The highly anticipated Metalocalypse movie trailer is finally here. Our first look teases plenty of brutal new adventures for Dethklok — and reveals a release date.
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar will release digitally and on Blu-ray on August 22, 2023. The digital version of the film will be available for $19.99, while the Blu-ray and digital combo will retail for $29.98 in the U.S., and $39.99 in Canada.
Alongside the release of the film, two new full-length albums will release from the band. These include Dethklok IV, which releases on August 22. The other album, Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), will include additional songs and an original movie score for the film. It releases on August 25, 2023.
Check out the Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar trailer below (watch other clips and trailers):
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar, will be written and directed by series creator Brendon Small. The film will star Small, Tommy Blacha, Victor Brandt, Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, King Diamond, Mark Hamill, Kirk Hammett, Jon Hamm, Scott Ian, Amy Lee, Malcolm McDowell, Juliet Mills, Laraine Newman, Raya Yarbrough, and Livia Zita — many of whom are set to reprise their roles from the Adult Swim series.
The new film will focus on Dethklok frontman Nathan Explosion as he “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 to save the planet.”
Alongside the movie, a companion soundtrack titled Dethalbum IV will be released, with a nationwide tour set to kick off on August 30, 2023. Small will perform with Japanese kawaii metal pioneers BABYMETAL for the “Babyklok Tour.”
