Dethklok is a virtual death metal band that stars in the television show Metalocalypse. They have an upcoming album called simply The DethAlbum. Brendon Small wrote the lyrics and music as well as performed the guitar, bass and vocals, and ex-Death/ex -Dark Angel/ex-Devin Townsend/ex-Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan will play drums on the album. The scheduled release date is September 25th 2007. SickDrummer.com will be doing a live interview with "Pickles The Drummer" of Dethklok on 9/17/07 @ 9:00pm EST. You can keep up with the show on their [Adult Swim] homepage. http://www.adultswim.com/shows/metal. Click "Read More" to learn about Pickles The Drummer…
Monday Metal Mayhem PodCast Interview with Pickles… {enclose pickles.mp3}
Pickles the Drummer plays the drums and was raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He calls himself "very Irish-American." He 
speaks with a distinct Wisconsin accent and bears a strong hatred for his older brother, Seth, whom his parents Calvert and Molly always brag about despite the fact that Seth is an ex-con living above their garage, among his other failings. He is the only member of Dethklok whose last name (and, possibly, real first name) is unknown. Pickles joined Dethklok after singing and playing lead guitar in the L.A. rock band Snakes 'n' Barrels, which collapsed due to excessive drug use; his bandmates have mocked him for his stereotypical "hair metal" appearance during his time with Snakes n' Barrels.
Pickles refers to things and people as "douchebags" when he is frustrated or upset. In "The Curse of Dethklok", he calls Skwisgaar and Toki "douchebags" because they don't know what a grocery store is, then apologizes and mentions it's because he has "low blood sugar". He seems to be the most socially capable of the band, although he occasionally hallucinates or launches into neurotic rants. His hair is styled into dreadlocks with a combover skullet. Pickles always wears tennis shoes, whereas the rest of the band wears boots.
Pickles claims to be immune to the negative effects of drugs because he "grew up smoking government weed every day" as treatment for his "kiddie glaucoma." Because of this, he is also immune to the government-created psychotropic drug known as "Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake" that erased the minds of every other member of Snakes 'n' Barrels.
Despite his drug immunity, he is clearly not immune to the negative effects of liquor. He seems to be an alcoholic of almost equal caliber to Nathan, and is often seen surrounded by many bottles of liquor. When rumors were spread saying that he didn't drink as much as he said, he decided to drink even more than usual in order to disprove them.He also appears to be an asthmatic, as he was once seen using an inhaler, but he claimed it was only a stress-related relapse, and that it was the first time he had used it in fifteen years. Pickles has an endorsement deal for nickels with the United States Treasury; his nickels are called "Pickles' Nickles."
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