DETHKLOK, the stars of the Adult Swim series “Metalocalypse”, performed this past Friday (November 15) as part of the Adult Swim Festival at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. The show marked DETHKLOK’s first live appearance since taking part in the 2014 edition of Festival Supreme in L.A.
DETHKLOK played a 19-song set that included live premieres of the tracks “Impeach God” and “Comet Song”. Joining mainman Brendon Small (guitar, vocals) at the gig were Gene Hoglan on drums, Nili Brosh on second guitar and Pete Griffin on bass.
Setlist:
01. Deththeme
02. Briefcase Full Of Guts
03. Birthday Dethday
04. Awaken
05. Bloodlines
06. The Gears
07. Black Fire Upon Us
08. Dethsupport
09. Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle
10. Impeach God (live premiere)
11. Comet Song (live premiere)
12. Andromeda
13. I Ejaculate Fire
14. The Duel
15. Murmaider
16. Thunderhorse
Encore:
17. Castratikron
18. Go Into The Water
19. Fansong
Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below.
In a 2012 interview with MLive, Small said that he conceptualized DETHKLOK‘s show after watching a live performance of GORILLAZ, another animated band fronted by Damon Albarn of BLUR.
“I always wanted to make a record, and find a way to tour it,” Small said. “I checked out GORILLAZ, who are talented, and have some of the best animation I’ve ever seen, but [because the musicians hid behind a screen, and the audience couldn’t see them,] there was no connection between performer and audience. It was cool and mysterious, but it didn’t give the audience what they want. We don’t look like [DETHKLOK], and we’re not supposed to, but at least you can see us playing. We’re like a pit band in that sense.”
DETHKLOK‘s latest album, “Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III”, was released in October 2012 via Williams Street Records. The disc sold around 20,000 copes in the United States to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band’s previous CD, “Dethalbum II”, opened with 45,000 units back in October 2009 to enter the chart at No. 15.
“Dethalbum III” was once again co-produced by Smalland Ulrich Wild (“Dethalbum” and “Dethalbum II”).
VinylLair.com 
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