As we all breathlessly away the arrival of Death Clock Metalocalypse on August 6th on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, we now have something to keep our eyes busy. It’s the official, extended teaser – of this Flash animated show being produced by LA-based Titmouse Studios.

Last week I swung by Hollywood-based Titmouse Studios to have lunch with Shannon and Chris Prynoski, or Chris P as he’s known in animation circles. You know his work from ‘MTV’s Downtown’ and ‘Megas XLR’ and the awe inspiring hallucination sequence from ‘Beavis and Butthead Do America.’ You’ve also seen Chris’ stamp on Velvet Revolver’s recent music video and in ‘The Osbournes’ title sequence. And now he and his wife Shannon have added Flash into their production pipeline.

Their expansive, still-being-fleshed-out studio is now home to Brendon Small’s (‘Home Movies’) Adult Swim show – ‘DETHKLOK: Metalocalypse The Prophesy Of Metal A Metal Dynasty Operation Metal,’ as it’s tentatively titled. The show was co-created by Tommy Blacha, who wrote for ‘Conan O’Brien.’ Adult Swim is touting it as “Spinal Tap meets Scooby Doo meets Norway.” Yeesh! Talk about formula. All kidding aside, from what I saw while touring Titmouse, ‘Dethklok’ looks hysterical and abundantly metal.

Chris and Shannon seem to have built their studio for exactly this type of project. They’ve got a brand new recording studio, a comfortable Final Cut editing suite and some of the best Flash talent in the city. It’s this type of all-under-one-roof method of production that allows Titmouse to keep the animation state-side on a 20-episode series.

Beyond animation, Titmouse is also about breakin’ shit. If you’ve ever attended a Titmouse Smashing Party, you know of what I speak. It’s random destruction as an excuse to have a party, and the video from last October’s event says it all. And I also have it on good authority that the Prynoski duo are planning an Animation Studio Ping Pong league. The plan is to pit LA animation shops against eachother in a battle for the coveted Titmouse Table Tennis Trophy. Okay, I made up that last part, but it sounds like a perfect excuse for a t-shirt competition.

If you’re interested in more ‘Dethklok’ info – check out Brendon Small’s MySpace site, his metal MP3′s, the Film Force article and an article in the Daily Nebraskan where Small breaks it down.

If you’re in the market, Titmouse is actually looking for Flash animators. Email Keith@titmouse.net for more info.

I compiled a heap of new links over the weekend, and the link section in the right column has now been updated. I broke the links into sections for easier navigation, and I’m including a few highlights below:

Titmouse – the West Hollywood studio that’s rumored to be working on a new Flash series for a cable network
The Frown – home to the Flash series, ‘We Are Robots’ and much more
Kevin Lofton – his animation is currently featured on howardstern.com
Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Season 4 – get your show ideas together and pitch your show to Frederator Studios