Brendon Small : biography
In early 2012 Small finished work on the fourth season of Metalocalypse, which began airing on April 29, 2012 and concluded July 15, 2012; the DVD was released on October 30, 2012.
On May 10, 2013, Small and Adult Swim announced that a one hour rock opera Metalocalypse movie special would air in October 2013, entitled Metalocalypse: The Doom Star Requiem. It will pick up directly after the season 4 finale, and feature brand new music from Dethklok. It is unknown whether this means that the Metalocalypse series has ended, as Small has stated in the past that his intention would be to do the fourth season and a movie and then end the show.
Music career
Small performing live with Dethklok. Small wrote all the music for the show Home Movies, and released all the songs he had written for the show on the Home Movies: Bonus CD. The CD was included with purchase of the Season 4 DVD box set.
With his new series Metalocalypse, Small continued to write all the music for the show. And in September 2007, he completed work on the Dethklok album titled The Dethalbum, in which he collaborates with Gene Hoglan to deliver an authentic melodic death metal sound while simultaneously retaining the light-hearted nature with which Small portrays the heavy metal genre. The album debuted at #21 in the Billboard 200, making it the highest-rated death metal album on the Billboard at that time.
Dethalbum
The second Dethklok album, Dethalbum II was released on September 29, 2009. Dethalbum II reached number #15 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest charting death metal album in history. A tour in support of the new album began in the Fall of 2009, where Dethklok co-headlined with the band Mastodon.
Small has done guest vocal work on the Zimmers Hole song "The Vowel Song". Small also contributed guitar work to the songs "Devils Teeth" from Exodus’ album Exhibit B: The Human Condition, as well as "More Metal than You" from comedian Brian Posehn’s album Fart and Wiener Jokes. Small also did a "Murder Mix" of the song "Liar" by Emilie Autumn from the Liar/Dead Is the New Alive EP. Small performed the solo for the song "Get It Up" (Van Halen cover) on Sylencers’ debut album A Lethal Dose of Truth. Small performs a guitar solo on the song "Let’s Make Out" on the Sex Slaves album Call of the Wild.
In early 2011, Small introduced the Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer from Gibson, a guitar made to his own specifications, and modeled after Skwisgaar’s Gibson Explorer. In May 2012, Small introduced the prototype for the Gibson Flying V "Snow Falcon", built to his own specifications, and modeled after Toki Wartooths Gibson Flying V.
In April 2012 Small released his debut solo album, Brendon Small’s Galaktikon. The album featured Dethklok members Bryan Beller on bass and Gene Hoglan on drums. Small described the album as a "high-stakes, intergalactic, extreme rock album" and described it as being similar to Dethklok but with more melodic vocals and rock elements.
On April 29, 2012, Small started a weekly guitar lesson video series on the adult swim Youtube channel, entitled "Shreducation", which consisted of 12 installments.
Small, Bryan Beller and Gene Hoglan have finished the third Dethklok album, Dethalbum III, which was released on October 16, 2012.
Small performed songs from his solo album, Brendon Small’s Galaktikon, for the first time at "WesFest 8" on March 3, 2013 in West Hollywood, California.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
2013 | Metalocalypse: The Doom Star Requiem | Nathan ExplosionPicklesSkwisgaar SkwigelfCharles Foster Offdensen | *Creator*Producer*Writer*Voice Actor*Composer |
2012–2013 | Motorcity | N/A | *Composer |
2011 | Jon Benjamin Has a Van | Musician | *Episode: Smoking*Composed the song "Christ Pipe"*Composed the theme music*TV Series |
2011 | Bob’s Burgers | Animal Control Guy | *Voice Actor*Episode: Sacred Cow*Animated Series |
2010 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | *Air date: October 5, 2010 |
2007 | Let’s Fish | Kevin | *Actor*Executive Producer*TV pilot |
2006–2010 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Rice Mascot | *Voice Actor*Episodes: Hands on a Hamburger, Dickesode*Animated Series*Credited as Donald Cock |
2006 | Frisky Dingo | Brent & Trent | *Voice actor*Episode: Meet Killface*Animated series*Credited as Donald Cock |
2006–present | Metalocalypse | Nathan ExplosionPicklesSkwisgaar SkwigelfCharles Foster OffdensenVarious characters | *Creator*Executive Producer*Writer*Director*Voice Actor*Composer*Animated Series |
2006–present | The Venture Bros. | Action JohnnyPlastic SurgeonHectorSwiftyAgent HauserSgt. Hatred (1 episode)Various Characters | *Voice actor (10 episodes)*Animated series |
2006 | Ergo Proxy | Po | *Voice actor*Episode: Shôjo sumairu (English dub)*Animated series |
2005–present | Squidbillies | Dr. JerryDevil | *Voice actor (2 episodes)*Episodes: Family Trouble (voice actor), Mephistopheles Traveled Below to a Southern State Whose Motto Is ‘Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation’ (composer and voice actor)*Animated series*Composer (1 episode)*Credited as Donald Cock |
2005 | Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil | Classmate | *Voice Actor*Episode: He’s Not the Messiah, He’s a DJ*Composed the song Maneater*Animated Series*Uncredited |
2004–2007 | Perfect Hair Forever | N/A | *Composed theme music |
2004 | Reno 911 | Priest | *Actor*Episodes: Raineesha X, Not Without My Mustache*Composer*TV Series |
2003 | Hey Monie | Chad | *Voice actor*Animated series |
2000 | New Apartment | New Tenant | *Actor*Short film |
1999–2004 | Home Movies | Brendon SmallDuanePerryJunior AdelbergKen AdelbergVarious characters | *Creator*Writer*Producer*Voice Actor*Composer*Animated series |