Subject: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 6:47 pm
I know this might belong in Fun and Games, but i'll post it here too. Are there any metal songs (not jokey novelty ones either) based off cartoons? All i know of are Lion's Transformers theme or that power metal band that writes songs based off My Little Pony (no, seriously). Im thinking stuff like Gargoyles, Attack on Titan, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and the aforementioned Transformers (among others) have plenty of material that could make for good metal songs (For example, AoT is about a group of soldiers fighting literal giants, how is that NOT metal?). Pretty much every other geeky thing has metal songs based off it after all, why should cartoons be any different?
Lari Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 7:01 pm
Are those based on the cartoons or the action figures?
Transformers and My Little Pony were toy lines first and foremost. Cartoons were there to just help sell them to kids.
Hadley Metal master
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 7:13 pm
Not that familiar with the MLP mythos, so i cant comment there, but the Lion song is definitely based on Transformers: The Movie, with references to Unicron, the "light to save us all" (when Rodimus opens the Matrix), and "when all are one". Granted, it was written for the movie, but still,,
glassprison Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 8:29 pm
"Hard rock" rather than metal, but I like this one from Tesla, although when I first got the album I thought the reference was a bit odd for the song:
Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 9:02 pm
Almost anything by Primus.
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DallasBlack Zooey Addict
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 9:02 pm
Also Tuomas of Nightwish fame has a rock opera album based off of a Scrooge McDuck story:
Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 9:05 pm
Oh, in Faith No More-We Care A Lot, they mention Transformers and Garbage Pail Kids:
We Care A Lot About the Garbage Pail Kids, they never lie We Care A Lot About Transformers cause there's more than meets the eye
Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 9:10 pm
Metalocalypse is the epitome of this topic.
muckie Metal graduate
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Tue May 12, 2015 10:49 pm
I'm surprised no one mentioned Animetal.
MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 10:03 am
Do comic books count? Anthrax's ode to Judge Dredd in 'I Am The Law' was the first one that popped into my mind.
Also, didn't someone recently write a concept album about Scrooge McDuck?
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 10:09 am
ZombieHavoc Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 10:45 am
Not metal, but indie hip hop artist Wordburglar recorded a brilliant GI Joe themed album.
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ZombieHavoc Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 10:54 am
Oh also, speaking of Lion's Transformers, Stan Bush (the "Dare"/"The Touch" fellow from the '86 TF soundtrack) recorded an excellent song a couple of years ago that is about Transformers (video below). I heard a rumor he recorded it for one of the new TF movies, but I don't think it was used. Also, Cheap Trick do version of the TF theme...I have no idea when it was recorded (it's tacked on at the end of the Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack--not sure if it plays in the movie though?), but it is cool as hell, and the video is below.
Stan Bush:
Cheap Trick:
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Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 6:48 pm
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Do comic books count? Anthrax's ode to Judge Dredd in 'I Am The Law' was the first one that popped into my mind.
Also, didn't someone recently write a concept album about Scrooge McDuck?
I heard the song Darkness Descends by Dark Angel is also about Judge Dredd.
Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 6:55 pm
On a side note related to this topic...
The Megadeth "Gigantour" festival is named after an old cartoon called Gigantor.
DallasBlack Zooey Addict
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Wed May 13, 2015 8:33 pm
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Do comic books count? Anthrax's ode to Judge Dredd in 'I Am The Law' was the first one that popped into my mind.
Also, didn't someone recently write a concept album about Scrooge McDuck?
Mentioned it above. It's actually based off of a graphic novel.
And if comics count, then there is Iced Earth-The Dark Saga too.
MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Thu May 14, 2015 11:14 am
Stretching the boundaries a little bit, this compilation has a bunch of alt-rock bands covering cartoon theme songs...
I'm particularly fond of Rev. Horton Heat's cover of 'Johnny Quest/Stop That Pidgeon' and the aforementioned Ramone's cover of 'Spiderman'.
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tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Thu May 14, 2015 12:26 pm
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Stretching the boundaries a little bit, this compilation has a bunch of alt-rock bands covering cartoon theme songs...
I'm particularly fond of Rev. Horton Heat's cover of 'Johnny Quest/Stop That Pidgeon' and the aforementioned Ramone's cover of 'Spiderman'.
hahaha...that was the first album I thought of. I have that one.
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UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Thu May 14, 2015 2:52 pm
Stan Bush = METTTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!
Glower Metal is in my blood
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Lari Metal is Forever
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nevermore Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Metal songs based on cartoons? Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:12 pm
Okilly Dokilly is based entirely off Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. The band even dresses like him.