''The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera Soundtrack'' is the fourth full-length album by
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band
Dethklok, from the
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animated series ''
Metalocalypse''. It was released digitally on October 27, 2013. It was released on LP and CD in mid March 2014. It is the soundtrack album to the ''Metalocalypse''
special of the same name.
Production
The album features a 50 piece orchestra under the direction of
Bear McCreary. There is also a "making of" feature included with the album. For the first time, Dethklok's live guitarist
Mike Keneally was featured on a studio album.
Release
The first single off the album, "Blazing Star", was released on
Loudwire
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on October 17, 2013. "Blazing Star" is the only official Dethklok song on the album, whereas the rest of the tracks are considered ''Metalocalypse'' songs.
The album was initially released as a digital download, with a physical CD and limited edition LP version released in mid March 2014.
The digital download version of the album was released two days earlier than the standard release date and the CD version was released three months earlier than the standard release date exclusively on Brendon Small's website.
The digital version of the album comes with a downloadable 34-page
libretto
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of the special.
There was no tour to support the album upon release, but select songs from the album were performed live by Brendon Small and the students of the
Paul Green Rock Academy in 2014 and 2015.
Reception
Times Leader gave the album (as well as the special itself) a favorable review, stating, "This 'rock opera' should essentially be approached with a keen sense of humor, although the tunes are most enjoyable as a serious, full-blown metal/Broadway juggernaut".
Track listing
Personnel
Virtual personnel from ''Metalocalypse''
Dethklok
*
Nathan Explosion – vocals, piano
*
Pickles the Drummer – drums, vocals
*
Skwisgaar Skwigelf – lead guitar, vocals
*
Toki Wartooth – rhythm guitar, vocals
*
William Murderface – bass guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
* Charles Offdensen – vocals
*
Metal Masked Assassin – vocals
*
Magnus Hammersmith – vocals
*
Ishnifus Meaddle – vocals
*
Abigail Remeltindrinc – vocals
Production
*
Dethklok – production
*
Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler – production,
engineering
*
Charles Offdensen – legal
Actual personnel
Dethklok
*
Brendon Small – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, production
*
Gene Hoglan – drums
*
Mike Keneally – vocals
*
Bryan Beller – bass on "Blazing Star"
Additional personnel
*
Bear McCreary – orchestra
*
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– bass on "How Can I Be a Hero"
*
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals
*Raya Yarbrough – vocals
*
Jack Black
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– vocals
*
Mark Hamill
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– vocals
*
Victor Brandt – vocals
*
Malcolm McDowell – vocals
Production
*
Ulrich Wild – production, mixing, engineering, vocals
*Mastered by Dave Collins
*Antonio Cannobio – cover art
*Michael Mesker – package design
References
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2013 soundtrack albums
Dethklok albums
Albums produced by Ulrich Wild
Death metal soundtracks
Symphonic metal soundtracks