Metalocalypse

I'd rather die than go to heaven.

Exceptionally well made music highlights this metal themed toon. It is insanely violent and that often leads to moments of genuinely funny situations. It's a bit hit or miss with the jokes but Toki alone makes me giggle enough to make it worth it.

This show really starts to run out of steam by season 3, and am not crazy about the Dethklok albums and tours speaking as a death metal fan. But the first 2 seasons are awesome, among the best cartoons Williams Street ever produced and is Brendon Small's best work. In my top 5 [adult swim] shows of all time.

I like absurd scale of events carrying a band from entertainment to a world altering force. But somehow I find the very core of it lacking, that's the characters. This is also my problem with many animated shows. All the creativity in the surrounding elements, world building falls down the lesser importance when the characters are a caricature for me.