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Adult Swimmers: Mastodon & Dethklok

Mastodon photo by James Minchin

SATURDAY: Mastodon makes epic prog-metal concept records such as "Crack the Skye" with straight faces, many riffs and killer musicianship. The same descriptors apply to Dethklok, the extreme animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" show, spearheaded by co-creator and guitar virtuoso Brendon Small. Sure, it's all cartoonish — and totally killer.

Click on the links above to access our previous stories on Mastodon and Dethklok, plus there are several videos after the jump, including the latter's "Bloodlines" clip from its new CD, "Dethalbum II."

» Patriot Center, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Va.; with High on Fire and Converge, Sat., Oct. 31, 6:30 p.m., $35; 703-993-3000.

Mastodon "Oblivion" music video from Symphony 19 on Vimeo.

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