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The Best Episodes of Metalocalypse Season 1

Every episode of Metalocalypse Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Metalocalypse Season 1!

Part-American, part-Scandinavian death-metal band Dethklok has a lingering effect on its fans, who take the words seriously and do anything Dethklok lyrics say. The government...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Curse of Dethklok" is the best rated episode of "Metalocalypse" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 396 votes. Directed by Jon Schnepp and written by Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha, it aired on 8/6/2006. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Dethwater".

  • The Curse of Dethklok
    7.8/10396 votes

    #1 - The Curse of Dethklok

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2006

    Dethklok hires the world's only six-star chef to cook dinner for them before a show in Norway. They warn him of the Dethklok curse, where every employee they've hired, chefs included, has tragically died. Later, when their new chef is at near-death on life support following an unfortunate helicoptor mishap, the band is forced to make its own meals.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Dethwater
    7.8/10315 votes

    #2 - 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?!

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Birthdayface
    7.9/10302 votes

    #3 - Birthdayface

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2006

    It's Murderface's birthday, and the rest of the band soon are faced with the difficult task of getting him a present. In fact, he actually ends up hating his party until they finally give him their gift.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha

  • Dethtroll
    8.5/10301 votes

    #4 - Dethtroll

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2006

    The band plays an ancient song which hasn't been heard in thousands of years which unexpectedly awakens a deadly Nordic lake troll and must compose the world's first death metal lullaby to return the beast to its slumber.

    Director: Chris Prynoski

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Dethkomedy
    7.4/10248 votes

    #5 - 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.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Dethfam
    8.0/10234 votes

    #6 - 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.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Performance Klok
    8.0/10230 votes

    #7 - Performance Klok

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2006

    Dethklok has a huge fight on stage, which prompts the record label to hire a performance coach to keep the band together. The band falls in love with therapy for all the wrong reasons.

    Director: Chris Prynoski

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Snakes 'n' Barrels
    8.1/10235 votes

    #8 - Snakes 'n' Barrels

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2006

    Pickles decides to go on a reunion tour with his old band, Snakes 'n' Barrels. The government plots to use a new super-drug to erase Pickles' mind and 'reprogram' him, thereby destroying Dethklok from within.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Mordland
    8.0/10213 votes

    #9 - Mordland

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2006

    Mordhouse, the home of Dethklok, opens its gates to the public for the first time in celebration of International Dethfan Day. Will the band and their fans make it through the experience? Dethklok find themselves in potential trouble after two Internet geeks threaten to release the band's exclusive, one-time-only, fan song over the internet unless they give in to their demands.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • FatKlok
    7.6/10230 votes

    #10 - 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.

    Director: Chris Prynoski

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Skwisklok
    8.0/10208 votes

    #11 - 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.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Murdering Outside The Box
    8.0/10210 votes

    #12 - 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.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Go Forth and Die
    7.9/10206 votes

    #13 - 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.

    Director: Chris Prynoski

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Bluesklok
    8.1/10217 votes

    #14 - Bluesklok

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/5/2006

    After a concert that Dethklok didn't perform, but just stood on the stage, they travel to Mississippi to learn about the blues.

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Religionklok
    7.7/10198 votes

    #15 - Religionklok

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/12/2006

    Murderface searches for a religion after a near-death experience leaves him longing for greater meaning. He samples everything from Christianity to Satanism before finding his true calling.

    Director: Chris Prynoski

    Writer: Brendon Small, Tommy Blacha

  • Dethkids
    7.9/10208 votes

    #16 - Dethkids

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/19/2006

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

    Director: Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Dethclown
    7.9/10228 votes

    #17 - Dethclown

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/26/2006

    Dr. Rockso and Toki's sudden friendship has the rest of Dethklok uneasy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Chris Prynoski, Brendon Small

  • Girlfriendklok
    8.0/10206 votes

    #18 - Girlfriendklok

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/3/2006

    Dethklok is asked to host the American Pornography Awards, but Nathan's new controlling girlfriend puts a damper on the situation for the entire band.

    Director: Brendon Small

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • Dethstars
    8.0/10200 votes

    #19 - Dethstars

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/10/2006

    The band is given a movie development deal.

    Director: Tommy Blacha

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small

  • The Metalocalypse Has Begun
    8.7/10269 votes

    #20 - The Metalocalypse Has Begun

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/17/2006

    Dethklok receives death threats from fans right before the first live performance of Dethwater. Krosier and Ravenwood attempt to take Dethklok out, with the help of an old enemies brother... With the secret army on the horizon waiting for the right moment to strike, will Dethklok make it through this?

    Director: Chris Prynoski, Jon Schnepp

    Writer: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small