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July 2012
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Review: Galaktikon
from Brendon Small
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Josh Rundquist (That Drummer Guy)
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Brendon Small has been a personal hero of mine ever since his first TV series, Home
Movies. When I first heard he was creating a death metal cartoon called Metalocalypse,
I was beyond excited and to this day, four seasons in, I catch every new episode as it airs.
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The first album from the band featured on the show, Dethalbum, was a fantastic death metal
album front the band Dethklok with lots of great comedy and parody elements all around.
Dethklok's second album Dethalbum, featured less on comedy and more on songwriting, which
was greeted by mixed reviews. For the show's 4th season, rather then writing Dethalbum III,
Brendon Small decided to go a different route and write the album he has been working on for
several years, Galaktikon.
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Galaktikon is the definition of a prog album: Fast, heavy, melodic, proggy, and above
all, awesome! Galaktikon in tl;dr style is about a superhero who gets divorced, tries to
figure his life out, and eventually save his ex-wife from impending doom. That's right; it's a
comedy album as well!
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My favorite song is the first song released to the public, On My Way, which showcases the
final battle between good and evil, but also relates to the fact that you must move on with your
life, no matter what happens. Usually lyrics hit me last in a song, but this time, it hit me
first. While On My Way is my favorite, the whole album has its amazing charm.
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Songs such as Triton, Deathwaltz, and Truth Orb and The Kill Pool really
showcase the heaviest moments on this album. You Can't Run Away and Prophecy Of The Lazer
Witch really give the album some depth and emotion. But as soon as you really start to feel
something, you burst out laughing at the technicality and humor of the instrumental track
Dangertits.
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Brendon Small (Guitars, Vocals), Bryan Bellar (Bass), and Gene Hoglan (Drums),
who are also the recording and live lineup for Dethklok, all have their moments to shine throughout
on this fantastic album. While not really as heavy as Dethklok, it is just as technical and
enjoyable. More hard rock and dare I say pop rock at times are in between this sci-fi adventure
metal album. And after many repeated listens, this album has yet to ever get old for me.
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Check this album out if you need what I refer to as, The Ziltoid The Omniscient of 2012!
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