Dethalbum III is the third full-length album by virtual death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on October 16, 2012.
Release
The single "I Ejaculate Fire" was released on September 4, 2012.
The song "Crush the Industry" premiered on Full Metal Jackie on September 14, 2012.
The song "Andromeda" premiered on Liquid Metal on September 24, 2012.
The song "The Galaxy", along with its music video, premiered on
Hot Topic's
YouTube channel on October 3, 2012.
The album was also released on vinyl on November 6, 2012.
A guitar transcription book for this album was released in April 2013 through Alfred Music Publishing.
Reception
The album peaked at number 10 on the
Billboard 200 chart, selling over 20,000 copies in its first week of release.
This overtook
Dethalbum II as the highest charting death metal album.
Track listing
Personnel
Virtual personnel from Metalocalypse
Production
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Dethklok – record producer
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Abigail Remeltindrinc – production
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Dick "Magic Ears" Knubbler – engineering
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Charles Offdensen – legal
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All songs recorded at Dethklok Studios in Mordhaus and in the Dethsub in Andromeda's Crevice.
Actual personnel
Production
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Ulrich Wild – production, engineering
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Brendon Small – production
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Antonio Cannobio – cover art
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R. Chett Hoffman – direction, editing (for the documentary)
