Dethalbum III

Dethalbum III
Studio album by Dethklok
Released	October 16, 2012
Recorded	Summer 2012[1]
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	51:12[2]
Label	Williams Street
Producer	Brendon Small, Ulrich Wild
Dethklok chronology
Dethalbum II (2009) Dethalbum III (2012) The Doomstar Requiem (2013)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition artwork
Singles from Dethalbum III
"I Ejaculate Fire" Released: September 4, 2012

Dethalbum III is the third full-length album by virtual death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on October 16, 2012.^[3] It contains music from the second, third and fourth seasons of the show. Like The Dethalbum and Dethalbum II before it, the music is performed by the show's creator Brendon Small and drummer Gene Hoglan. Additionally, the band's live bassist, Bryan Beller, performs on the album.

Release

The single "I Ejaculate Fire" was released on September 4, 2012.^[4] The song "Crush the Industry" premiered on Full Metal Jackie on September 14, 2012.^[5] The song "Andromeda" premiered on Liquid Metal on September 24, 2012.^[6] The song "The Galaxy", along with its music video, premiered on Hot Topic's YouTube channel on October 3, 2012.^[7] The album was also released on vinyl on November 6, 2012.^[8]

A guitar transcription book for this album was released in April 2013 through Alfred Music Publishing.^[9]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[10]
AllMusic	[11]
The A.V. Club	B-[12]
Exclaim!	7/10[13]
Loudwire	[14]
Sputnikmusic	3/5[15]
Ultimate Guitar	7.7/10[16]

The album peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over 20,000 copies in its first week of release.^[17] This overtakes Dethalbum II as the highest charting death metal album.^[18]

Track listing

All tracks written by Brendon Small. Virtual writing credits attributed to Dethklok, except where noted, virtual lyrics written by Nathan Explosion. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Ejaculate Fire" (from "Dethhealth")	3:38
2.	"Crush the Industry" (from "Renovationklok")	5:29
3.	"Andromeda" (from "Writersklok"[6])	3:27
4.	"The Galaxy" (from "Doublebookedklok")	5:15
5.	"Starved" (from "Tributeklok")	4:57
6.	"Killstardo Abominate" (from "Dethsiduals" and "Rehabklok")	2:31
7.	"Ghostqueen" (from "Motherklok")	4:18
8.	"Impeach God" (from "Dethgov")	3:34
9.	"Biological Warfare" (from "Fertilityklok")	4:35
10.	"Skyhunter" (from "Rehabklok")	4:08
11.	"The Hammer" (from "Dethcamp") (virtual writing credits: Dethklok and Magnus Hammersmith)	4:28
12.	"Rejoin" (from "Fanklok")	4:52
Total length:		51:12

Deluxe DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Dethalbum III"	32:54
2.	"The Galaxy" (music video)	5:26
3.	"I Ejaculate Fire" (music video)	3:46

Personnel

Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse

• Nathan Explosion – vocals
• Pickles – drums
• Skwisgaar Skwigelf – lead guitar
• Toki Wartooth – rhythm guitar
• William Murderface – bass guitar
• Magnus Hammersmith – rhythm guitar ("The Hammer")

Production

• Dethklok – production
• Abigail Remeltindrinc – production
• Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler – engineering
• Charles Offdensen – legal
• All songs recorded at Dethklok Studios in Mordhaus and in the Dethsub in Andromeda's Crevice.

Actual personnel

• Brendon Small – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production
• Gene Hoglan – drums
• Bryan Beller – bass guitar

Production

• Ulrich Wild – production, engineering
• Antonio Cannobio – cover art
• R. Chett Hoffman – direction, editing (for the documentary)

References

1. "@_Brendonsmall".
2. "Dethalbum III [Explicit]". Amazon. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
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4. "I Ejaculate Fire [Explicit]". Amazon. September 4, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
5. "@FullMetalJackie".
6. "STREAM: DETHKLOK – "ANDROMEDA"". Under the Gun Review. September 24, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
7. "World Premiere: Dethklok - "The Galaxy"". Youtube. October 3, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
8. "Dethklok Reveals Details On New Album "Dethalbum III"". metalunderground. August 20, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
9. Small, Brendon (April 25, 2013). "Dethklok: Dethalbum III". alfred.com. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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12. Bierman, Bryan (October 16, 2012). "AV Club Dethklok Dethalbum III review". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
13. Walschots, Natalie (October 18, 2012). "Exclaim Dethklok Dethalbum III review". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
14. Sciaretto, Amy (October 16, 2012). "Dethklok, 'Dethalbum III' – album review". loudwire.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
15. Lowe, Robert (October 17, 2012). "Sputnik Music Dethklok Dethalbum III review". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
16. East, Brendon (October 16, 2012). "Dethalbum III Review". ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
17. "DETHKLOK: 'Dethalbum III' Cracks U.S. Top 10". Blabbermouth.net. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
18. "Album reviews Dethklok Dethalbum III". teufelstomb.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.