As announced last Friday, the world’s most irresponsibly deadly animated metal band, Dethklok, will be hitting the road starting June 2nd to annihilate the masses in real time. This is of course exciting in and of itself. But in addition, the barbaric five piece has been busy sharpening their guitar headstocks and Flying V tail fins for decapitations/impalings on the continuation of their second season on [adult swim], which will premier Sunday, May 18th at the only time imaginable (midnight). This follows up a wildly successful start:

In fall 2007, a real-life version of Dethklok, led by co-creator Brendon Small, embarked on a national tour, playing at college campuses around the United States. The college tour heralded the release of the hugely successful album The Dethalbum. The album features songs written and performed by Small from the first season of Metalocalypse, and it debuted at #21 on the Billboard Top 200 as the highest-charting death metal album of all time. Dethklok will embark on its second nationwide tour this summer when Adult Swim Presents Metalocalype’s Dethklok kicks-off on June 2 and travels to 28 cities.

Today British Sea Power released the second video from their latest album, Do You Like Rock Music? for their song “No Lucifer.” Bassist/singer Hamilton filmed it using his bandmates and his extensive collection of puppets of various origin. I find the results both creepy and inspiring. Not as epic as my favorite of their videos, but certainly worth the celluloid and a couple minutes of your time. Do You Like Rock Music? is available on these shores on February 12th, and surpassed their last album by leaps and bounds. And I’m not just saying that because they sent me a matching three-button set (Though it don’t hoit.)

BSP is on tour starting in western Europe on the 10th and hitting US shores on February 25th. Tour Dates after the jump. (more…)