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{{Infobox Band |
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band_name=Taranchula|
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image= [[Image:taranchulapeople.png|230px|The Band Members]]<br/>[[Image:taranchula-logo.png|230px|Gets you all of the girls (in Scandinavia)]] |
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| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:taranchulapeople.png|230px|The Band Members]]
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origin= [[Wikipedia:Scandinavia|Scandinavia]]|
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genre=[[Wikipedia:Death metal|Death]]/[[Wikipedia:Thrash metal|Thrash Metal]] |
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member=Dave Bjornborg<br>Dave Olafstenston<br>Schenkel McDoo |
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backup= Unknown |
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discography="[[Moving Very Slowly]]" (2003)<br>"[[death metal#Transcript|The Decoupage]]" (2005)<br>"[[your funeral#Transcript|Brother In A Jar]]" (2007)<br>"[[more armies#Easter Eggs|Shady Missionaries]]" (2007)<br>"[[Marshie vs. Little Girl#Easter Eggs|Poison the Dragons]]" (2007) <br>"[[Trudgemank]]" (2008) |
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! Genre(s)
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producer=[[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]] |
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| [[Wikipedia:Death metal|Death]]/[[Wikipedia:Thrash metal|Thrash]] [[Heavy Metal|Metal]]
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label=Crample-O Stow Records |
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}}
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! Members
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| Dave Bjornborg<br>Dave Olafstenston<br>Schenkel McDoo
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! Backup
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| N/A
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! Discography
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| [[Moving Very Slowly]] (2003)<br>[[death metal#Transcript|The Decoupage]] (2005)<br>[[your funeral#Transcript|Brother In A Jar]] (2007)
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| [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]]
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'''Taranchula''' is a death [[Heavy Metal|metal]] band featured in the Strong Bad Email "[[band names]]." The members of the band are Dave Bjornborg, Dave Olafstenston, and Schenkel McDoo. Their only known songs are ''[[Moving Very Slowly]]'' from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] (heard briefly during the email "[[fingers]]"), ''The Decoupage'' (whose video is directed by [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]]), and ''Brother In A Jar'' (composed for [[Strong Bad]]'s would-be [[your funeral|funeral]]). Also, in the Strong Bad Email "[[montage]]," Strong Bad can be seen listening to a Taranchula album with the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]. They might be based on Sepultura, a Brazilian thrash metal band that uses stop motion animation in their videos, much like Taranchula's clip in [[death metal]]. The picture of Taranchula in the Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits insert is very reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:Glenn Danzig|Glenn Danzig]].
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'''Taranchula''' is a Scandinavian death [[Heavy Metal|metal]] band. The members of the band are Dave Bjornborg, Dave Olafstenston, and Schenkel McDoo; [[Matt Chapman]] portrays Bjornborg and McDoo, while [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] portrays Olafstenston.
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The video for ''Moving Very Slowly'' was released on the [[strongbad_email.exe|Strong Bad Email DVD]].
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Initially mentioned in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[band names]], the first song from the band featured in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work was "[[Moving Very Slowly]]", released on ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' (although an early version was briefly played during the email [[fingers]]). The music video for the song, directed by [[Teeg Dougland]], was later included as a bonus feature on [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]]. Rock-rap collaboration "[[Trudgemank]]" featuring [[Peacey P]] (for which [[The Cheat]] [[Powered by The Cheat|animated]] a music video) was recorded for the "Trudgment Night" soundtrack. Their most recent song is [[The Troghammer]] from the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP|Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook Album]].
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The band also appears on the "[[Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour]]" in the email "[[death metal]]."
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Snippets of other Taranchula songs heard include "The Decoupage" (with music video directed by [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]] and reminiscent of the video for "{{w|Sober (Tool song)|Sober}}") and "Brother In A Jar" (composed for [[Strong Bad]]'s would-be [[your funeral|funeral]]).
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At least one of the Taranchula members' voices is done by [[Mike Chapman]] (Dave Olafstenston), and sounds very similar to the [[Powered by The Cheat]] version of [[Homestar Runner]].
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Products endorsed by the band include the [[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] (from [[Videlectrix|Videlectrix Kidx]]) and [[Cold Ones|Cold Ones Dry]].
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Taranchula's logo is very similar to that of ''[[Wikipedia:Immolation (band)|Immolation]]'', a popular death metal band.
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Lead singer Schenkel McDoo has performed "Moving Very Slowly" live alongside [[Limozeen]] in [[Limozeen Live! - 27 Mar 2008|2008]] (McDoo was also possessed by [[Strong Bad]], who performed several additional songs) and [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show|twice more in 2016]].  
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== Discography ==
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===Songs===
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| [[image:Taranchula.PNG|none|220px]]
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*[[Moving Very Slowly]]
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| [[image:Immolation_logo.jpg|none|220px|]]
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*Brother In A Jar
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*The Decoupage
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*[[Trudgemank]] (featuring [[Peacey P]])
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*[[The Topplegangers|Fudgeclank]]
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*[[The Troghammer]]
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===Albums===
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*Taranchula
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*Shady Missionaries
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*Poison the Dragons
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*Trudgment Night Soundtrack
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<gallery>
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File:Taranchula self-titled.png|[[montage]]
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File:Shady missionaries.png|[[more armies]]
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File:Poison the dragons.png|[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]]
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</gallery>
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==Trivia==
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==Fun Facts==
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===Trivia===
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*"McDoo" shows {{w|Norse–Gael#Modern names and words|Gaelic influence}}.
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*[https://tcrf.net/Strong_Bad%27s_Cool_Game_For_Attractive_People/Baddest_of_the_Bands#Taranchula_Game Unused content in the game files] of "[[Baddest of the Bands]]" indicates there were early  plans to include a playable Taranchula-themed {{w|Handheld electronic game|handheld LCD game}}, "Taranchula's Rockin' Rampage", that [[Bubs]] would lend to Strong Bad while the [[FunMachine]] was under repair. Scripted dialogue suggests the game would have involved battling wolverines and protesters, though the concept did not progress beyond the writing phase.
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===Real-World References===
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*"Bjornborg" is a play on Swedish [[tennis]] legend {{w|Björn Borg}}.
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*"Schenkel" may be a reference to {{w|Scorpions (band)|Scorpions}} rhythm guitarist {{w|Rudolf Schenker}} and/or his brother {{w|Michael Schenker}}.
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*The fact that there are two Daves in the band may be a reference to frontman Dave Mustaine and former bassist David Ellefson of {{w|Megadeth}}.
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*Bjornborg is a play on Swedish tennis legend [[Wikipedia: Björn Borg|Björn Borg]].
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==Complete Filmography==
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*McDoo is actually more of a [[Wikipedia:Gaelic|Gaelic]] name. If translated, it means "son of Doo".
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*'''Debut:''' Email [[band names]] (logo)
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*While considered a death metal band ([[death metal]]), Taranchula's music bares more similarity to thrash metal, especially in its vocals.
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*Email [[fingers]] (heard)
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*Email [[montage]]
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*Email [[death metal]]
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*Email [[your funeral]]
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*Email [[more armies]] (Easter egg)
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*Email [[buried]]
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*[[Trudgemank]]
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*[[Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2]] (Easter egg)
==Quotes of the Week==
==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!"|[[your funeral]]|HR:weeklies/brotherinajar.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Mired on the moor. Swamped in the sludge. Dying on the floor. Drown in the trudge. Drown in the trudgemank! {entire Trudgemank song}"|[[Trudgemank]]|Mirror:trudgemank.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Yah guys! Maybe find some coin!"|[[buried]]|Mirror:schenkel_coin.mp3}}
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*{{qotw|"Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!"|[[your funeral]]|Mirror:brotherinajar.mp3}}
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[[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]

Current revision as of 01:31, 12 March 2025

Taranchula
The Band Members
Gets you all of the girls (in Scandinavia)
Origins Scandinavia
Genre(s) Death/Thrash Metal
Members Dave Bjornborg
Dave Olafstenston
Schenkel McDoo
Discography "Moving Very Slowly" (2003)
"The Decoupage" (2005)
"Brother In A Jar" (2007)
"Shady Missionaries" (2007)
"Poison the Dragons" (2007)
"Trudgemank" (2008)
Producer Mort Dougland
Label Crample-O Stow Records

Taranchula is a Scandinavian death metal band. The members of the band are Dave Bjornborg, Dave Olafstenston, and Schenkel McDoo; Matt Chapman portrays Bjornborg and McDoo, while Mike portrays Olafstenston.

Initially mentioned in the Strong Bad Email band names, the first song from the band featured in the Homestar Runner body of work was "Moving Very Slowly", released on Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits (although an early version was briefly played during the email fingers). The music video for the song, directed by Teeg Dougland, was later included as a bonus feature on strongbad_email.exe Disc Two. Rock-rap collaboration "Trudgemank" featuring Peacey P (for which The Cheat animated a music video) was recorded for the "Trudgment Night" soundtrack. Their most recent song is The Troghammer from the Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook Album.

Snippets of other Taranchula songs heard include "The Decoupage" (with music video directed by Mort Dougland and reminiscent of the video for "Sober") and "Brother In A Jar" (composed for Strong Bad's would-be funeral).

Products endorsed by the band include the Taranchula Black Metal Detector (from Videlectrix Kidx) and Cold Ones Dry.

Lead singer Schenkel McDoo has performed "Moving Very Slowly" live alongside Limozeen in 2008 (McDoo was also possessed by Strong Bad, who performed several additional songs) and twice more in 2016.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Songs

[edit] Albums

  • Taranchula
  • Shady Missionaries
  • Poison the Dragons
  • Trudgment Night Soundtrack

montage

more armies

Marshie vs. Little Girl

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Real-World References

[edit] Complete Filmography

[edit] Quotes of the Week

Taranchula's Quotes of the Week
  • "Mired on the moor. Swamped in the sludge. Dying on the floor. Drown in the trudge. Drown in the trudgemank! {entire Trudgemank song}" (Trudgemank, download)
  • "Yah guys! Maybe find some coin!" (buried, download)
  • "Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!" (your funeral, download)
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