fictitious half American/half Scandinavian death metal band known as Dethklok. The band and its members are huge the world over, but incredibly stupid - a death metal version of Spinal Tap. Watch as they leave a trail of destruction and mayhem in their wake with their ear-melting onslaught of metal!

Last Updated: 5/22/2024Network: Adult SwimStatus: Ended
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Snakes n' Barrels II (2)
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6.88
141 votes

#1 - Snakes n' Barrels II (2)

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/24/2008

When Pickles discovers through an episode of Where are They Now Now? that Snakes 'N' Barrels has reunited without him for the "SOBERTOWN USA No Drugs Allowed Sober Rock and Roll Show", he and the rest of Dethklok travel to Los Angeles to put an end to the atrocity. Part two.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Dethfashion
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7.00
238 votes

#2 - Dethfashion

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2007

Dethklok enters the fashion industry to promote their new clothing line, and in the the process experiences the brutality of negative body image, dieting, and bulimia.

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Dethlessons
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7.15
304 votes

#3 - Dethlessons

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2007

Toki Wartooth is fed up playing in the shadow of Skwisgaar's lead guitar. Under the tutelage of a crusty old guitar master, Toki learns that the heart, too, has strings.

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Dethstars
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7.30
288 votes

#4 - Dethstars

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/10/2006

The band is given a movie development deal.

Directors: Thomas Blacha
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Skwisklok
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7.39
279 votes

#5 - Skwisklok

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/15/2006

Skwisgaar hosts the "Skwisgaar Skwigelf Advanced Hand Finger Wizard Master Class" pay-per-view event to promote sales of his new guitar line, which includes models such as the Skwisarmyatar and the Antfarmatar. The rest of the guys get inspired to also try their hand at endorsement deals. Metal legend King Diamond guest stars as Ronald Von Monoldburg.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Dethkids
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7.43
253 votes

#6 - Dethkids

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/19/2006

Toki tries to compensate for his adorable charm by over-brutalizing his intentions and actions.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Dethdinner
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7.46
181 votes

#7 - Dethdinner

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/1/2012

As Dethklok hosts the most important dinner of their career, the divvying of album credits, over tagging on social networking sites, and fights over a girl come to head. Can CFO keep their issues in check? Will the record executives forgive them for the past year of mistakes? Or will it be a total, brutal disaster?

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Dethrecord
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7.47
170 votes

#8 - Dethrecord

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/31/2008

The world economy is crumbling and waiting for the next Dethklok album to stimulate it back into order. It’s up to Dethklok to get the album just right and finished on time.

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Snakes n' Barrels II (1)
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7.48
136 votes

#9 - Snakes n' Barrels II (1)

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/24/2008

When Pickles discovers through an episode of Where are They Now Now? that Snakes 'N' Barrels has reunited without him for the "SOBERTOWN USA No Drugs Allowed Sober Rock and Roll Show", he and the rest of Dethklok travel to Los Angeles to put an end to the atrocity. Part one.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Motherklok
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7.52
231 votes

#10 - Motherklok

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/20/2012

Dethklok opens a Dethfair in Tomahawk, Wisconsin; Pickles goes into realty.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
Writer: Dani Vetere
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Go Forth and Die
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7.55
298 votes

#11 - Go Forth and Die

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/29/2006

Continually plagued by his stupidity, Nathan Explosion decides to attempt to earn his GED.

Directors: Chris Prynoski
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Dethkomedy
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7.56
345 votes

#12 - Dethkomedy

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2006

Dethklok decides to try their hand at standup comedy in order to avoid burning out on metal. Pickles remains traumatized by a heckler while the rest of the band learns that comedy is all about embracing the hate.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Going Downklok
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7.56
178 votes

#13 - Going Downklok

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/24/2012

The guys spend time on a sub without women, and the conditions quickly deteriorate, prompting Pickles and Nathan to compete for the affections of their producer.

Directors: Mark Brooks
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Bookklok
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7.56
210 votes

#14 - Bookklok

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/27/2012

Toki writes a tell-all book about Skwisgaar and becomes lead guitarist for the band, but the pressure may be more than he can handle. Elsewhere, Nathan buys a defibrillator as a toy.

Directors: Mark Brooks
Writer: Brian Posehn
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Fanklok
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7.59
234 votes

#15 - Fanklok

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/29/2012

Nathan begins dating a hardcore Dethklok fan, against the advice of his bandmates. The rest of Dethklok takes up smoking.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Fatherklok
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7.59
232 votes

#16 - Fatherklok

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2009

After multiple pregnancy lawsuits Skwisgaar begins to slip into a deep depression leaving him with the choice to search for his biological father. Meanwhile Murderface puts it upon himself to become Skwisgaar's father which slowly draws jealousy from both Pickles and Toki.

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Dethvanity
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7.60
207 votes

#17 - Dethvanity

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/17/2012

Murderface goes to Mexico for plastic surgery after he receives a dubious award. The rest of the guys, meanwhile, deal with the effects of aging and years of hard living.

Directors: Felipe Salazar
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Dethecution
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7.60
285 votes

#18 - Dethecution

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2007

Dethklok has withdrawn from the public eye, and fan suicide rates are climbing. The US government hatches a plan to bring the band out of hiding and restore world order.

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Fat Kid at the Detharmonic (a.k.a. FatKlok)
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7.61
250 votes

#19 - Fat Kid at the Detharmonic (a.k.a. FatKlok)

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/2006

Upon learning that they've once again earned too much money over the past year, the band tries to "donate" as much as they can to charity as a tax write-off. The guys also unwisely attempt fatherhood and play a landmark concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra which ends with a killer laser light show.

Directors: Chris Prynoski
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Tributeklok
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7.62
235 votes

#20 - Tributeklok

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/15/2009

Dethklok join a tribute band to reignite their passion for Rock'n'Roll.

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Murdering Outside the Box
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7.63
300 votes

#21 - Murdering Outside the Box

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/22/2006

Dethklok has an end of the quarter employee evaluation to find out who has been embezzling from the company. The patronizing evaluation start off with a pep talk and a corporate video that will have audiences and Dethfans alike vying for a spot on the Dethklok payroll.

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Dethwater
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7.65
518 votes

#22 - Dethwater

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2006

Dethklok frontman Nathan Explosion wants the band's next album to be the ultimate smash hit. So, to achieve this goal, he decides to have a recording session locked in a Russian nuclear submarine that is moving through the Mariana Trench - the deepest, darkest location in the Earth's crust itself. How brutal is that?!

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Dethfam
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7.65
328 votes

#23 - Dethfam

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2006

Uncomfortable and embarrassed, Dethklok painfully endures while their parents are in town for a visit. They are at first pissed and doubtful when their parents announce the release of the 'Parents of Dethklok' album, but soon realize the depth of their parents' anger. The guys learn an important lesson: there's nothing more brutal in this world than raising children.

Directors: Jon Schnepp
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Prankklok
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7.66
237 votes

#24 - Prankklok

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2012

The guys pull pranks and go on vacation to celebrate the release of their album, but Nathan senses that something is not right with their latest release. Meanwhile, Skwisgaar and Toki plot revenge on Murderface for his pranks.

Directors: Brendon Small
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Dethdoubles
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7.68
271 votes

#25 - Dethdoubles

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2007

After a massive shootout at a Duncan Hills Coffeeshop opening, Dethklok invest in the ultimate protection - another Dethklok. But are these dopplegangers really all that they seem?

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