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August 13, 2015 7:50 AM

Meet the world's first Ned Flanders-themed metal band. “In reality, this is all just an over-the-top attempt at getting Matt Groening’s autograph, even if it comes on a cease and desist letter.” Here's a direct link to their demo album.
posted by moonmilk (31 comments total)

Paging zombieflanders.
posted by adept256 at 8:08 AM on August 13, 2015 [5 favorites]

Groening is an old school punk and outsider music fan and has been a guest curator for All Tomorrow's Parties.

Which I guess means Okilly Dokilly are either doing exactly the right thing, or else they should have opted for, I dunno, mountaineering-themed synthpop with yodeling.
posted by ardgedee at 8:14 AM on August 13, 2015

Also paging stupidsexyflanders.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 8:15 AM on August 13, 2015 [2 favorites]

(Also, for whatever reason the ripitup site is loading an empty page)
posted by ardgedee at 8:15 AM on August 13, 2015

ripitup is loading ok for me (even with adblockers and stuff), but if you can't see it and you just have to see the stupid sexy flanderses, memail me and I'll send you a PDF.
posted by moonmilk at 8:19 AM on August 13, 2015 [1 favorite]

Am I wrong to be slightly disappointed that they're not even trying to imitate his voice?
posted by numaner at 8:20 AM on August 13, 2015 [2 favorites]

The biggest challenge must have been learning how to play their guitars left-handed.
posted by Atom Eyes at 8:22 AM on August 13, 2015 [5 favorites]

My friend pointed out that they don't even all have the right mustache. They're clearly not doing this with the grave seriousness it requires!
posted by moonmilk at 8:23 AM on August 13, 2015 [3 favorites]

My disappointment is that none of them wears a skintight ski unitard.
posted by exogenous at 8:23 AM on August 13, 2015 [3 favorites]

Am I wrong to be slightly disappointed that they're not even trying to imitate his voice?

My friend pointed out that they don't even all have the right mustache.

My disappointment is that none of them wears a skintight ski unitard.


Stupid Slapdash Flanderses
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:25 AM on August 13, 2015 [8 favorites]

Wow, these guys are really awful.
posted by koeselitz at 8:27 AM on August 13, 2015 [5 favorites]

I do appreciate that the whole enterprise was originally inspired by coming up first with the name Okilly Dokilly because that is fantastic. Also this alone makes me wish I just liked the songs more:

“Not as fast as Bartcore, and a little cleaner than Krusty Punk,” Head Ned says. “Not as heavy as ‘Homer J.ent’ – Nedal is a happy medium in the Simpscene.”
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:28 AM on August 13, 2015

Wow, these guys are really awful.

Your favorite band suck-diddily-sucks
posted by thelonius at 8:29 AM on August 13, 2015 [5 favorites]

So basically, they've Flanderized the Flanders-based metal music.
posted by happyroach at 8:30 AM on August 13, 2015 [1 favorite]

My disappointment is that none of them wears a skintight ski unitard.

They really should opt for all having different Flanders outfits.

One traditional
One skiing outfit
One "Dead Putting Society" Flanders wearing Maude's Sunday dress & hat
One power-walking Ned with headband
One Devil Flanders
posted by Ufez Jones at 8:30 AM on August 13, 2015 [4 favorites]

Wow, these guys are really awful.

You mean to tell me the guys in the Ned Flanders themed metal band aren't super great at playing metal music?
posted by bondcliff at 8:31 AM on August 13, 2015 [1 favorite]

Maybe the next Mefi Music Challenge should be to do Ned Flanders-themed metal RIGHT.

By which I mean quietly, carefully, and honoring our Lord.
posted by moonmilk at 8:34 AM on August 13, 2015 [4 favorites]

Irony doesn't help them play?
posted by Atom Eyes at 8:34 AM on August 13, 2015 [4 favorites]

You should be very proud of that comment, except that pride is a sin.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:39 AM on August 13, 2015 [3 favorites]

HONOR THE FIRE FLANDERS!
posted by octobersurprise at 8:45 AM on August 13, 2015

Needs a song about a coat of many colours.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 8:57 AM on August 13, 2015

I wish they were ,but not as good as the Cookie Monster metal band.
posted by boilermonster at 8:58 AM on August 13, 2015

I once had a remarkably long and vivid dream that involved being in a church where the priest mostly communicated with metal songs (i.e., it was a totally normal Mass except anything sung was heavy metal). It was pretty sweet, but now I can only think that my mind missed an opportunity by leaving Ned Flanders out of it. (I know Ned isn't Catholic, but close enough)
posted by Tehhund at 9:43 AM on August 13, 2015 [2 favorites]

"In the Garden of Eden" by I. Ron Butterfly
posted by moonmilk at 9:53 AM on August 13, 2015 [3 favorites]

> Wow, these guys are really awful.

Ned Flanders-themed heavy metal must be a fiercely competitive music scene.
posted by ardgedee at 10:34 AM on August 13, 2015 [3 favorites]

How do you not have a song about how all the women you love wind up dying
posted by boo_radley at 1:22 PM on August 13, 2015

Meet the world's first Ned Flanders-themed metal band.

I'm pretty sure Van Canto did it first (see also this, etc)
posted by effbot at 1:22 PM on August 13, 2015

They've got about 48 hours to sell a truck load of merch before this thing burns out.
posted by intermod at 1:44 PM on August 13, 2015

How do you not have a song about how all the women you love wind up dying

Too emo?
posted by octobersurprise at 2:21 PM on August 13, 2015

This thread is best thread.
posted by Mezentian at 3:40 AM on August 14, 2015

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posted by ...possums at 12:13 PM on August 14, 2015