The Doomstar Requiem

The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera Soundtrack is the fourth full-length album by death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim 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.

The Doomstar Requiem
A Klok Opera Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Dethklok / Metalocalypse
Released	October 27, 2013
Genre	Melodic death metal, symphonic metal, rock opera
Length	74:52
Label	BS
Producer	Brendon Small, Ulrich Wild
Dethklok chronology
Dethalbum III (2012) The Doomstar Requiem (2013)
Singles from The Doomstar Requiem
"Blazing Star" Released: October 17, 2013

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.[1]

Release

The first single off the album, "Blazing Star", was released on Loudwire on October 17, 2013.[2] "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.[3][4] 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.[3] The digital version of the album comes with a downloadable 34-page libretto 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.[5][6]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]

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".[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brendon Small.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Birth / Fata Sidus Oritur / One of Us Must Die"	3:21
2.	"Magnus and the Assassin"	2:22
3.	"Partying Around the World"	2:27
4.	"Tracking / Ishnifus and the Challenge"	3:39
5.	"How Can I Be a Hero?"	2:29
6.	"The Fans Are Chatting"	2:24
7.	"Abigail's Lullaby"	1:42
8.	"Some Time Ago..."	3:41
9.	"The Duel"	2:35
10.	"I Believe"	2:26
11.	"A Traitor Amongst Them"	0:40
12.	"Training / Do It All for My Brother"	3:34
13.	"Before You Go"	1:26
14.	"The Answer Is in Your Past"	1:17
15.	"The Depths of Humanity"	2:42
16.	"Givin' Back to You"	2:45
17.	"En Antris et Stella Fatum Cruenti"	2:47
18.	"The Crossroads"	0:50
19.	"Morte Lumina"	4:08
20.	"Blazing Star" (Virtual writing credits: Dethklok)	4:30
21.	"Doomstar Orchestra"	23:23
Total length:		74:52

Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem"	6:58

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 Thundercat – bass on "How Can I Be a Hero" George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals Raya Yarbrough – vocals Jack Black – vocals Mark Hamill – 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

1. "Dethklok's 'Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem A Klok Opera' Soundtrack Track Listing". Blabbermouth.net. October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
2. "Dethklok, 'Blazing Star' – Exclusive Song Premiere". Loudwire. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
3. "Brendon Small :: Store". Retrieved October 26, 2013.
4. "Twitter / _Brendonsmall: @phantom815 yes the vinyl will ..." Twitter. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
5. Brendon Small (July 16, 2014). "@_Brendonsmall". Twitter. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
6. Scott Ian (April 28, 2015). "@Scott_Ian". Twitter. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
7. Heaney, Gregory. "Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem – A Klok Opera". Allmusic. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
8. Uricheck, Mark (November 6, 2013). "ALBUM REVIEW: Dethklok's 'Opera' a metal masterwork". Times Leader. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2013.