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[[File:taranchula-logo.png|[[File:taranchula-logo.png|230px|thumb|Gets you all of the girls (in Scandinavia)]]]]<br />
 
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! style="text-align: center;"| Origins
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| style="text-align: center;"| [[Scandinavia]]
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! style="text-align: center;"| Genre(s)
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| style="text-align: center;"| [[Death metal|Death]]/[[Thrash metal|Thrash Metal]]
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Death metal|Death]]/[[Thrash metal|Thrash Metal]]<br />
 
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| style="text-align: center;"| Dave Bjornborg<br />
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Dave Olafstenston<br />
Dave Olafstenston<br />
Schenkel McDoo
Schenkel McDoo<br />
 
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&quot;[[more armies|Shady Missionaries]]&quot; (2007)<br />
&quot;[[more armies|Shady Missionaries]]&quot; (2007)<br />
&quot;[[Marshie vs. Little Girl|Poison the Dragons]]&quot; (2007)<br />
&quot;[[Marshie vs. Little Girl|Poison the Dragons]]&quot; (2007)<br />
&quot;[[Trudgemank]]&quot; (2008)
&quot;[[Trudgemank]]&quot; (2008)<br />
 
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| style="text-align: center;"| [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]]
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]]<br />
 
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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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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 &quot;[[Moving Very Slowly]]&quot;, 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 &quot;[[Trudgemank]]&quot; featuring [[Peacey P]] (for which [[The Cheat]] [[Powered by The Cheat|animated]] a music video) was recorded for the &quot;Trudgment Night&quot; soundtrack. Their most recent song is [[The Troghammer]] from the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP|Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook Album]].


[[File:Taranchula.PNG|[[File:Taranchula.PNG|200px|thumb]]]]
Snippets of other Taranchula songs heard include &quot;The Decoupage&quot; (with music video directed by [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]] and reminiscent of the video for &quot;[[Sober (Tool song)|Sober]]&quot;) and &quot;Brother In A Jar&quot; (composed for [[Strong Bad]]'s would-be [[your funeral|funeral]]).
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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]].


[[File:Taranchula.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
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Gets you all of the girls (in Scandinavia)
Lead singer Schenkel McDoo has performed &quot;Moving Very Slowly&quot; 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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'''Taranchula''' is a death [[Heavy Metal|metal]] band first mentioned in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[band names]]. The members of the band are Dave Bjornborg, Dave Olafstenston, and Schenkel McDoo, who are respectively portrayed by [[Matt Chapman|Matt]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]], and another Matt. Their only known songs are &quot;[[Moving Very Slowly]]&quot; from ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' (heard briefly during the email [[fingers]]), &quot;The Decoupage&quot; (whose video is directed by [[Teeg Dougland|Mort Dougland]]), &quot;Brother In A Jar&quot; (composed for [[Strong Bad]]'s would-be [[your funeral|funeral]]), and &quot;[[Trudgemank]]&quot;, featuring [[Peacey P]] (for which [[The Cheat]] [[Powered by The Cheat|animated]] a music video). Also, in the Strong Bad Email [[montage]], Strong Bad can be seen listening to a Taranchula album with the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], and in the email [[more armies]], an Easter egg reveals their album ''Shady Missionaries.'' The picture of Taranchula in the ''Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits'' insert is very reminiscent of [[Glenn Danzig]].
The video for &quot;The Decoupage&quot; is perhaps a spoof of the band [[Tool (band)|Tool]]'s video for their single &quot;Sober&quot;, as both videos are stop motion and feature a shapeless creature slithering about the sets of the videos. In Tool's case, the creature is of [[Sober (Tool song)|unknown origins]]; in Taranchula's case, it is a piece of meat. The video for &quot;Moving Very Slowly&quot; was released on the [[strongbad email.exe|Strong Bad Email DVD]].
Products endorsed by the band include the [[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] (from [[Videlectrix]] Kidx) and [[Cold Ones]] Dry.
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* [#Songs 1 Songs]
* [#Discography 1 Discography]
* [#Albums 2 Albums]
** [#Songs 1.1 Songs]
** [#Albums 1.2 Albums]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
** [#Real-World_References 2.2 Real-World References]
* [#Complete_Filmography 3 Complete Filmography]
* [#Complete_Filmography 3 Complete Filmography]
* [#Trivia 4 Trivia]
* [#Quotes_of_the_Week 4 Quotes of the Week]
* [#Quotes_of_the_Week 5 Quotes of the Week]


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== <span class="mw-headline"> Discography </span> ==


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=== <span class="mw-headline">Songs</span> ===


* [[Moving Very Slowly]]
* Brother In A Jar
* Brother In A Jar
* Moving Very Slowly
* [[Trudgemank]]
* The Decoupage
* The Decoupage
* [[Trudgemank]] (featuring [[Peacey P]])
* [[The Topplegangers|Fudgeclank]]
* [[The Topplegangers|Fudgeclank]]
* [[The Troghammer]]
* [[The Troghammer]]
* [[Humidibot]]'s Actual Theme Song


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== <span class="mw-headline">Albums</span> ==
=== <span class="mw-headline">Albums</span> ===


* Taranchula
* Shady Missionaries
* Shady Missionaries
* Taranchula
* Poison the Dragons
* Poison the Dragons
* Trudgment Night Soundtrack
* Trudgment Night Soundtrack
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[[montage]]
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[[more armies]]
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[[File:Poison the dragons.png|[[File:Poison_the_dragons.png|120px|thumb]]]]
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[[Marshie vs. Little Girl]]
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== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==
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=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===
* &quot;McDoo&quot; shows [[Norse–Gael|Gaelic influence]].
* [https://tcrf.net/Strong_Bad%27s_Cool_Game_For_Attractive_People/Baddest_of_the_Bands#Taranchula_Game Unused content in the game files] of &quot;[[Baddest of the Bands]]&quot; indicates there were early plans to include a playable Taranchula-themed [[Handheld electronic game|handheld LCD game]], &quot;Taranchula's Rockin' Rampage&quot;, 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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* &quot;Bjornborg&quot; is a play on Swedish [[tennis]] legend [[Björn Borg]].
* &quot;Schenkel&quot; may be a reference to [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] rhythm guitarist [[Rudolf Schenker]] and/or his brother [[Michael Schenker]].
* The fact that there are two Daves in the band may be a reference to frontman Dave Mustaine and former bassist David Ellefson of [[Megadeth]].


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* Email [[death metal]]
* Email [[death metal]]
* Email [[your funeral]]
* Email [[your funeral]]
* Email [[more armies]]
* Email [[more armies]] (Easter egg)
* Email [[buried]]
* Email [[buried]]
* [[Trudgemank]] (featuring [[Peacey P]])
* [[Trudgemank]]
* [[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] (Easter egg)
* [[Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2]] (Easter egg)
 
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* Bjornborg is a play on Swedish tennis legend [[Björn Borg]].
* The name &quot;McDoo&quot; is actually more of a [[Gaelic]] name than a Nordic one.
* Dave Bjornborg bears a striking resemblance to [[Dethklok]] vocalist Nathan Explosion, the latter of whom is in turn derived from [[George Fisher (musician)|George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher]], the singer of [[Cannibal Corpse]].
* The name &quot;Schenkel&quot; may be a reference to [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] rhythm guitarist [[Rudolf Schenker]].
* The fact that there are two Daves in the band may be a reference to the heavy metal band [[Megadeth]].


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Revision as of 01:53, 14 July 2026

Taranchula
File:Taranchulapeople.png The Band Members

File:Taranchula-logo.png 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.

  • [#Discography 1 Discography]
    • [#Songs 1.1 Songs]
    • [#Albums 1.2 Albums]
  • [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
    • [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
    • [#Real-World_References 2.2 Real-World References]
  • [#Complete_Filmography 3 Complete Filmography]
  • [#Quotes_of_the_Week 4 Quotes of the Week]

Discography

Songs

Albums

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

montage

more armies

Marshie vs. Little Girl

Fun Facts

Trivia

Real-World References

Complete Filmography

Quotes of the Week

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