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 Small and Ulrich Wild ("Dethalbum" and "Dethalbum II").
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