Editing Brendon Small (section)

=== Music career ===
[[Image:Brendonguitar.JPG|thumb|left|Small performing live with Dethklok]]
Small wrote all the music for the show [[Home Movies (TV series)|''Home Movies'']], and released all the songs he had written for the show on the [[Home Movies (season 4)#Home Movies: Bonus CD|''Home Movies'': Bonus CD]]. The CD was included with purchase of the [[Home Movies (season 4)|Season 4 DVD]] box set.

He wrote all the music for ''[[Metalocalypse]]''. In September 2007, he completed work on the first Dethklok album, ''[[The Dethalbum]]'', on which he collaborated with [[Gene Hoglan]] to deliver an authentic [[melodic death metal]] sound while simultaneously retaining the light-hearted nature with which Small portrays the heavy metal genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/dethklok/the-dethalbum.htm |title=Review of the ''Dethalbum'' in Stylus magazine |publisher=Stylusmagazine.com |date=October 15, 2007 |access-date=October 31, 2013 |archive-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330020412/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/dethklok/the-dethalbum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album debuted at No. 21 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it the highest-ranked [[death metal]] album on the Billboard at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048649/rascal-flatts-races-to-no-1-in-debut-heavy-week |title=Katie Hasty, "Rascal Flatts Races To No. 1 in Debut-Heavy Week", Billboard.com|date=October 3, 2007 |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/dethklok/the-dethalbum.htm |title=Review of the ''Dethalbum'' in Stylus magazine |publisher=Stylusmagazine.com |access-date=December 7, 2011 |archive-date=March 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330020412/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/dethklok/the-dethalbum.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2007, Small, Hoglan, [[Mike Keneally]] and [[Bryan Beller]] performed live as Dethklok at twelve US college campuses in support of ''The Dethalbum''. The [[Adult Swim]]-sponsored "Dethtour" featured Dethklok supporting [[indie rock]] band [[...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movementnews.blogspot.com/2007/10/adult-swim-presents-trail-of-dead-and.html|title=Adult Swim Presents Trail of Dead and Dethklok National College Tour|date=October 18, 2007 }}</ref> The quartet reunited in 2008 to headline a longer "Dethtour", where they toured the US in June and early July with fellow metal bands [[Chimaira]] and [[Soilent Green]]. During the tour they released the [[...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead/Dethklok]] split EP for free at the concerts.

The second Dethklok album, ''[[Dethalbum II]]'', was released on September 29, 2009. ''Dethalbum II'' reached No. 15 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], making it the highest charting [[death metal]] album in history, beating the first ''Dethalbum''. A tour in support of the new album began in late 2009, where Dethklok co-headlined with the band [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]].

[[File:DETHKLOK - Nokia Theatre - 6.25.08 (2612709027).jpg|thumb|right|Small in concert in 2008]]

Small performed guest vocals as Nathan Explosion on the [[Zimmers Hole]] song "The Vowel Song". Small contributed guitar work to the songs "Devils Teeth" from [[Exodus (band)|Exodus]]'s album ''[[Exhibit B: The Human Condition]]'', as well as "More Metal Than You" from comedian [[Brian Posehn]]'s album ''[[Fart and Wiener Jokes]]''. Small created the "Murder Mix" of the song "Liar" by [[Emilie Autumn]] from the ''[[Liar/Dead Is the New Alive]]'' EP. Small performed the solo for the song "Get It Up" ([[Van Halen]] cover) on [[Sylencer]]s' debut album ''[[A Lethal Dose of Truth]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2012/07/17/sylencer-a-lethal-dose-of-truth/ |title=Sylencer: the Unknown Chicago Musician Who Got An All-Star Lineup of Musicians to Play on His Debut Album |publisher=NoiseCreep |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> Small performs a guitar solo on the song "Let's Make Out" on the Sex Slaves album ''Call of the Wild''.

In early 2011, Small introduced the Dethklok "Thunderhorse" Explorer from [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]], a guitar made to his own specifications, and modeled after Skwisgaar's Gibson Explorer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Explorer/Gibson-USA/Dethklok-Thunderhorse-Explorer.aspx |title=Dethklok Thunderhorse Explorer webpage |publisher=Gibson.com |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=December 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111012634/http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Explorer/Gibson-USA/Dethklok-Thunderhorse-Explorer.aspx |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004BSGXXK |title=Gibson Dethklok Explorer Electric Guitar: Musical Instruments |website=Amazon |date=September 9, 2009 |access-date=December 7, 2011}}</ref> A limited edition [[Epiphone]] "Thunderhorse" Explorer, based on the Gibson "Thunderhorse" Explorer, was introduced in early 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2013/Brendon-Small-Introduces-The-Epiphone-Thunderhorse.aspx |title=Brendon Small Introduces The Epiphone Thunderhorse To Dealers at NAMM |publisher=Epiphone.com |date=March 3, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524131016/http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2013/Brendon-Small-Introduces-The-Epiphone-Thunderhorse.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2012, Small introduced the prototype for the Gibson Flying V "Snow Falcon", built to his own specifications, and modeled after Toki Wartooth's Gibson Flying V.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXpcFl0q0I4# |title=Brendon Small Interview Part 3 |publisher=YouTube |date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> The final version of the guitar was released on December 13, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Flying-V/Gibson-USA/Brendon-Small-Snow-Falcon-Flying-V.aspx |title=Brendon Small Snow Falcon Flying V |publisher=Gibson |access-date=December 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216150623/http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Flying-V/Gibson-USA/Brendon-Small-Snow-Falcon-Flying-V.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In April 2012, Small released his debut solo album, ''[[Brendon Small's Galaktikon]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/component/content/article/105-fangoria-musick/7012-qaa-qmetalocalypsesq-brendon-small-on-qgalaktikonq-and-more |title=Q&A: "METALOCALYPSE's" Brendon Small on "GALAKTIKON" and more |publisher=Fangoria.com |date=May 3, 2011 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505030210/http://fangoria.com/index.php/component/content/article/105-fangoria-musick/7012-qaa-qmetalocalypsesq-brendon-small-on-qgalaktikonq-and-more |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The album featured Dethklok members Beller on bass and Hoglan on drums. Small described the album as a "high-stakes, intergalactic, extreme rock album" and described it as being similar to Dethklok but with more melodic vocals and rock elements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/07/15/dethklok-creator-brendon-small-talks-solo-project-due-this-summer |title=DETHKLOK Creator Brendon Small Talks Solo Project Due This Summer |publisher=DailyBlam.com |date=July 15, 2011 |access-date=September 24, 2011}}</ref> Small performed songs from ''Brendon Small's Galaktikon'' for the first time at "WesFest 8" on March 3, 2013, in [[West Hollywood]], California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://weswehmiller.net/wesfest/wesfest-8/ |title=Wesfest 8 |publisher=weswehmiller.net |access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref>

On April 29, 2012, Small started a weekly guitar lesson video series on the Adult Swim YouTube channel, entitled "Shreducation", which consisted of 12 installments.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ9gt__g8A0| title=Weekly Shred-ucation with Brendon Small: Lesson Twelve: Badass Tappy Thing | access-date=July 13, 2012 | date=July 13, 2012  | publisher=Youtube.com}}</ref>

Small, Beller and Hoglan got together to work on the third Dethklok album, ''[[Dethalbum III]]'', which was released on October 16, 2012. Small released a fourth Dethklok album, entitled ''[[The Doomstar Requiem]]'', on October 29, 2013, which is a soundtrack album to the ''Metalocalypse'' [[Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem|special of the same name]]. The album featured Hoglan on drums, Beller performing guest bass on a track, and [[Mike Keneally]] performing guest vocals.

Small released his second album, ''[[Brendon Small's Galaktikon II]]'', in 2017.

In 2021, Small released a new instrumental song, "Ghosthorse," to promote his new [[Epiphone]] signature model guitar, the GhostHorse Explorer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip |date=2021-04-23 |title=Dethklok's Brendon Small Drops New Galaktikon Track 'Ghosthorse' |url=https://loudwire.com/brendon-small-galaktikon-ghosthorse/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=[[Loudwire]] |language=en}}</ref>