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Length
  
52:00

Artist
  
Dethklok

Label
  
Williams Street Records

Dethalbum II (2009)
  
Dethalbum III (2012)

Release date
  
29 September 2009

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Released
  
September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)

Recorded
  
Winter 2008–2009 (Bombshelter Studios and "The Danger Zone", Los Angeles)

Genres
  
Death metal, Melodic death metal

Producers
  
Brendon Small, Ulrich Wild

Similar
  
Dethklok albums, Death metal albums

Dethklok dethalbum ii


Dethalbum II is the second full length album by virtual band Dethklok, from the animated series Metalocalypse. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on September 29, 2009. The album was later released on LP to the United States and Canada.

Contents

Dethklok dethalbum ii full album


Background

The album was recorded at Bombshelter Studios and "The Danger Zone" in Los Angeles. The deluxe edition includes a bonus DVD with 52 minutes of never-before-released music videos featured in the 2008 Dethklok tour. Two bonus tracks were originally promised for the deluxe edition of the album; however, Brendon Small had never recorded or planned to include bonus tracks. The announcement was a marketing error. A guitar transcription book of this album was released through Alfred Music Publishing. Six tracks from this album are included in the Dethklok bass tab anthology.

Other media appearances

"Laser Cannon Deth Sentence" is featured as a downloadable track for Guitar Hero 5. "Bloodlines" is featured as a playable track in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The song "The Cyborg Slayers" was featured in the soundtrack for the game Saints Row: The Third.

Reception

The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 45,000 copies in its first week of release.

Track listing

All tracks written by Brendon Small. Virtual writing credits attributed to Dethklok.

Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse

  • Nathan Explosion – vocals, lyricist
  • Pickles the Drummer – drums
  • Skwisgaar Skwigelf – lead guitar
  • Toki Wartooth – rhythm guitar
  • William Murderface – bass
  • Production

  • Dethklok – production
  • Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler – production
  • Charles Offdensen – legal
  • All songs recorded at Dethklok Studios in Mordhaus, except "Murmaider II: The Water God" recorded in a nuclear sub in the Mariana Trench.
  • Actual personnel

  • Brendon Small – guitars, keyboards, vocals, bass, production
  • Gene Hoglan – drums
  • Bryan Beller – bass ("The Gears")
  • Production

  • Ulrich Wild – production, engineering, mixing (at "Noize in the Attic")
  • Assistant engineered by Mike Gerlach – assistant engineering
  • Raidar – assistant mixing
  • Dave Collins Mastering (Los Angeles, CA) – mastering
  • Antonio Canobbio – cover artwork
  • Songs

    1Bloodlines3:31
    2The Gears4:22
    3Burn the Earth4:00

    References

    Dethalbum II Wikipedia