Editing Brainkrieg

{{Infobox Band 
|band_name=Brainkrieg 
|image= [[Image:Strong_bad_email_D.PNG|230px|"Jugga Jigga Wugga."]]<br/>[[File:Brainkrieg-Logo.png|200px|"Are you even plugged in?"]]
|origin=The [[Teen Girl Squad]]'s high school 
|genre={{w|Death metal}}, {{w|grunge}}, {{w|punk rock}}, {{w|crossover thrash}}
|member=Unnamed guitarist/lead singer <br>Unnamed bassist with skull shirt<br>Unnamed plump drummer
|discography=[[Hooked on Decemberween|If I Don't Get Video Games...]] (2008)<br>[[Decomposing Pumpkins]] (2009)<br>[[Trogdor's Fiery Rage (song)|Trogdor's Fiery Rage]] (2019) 
}}

'''Brainkrieg''' is a metal band from the [[Teen Girl Squad]] comic series, created by [[Strong Bad]] in the email [[death metal]]. The band does not seem to be very skilled: they use all of the wrong "d-e" words in their song (dentist, deli-style, [[De La Soul]]) and place last in The Battle of the Crappy High School Bands. Brainkrieg frequently uses the [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] phrase "jugga jigga wugga" in their lyrics, representing guitar riffs; [[Cheerleader]] seems to be a fan of this {{--}} she comes for the wuggas, but stays for the jiggy juggas. Apparently, their music is popular with rats {{--}} during the [[Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad issue]] featured in [[Homestar Ruiner]], rats are attracted to the girls whenever a Brainkrieg ringtone plays.

== Songs ==
[[File:brainkrieg.jpg|thumb|left|jugga jigga wugga]]
Brainkrieg's first full song was "[[If I Don't Get Video Games...]]", accompanied by a video, released on the [[Hooked on Decemberween]] holiday compilation album. In this song, their sound evolved from death metal towards grunge or hardcore punk. The song revealed much more about the characters and their personalities: the band is fairly rebellious, obsessed with video games, and the singer has an alcoholic uncle named Edgar. The song ends with a d-e word ([[Decemberween]]).

The next song, the Halloween-themed "[[Decomposing Pumpkins]]", was again centered around holiday festivities. In the lyrics, the band once again threaten repercussions if they do not get what they want for a holiday: throwing eggs or rotten pumpkins at those who do not give them "good candy" (including their own drummer, whose mother's candy did not measure up). The song was performed live from the garage of the singer's parents' house, where they played to an audience that included [[Cheerleader]], [[What's Her Face]] and all [[The Gregs|four Gregs]]. The song once again ends with a d-e word (decomposing pumpkins).

In 2019, they wrote a song for [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP]] called "[[Trogdor's Fiery Rage (song)|Trogdor's Fiery Rage]]". The song and video hearken back to their [[Strong Bad Email]] origins, once again performing on the high school stage and ending with a d-e word ([[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items#Cards|deck of cards]]).

== Trivia ==
* The name "Brainkrieg" is a pun on "{{w|Blitzkrieg}}", a term used to describe the German army's battle tactics in World War II.
** "Blitzkrieg" is used as a name by a real-world {{w|Blitzkrieg (metal band)|metal band}} and {{w|Blitzkrieg (punk band)|punk rock band}}.
* Brainkrieg's "ᗺK" logo is reminiscent of the {{w|Dead Kennedys}} {{w|Dead Kennedys#Logo|"DK" logo}}.
*"Decomposing Pumpkins" was featured as the [[Quote of the Week]] on October 22, 2009. Soon after this, [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] went on [[Hiatuses#2009 - 2013: The Big Hiatus|an extended hiatus]], and the Quote of the Week would not be updated until exactly five years later. This means "Decomposing Pumpkins" held the longest tenure as Quote of the "Week", far outlasting the previous record holder ([[Strong Bad]]'s "[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Garbage Disposal]]" song, which lasted seven weeks).
*Both "If I Don't Get Video Games..." and "Decomposing Pumpkins" refer to [[Decemberween#References to Christmas|''Christmas'' lights]] rather than ''Decemberween'' lights.
*Strong Bad {{prs|926820491096154112|4|Nov|2017|alt=does not respect or condone the actions of Brainkrieg}}, despite their being characters in a comic he made up.

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[death metal]]
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] ([[Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad#Ringtone|mentioned]])
*[[Hooked on Decemberween]]
*[[Decomposing Pumpkins]]
*[[Trogdor's Fiery Rage (video)]]

== See Also ==
* [[Kissyboots]]
* [[she likes cloth]]
* [[Taranchula]]

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*{{qotw|"Weeks after Halloween, days after Thanksgiving, just before the Christmas lights go up, Brainkrieg stalks the neighborhood in my mom's Taurus wagon in search of..." ''{Entire song}''|[[Decomposing Pumpkins]]|Mirror:brainkrieg_pumpkins.mp3}}
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