3D: Dethklok Destroyed Dallas!

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:01:20 -0500

Holy SHYTE! What else can I say but that? I mean, HOLY SHYTE! The show last night was brutal. Soilent Green (myspace), Chimaira (myspace), and DETHKLOK! The doors opened at 7pm with the show starting closer to 8 pm rather than the scheduled 7:30 time. That didn't matter to me because I missed my exit and then took a wrong turn after that. Oh, then I also had to walk 3 blocks becuase a few of the streets were closed due to some festival/block party going on near the West End.

I finally made it to the House of Blues and then inside after the security checkpoint/search. At first, I was on the outside looking in (pit) but then I started to make my way near the center (still inside the pit) where all the action was. The show started shortly after that, Soilent Green was first to take the stage, their set only lasted 30-35 minutes. They had a decent sound, but it got the crowd going early. I wanted to get the pit out of the way early so I could make my way to the front to snag some shots so I jumped straight into the pit and was "mingling" with the locals. HA! It was fun, 3 of us went down only after a few minutes, but that was because one tripped and then I fell over him and then someone tripped over me.

The moshing was intense too. Now, believe it or not, but within the pit, there's actually "moshing etiquette". Always look out for your fellow mosher, that's the rule. As soon we (2 out ot the 3 that tripped over the first guy) fell down, several rushed over to help us up and we were back at it so we wouldn't slow down the flow of the pit. I got the slamming out of my system early so I could make my way towards the front before the first set list was finished. I managed to snag a few good shots before Dethklok made it on stage. There were a few that decided to crowd surf, I couldn't figure out which was more of the "dick move", the surfers that were kicking the individual people in the head as they were surfing over or the crowd that happend to throw punches towards the crotches of the surfers....LMAO.

After Chimaira finished their set the crowd started to chant "DETHKLOK" over and over then went into a cheer once the drumset for Pickles was unveiled. Once the lights went out and the introduction for the band started, the crowd was going wild. Then the first song played was the "Deththeme" followed by "Briefcase Full of Guts", two righteous songs I might add. Brendon was right on when it came down to the timing of his vocals to the animation playing on the giant screen behind him. It was kind of funny as he stood there doing the voices of Nathan, Pickles, and Skwisgaar thanking the crowd for being great to them.

Here's Dethklok's set list (in any order, video links provided unless marked as mp3):

"Deththeme"
"Briefcase Full of Guts" (mp3)
"Awaken"
"Hatredcopter" (mp3)
"Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle"
"Bloodtrocuted" (Flickr friend ThornMonkey's clip)
"Go Forth and Die"
"Dethharmonic"
"Birthday Dethday"
"Castratikron"
"Thunderhorse"
"Murmaider" (mp3)
"Go into the Water"
"Fansong"

The tour ends tonight in Austin, TX. (Noooooooooooooooooo!) I'm so tempted to drive down there and catch the last leg of the DethTour. I wouldn't mind taking my girlfriend, yup, I have one now.....WOOHOO! But that's for another post. Anyway, I wouldn't mind taking her to see the show, it would be kind of kickass to share that experience with her. I'd probably give in to the temptation and try to jump into the pit again. Tonight's show was actually moved to a larger venue due to the high demand of tickets. Crazy huh? It was too bad that they didn't play "Murdertrain a Comin", it's one of my favorites on the DethAlbum. Well that and I wanted to hear Mashed Potato Johnson play on the "grandspas guitars". I'm looking online for that killer Dethklok swag to purchase too.

I ended up hanging around after the show and took some photos of the tour bus and even with the band members (except Gene (drummer)). Here's what really sucked, my camera died as I was trying to snag a picture with Brandon (vocalist), but I was able to use my cellie as the backup. He did sign my ticket to the show which I'm going to have framed with a few of the photos for my apartment. I'll go back into this post to add the pictures after I watermark them. I just want to get this post out right away. Hells ya I'm STILL that stoked!

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Dethklok and St. Necrophagist Hospital

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:01:39 -0500

Dethklok Pain Waiver

Let's see.

Ticket to show, check!
Will, check!
Pain Waiver, check!

Kind of play on one of Dethklok's songs "Mermaider" from the DethAlbum. Again, they're coming to town July 5th on the DethTour. I can't wait! As you can see, I've already filled out my pain waiver.

For those not familiar with the band, they're on the show Metalocalypse that airs on Adult Swim. As for their music, well... it's "DethMetal". So there you have it. "The album debuted at #21 on the Billboard Top 200 list, making it the highest charted death metal album to date." (Wikipedia)

Why the Pain Waiver? It's because "the band members indirectly cause death and bad luck to those near them." If you're wondering where the Pain Waiver originated from check out the clip from S01E01 titled "The Curse of Dethklok". I've used this clip before in previous Dethklok posts so I'm sure some may recognize it (blog readers).

Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle

As an added bonus, the band recently opened a hospital for their concert survivors and even played a benefit show for them. The band members informed the audience that the show wouldn't be great becuase they all had a cold and to not have high expectations when it came to the performance. The song is titled "Pull the plug".

Metalocalypse - S02E12 - Dethklok - Pull the Plug (song)

Cheers

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A dark and fearful sham

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:24:33 -0500

Seth is getting married and sent an invitation to his brother Pickles (Dethklok drummer). It's stressing him out. The Tribunal investigates the institution of marriage. LMFAO @ the "livable hatred" line.

Cheers

Metalocalypse - S02E07 - A Dark and Fearful Sham

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Life sentence

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:16:22 -0500

I caught the first episode to start the second half of season two after the long hiatus for the show Metalocalypse. The band is picking up where they left off with their misadventures. Pickles the drummer is stressed because his brother is getting married and he hates being around his family. There were two clips from that show that really made laugh my ass off.

The band ends up paying for this visit in more ways than one and has to perform (since everyone loves Dethklok) at the wedding reception. I'm interested in seeing how season two will wrap up. I'm also really looking forward to the Dethklok show coming to Dallas later this summer to promote The Dethalbum. \m/

Clip 1: "Tax breaks and adultery"

Metalocalypse - S02E07 - Tax breaks and adultery

Clip 2: "Life Sentence"

Metalocalypse - S02E07 - Dethklok - Life Sentence

"I am" is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that "I do" is the longest sentence? ~ George Carlin.

I'm sure you can piece together from those two clips that the show is focusing on marriage and mocking it more or less...LMAO

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World of Dethklok

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:53:37 -0600

A very important question is asked by Professor Gustav Munndig.

Professor Jerry Gustav Munndig

Ok, who does he remind you of? Anyway, I found this video earlier and thought these two clips (above and below) would tie into each other nicely. A world of metal meets World of Dethklok.

Cheers

World Of Dethklok (Murmaider)

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Vox Hunt: Best of 2007

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:32:29 -0500

Show us which album tops your best of 2007 list so far.

Is this a joke? Are you kidding? That's an easy one.... the Dethalbum from Dethklok tops my list!!!!!

The Dethalbum

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Dethklok kicks so much ass, you'll probably go blind!

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:14:04 -0500

Holy SHYTE!!!! Ok, I'm a proud owner of the Dethklok "Dethalbum"! What else can I say? It's BRUTAL!!!!! The tracks sound so much better than the ones listed on the promo album (minus that annoying watermark of course). I've been listening to the 2 disc album non-stop. I'm about ("aboot" in Canadian) to slap those tracks on my iPod and hit "das gym". It's going to be an intense workout tonight. Damn, I can't say enough about this album... Everything about it is "metal".

The guitar playing was crazy... Of course you're going to get a laugh out of Mashed Potatoes Johnson making an appearance on the 2nd disc (Murdertrain a comin') with his (as Toki and Skwisgaar puts it) "grandspas guitars" for a blues solo. "Hatredy" was given one hell of a remake, I almost didn't recognize it. "Blood Ocean", badass, "Dethklok gets in tune" was pretty funny. The "pickles intro" pretty funny too, it's metal for the ladies as Nathan takes a break for a sandwich.

It's one thing when you're listening to the promo album, but to hear this release, two totally different albums. You can't help but throw those "metal" horns up in the air as you listen to "Murmaider", "Thunderhorse", "Go into the water", "Bloodtrocuted", "Fansong", "Briefcase full of guts", "Birthday Dethday", "Castratikron", "Hatredcopter", and "Dethharmonic" which are all my favs. I've pretty much named all the tracks on the album, skipping a few because they have yet to grow on me.

You won't be able to get enough of this album once you listen to it for the first time. Don't forget to watch the first episode of Season 2 of METALOCALYPSE on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network). I watched the first episode all weekend which was crazy, they've definitely outdone themselves when it came to the show reaching new heights.

I can't wait until Dethklok hits the road to tour (once again, think Gorillaz).

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Knubbler's review of the Dethklok "Dethalbum"

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:22:44 -0500

Dethklok - Knubbler's Review of the Dethalbum

From the Dethalbum website:

On September 25, Adult Swim will unleash the brand-new CD from legendary metal band DETHKLOK on an unsuspecting public. "Dethalbum" features several full-length songs from Adult Swim's most metal animated series "Metalocalypse" plus all-new tracks.

To coincide with the premiere of the second season of "Metalocalypse" on Adult Swim and release of "Metalocalypse Season 1" on DVD, a regular and a deluxe CD edition of "Dethalbum" will be released. The deluxe edition will include a second disc featuring seven even more brutal tracks, the animated video for the utterly brutal single "Bloodrocuted", and the premiere episode from Season 2 of "Metalocalypse".

"Dethalbum" track listing:

Disc 1 (Regular and Deluxe Editions):

01. Murmaider
02. Go Into the Water
03. Awaken
04. Bloodrocuted
05. Go Forth and Die
06. Fansong
07. Better Metal Snake
08. The Lost Vikings
09. Thunderhorse
10. Briefcase Full of Guts
11. Birthday Dethday
12. Hatredcopter
13. Castratikron
14. Face Fisted
15. Dethharmonic
16. Deththeme

Disc 2 (Deluxe Edition ONLY):

01. Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle
02. Blood Ocean
03. Murdertrain A Comin'
04. Pickles Intro
05. Kill You
06. Hatredy
07. Dethklok Gets in Tune
* Video for "Bloodrocuted"
* Episode from Season 2

Created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha, "Metalocalypse" follows the on- and off-stage adventures of DETHKLOK, an incredibly talented and insanely popular Norwegian heavy metal band. DETHKLOK boasts the lineup of vocalist Nathan Explosion (lyrical visionary), Skwisgaar Skwigelf and Toki Wartooth (two of the fastest guitarists alive), bassist William Murderface and drummer Pickles â€” the soul of the band. Not really.

"Dethalbum" features a guest appearance by legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DEATH, DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT). He previously stated about the CD, "What a killer metal record! I can't wait for everyone else to hear it, and since it has now been slated for a September 25th release, that is now gonna be sooner than later, especially with leakage. And yes, it appears that we are going on tour with it as well! The logistics are being worked on as we speak, but it looks like it's gonna be a real killer, multi-media show. I'm looking real forward to that, I've even suspended the booking of a ton of clinics to clear my schedule to be available." - www.roadrunnerrecords.com

Hence forth, september 25th shall be known as DETHTEMBER BRUTALFIFTH!

Only 8 days left until DETHALBUM!

Go forth and DIE!

hatredcopter

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Dethklok DJ pt. 16

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:13:04 -0500

Here's the opening video to the show Metalocalypse known as the "Deththeme".

Deththeme

Here's the track:

Dethklok - Deththeme

Dethklok

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Dethklok DJ pt. 15

nobody@vox.com(HappyHacker) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:09:43 -0500

From S01E10 "Fat kid at the dethharmonic".

Dethklok - Dethharmonic

Here's the track with Emilie Autumn playing violin.

Dethklok - Dethharmonic

Dethklok

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