--- description: A Phoenix heavy metal band faced a dilemma — in a sea of metal bands, how do you to stand out from the crowd? The answer was Ned Flanders. title: There's a Ned Flanders Metal Band Called Okilly Dokilly image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # There's a Ned Flanders Metal Band Called Okilly Dokilly That You Need to Hear Right Now by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2015 9:34 AM CUT by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 14, 2015 9:34 AM CUT > [](https://twitter.com/effected666/status/631944784379146240) A Phoenix heavy metal group faced a dilemma — in a sea of metal bands, how do you to stand out from the crowd? The answer was Ned Flanders. The band, called Okilly Dokilly, decided to dedicate themselves fully to the obnoxiously friendly Simpsons character. In a photo on their [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/OkillyDokillyBand?fref=ts "undefined")page, the members of the group don the glasses, the green sweater and even the unflattering greyish-black pants. In the process, they claim to have coined a new subgenre of heavy metal — Nedal. Even the names of the band members are Flanders-themed. The Arizona rockers go by Head Ned, Bled Ned, Red Ned, Thread Ned and Stead Ned, the _Independent_ says. Don’t let the costumes fool you, though. Their sound isn’t exactly sweetly saccharine like the Simpsons’ neighbor — after all, they are a heavy metal band. Even though the Simpsons-themed music scene is well-established, the metal rockers say they know exactly where they belong within it. “Not as fast as Bartcore, and a little cleaner than Krusty Punk,” Head Ned told Australian culture blog [Rip It Up](http://ripitup.com.au/music/meet-the-worlds-first-ned-flanders-themed-metal-band#.Vc2BOFOqpBf "undefined") of their distinctive music. “Not as heavy as Homer J.ent — Nedal is a happy medium in the Simpscene.” Listen to their music below or, if you’re in Phoenix, check out their first ever concert on [September 5th](https://www.facebook.com/events/1666503426897837/ "undefined"). \[[The _Independent_](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/there-is-a-ned-flandersthemed-metal-band-called-okilly-dokilly-10453357.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3997729/okilly-dokilly-ned-flanders-metal-band/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3997729/okilly-dokilly-ned-flanders-metal-band/"},"headline":"There's a Ned Flanders Metal Band Called Okilly Dokilly That You Need to Hear Right Now","datePublished":"2015-08-14T09:34:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:10:38.329Z","description":"They're leading lights on the Simpscene","url":"https://time.com/3997729/okilly-dokilly-ned-flanders-metal-band/","keywords":["Music","Arizona","Phoenix","The Simpsons"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3997729/okilly-dokilly-ned-flanders-metal-band/","name":"There's a Ned Flanders Metal Band Called Okilly Dokilly That You Need to Hear Right Now"}}]}] ```