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63-571: Dethklok is a fictional melodic death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series Metalocalypse , known for its satirical or parodic lyrical themes. The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled The Dethalbum . The album debuted at number 21 on Billboard magazine 's Top 200 list. The band released Dethalbum II on September 29, 2009, and toured with Mastodon , High on Fire , and Converge . The band's third album, Dethalbum III ,

126-504: A 55-room Spanish-style luxury hotel, was completed. Moon Lake Gardens and Dude Ranch, which featured a private game preserve of 7,000 acres, opened in the 1930s. The end of the 1920s Florida land boom ended the aspirations of New Port Richey to become a haven for Hollywood celebrities, and the Great Depression had a devastating effect on the town. By 1938 the town had lost its Tarpon Springs Branch passenger train connection to

189-618: A campus in 1976. Gulf View Square shopping mall opened in 1980. In 1995, New Port Richey became sister cities with Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. Cavalaire Square in downtown was named in honor of that relationship. In 2004 President George W. Bush , campaigning for re-election, spoke to supporters in Sims Park. New Port Richey is located at 28°14′56″N 82°43′04″W  /  28.248918°N 82.717685°W  / 28.248918; -82.717685 . According to

252-436: A comb-over skullet , and green eyes. He is depicted as having an average build with a strong propensity for drugs and alcohol abuse stemming from feelings of resentment towards his family. He comes off as the most socially-capable member of the band, able to grasp most concepts outside the scope of death metal that the other four cannot. In later seasons, this capacity often puts him at odds with Nathan, though ironically they are

315-560: A guitar teacher and his father; the Tribunal has described him as an "angel of death". Any living being that gets close to Toki (with the exception of Dr. Rockso, Charles and his bandmates) tends to die after a brief period of time. Pickles is Dethklok's drummer. He was raised in Tomahawk, Wisconsin and speaks with an Upper Midwestern accent . He refers to himself as "very Irish American" and has long red hair, styled into dreadlocks and

378-625: A massive personal organization of devoted workers known as Klokateers, who act as their personal servants, as well as their roadies, security personnel, and private military squadron. The band's fan base includes billions of metal fanatics, who frequently endanger themselves watching the band perform live, as their costly shows are commonly held in dangerous locations and include numerous hazards such as excessive pyrotechnics, aircraft, lasers, and giant bladed pendulums, with many shows concluding in multiple attendee deaths. With their widespread commercial success and lucrative sponsorship contracts , Dethklok

441-522: A national tour from August to October 2023, with co-headliners Babymetal and supported by Jason Richardson . In the Metalocalypse series, Dethklok is depicted as the world's most popular and successful death metal band. The members of Dethklok reside in a colossal, fortress-like castle elevated high above ground called Mordhaus, which serves as their residence and recording studio. Beyond their extremely wealthy financial status, they also oversee

504-555: A new sound, including the death 'n' roll of Entombed 's Wolverine Blues . At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul influenced many American metal bands, especially metalcore bands who used guitar riffs and vocals emulating At the Gates' music. The vocals also were noted by AllMusic for being more decipherable than other death metal vocals, resembling high-pitched shrieks that foreshadowed 2000s American screamo bands. The album brought At

567-673: A promotional tour featuring Dethklok and ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead . The tour comprised performances at twelve college campuses, with tickets available to students only (except for 50 tickets set aside for the UCLA show in the Los Angeles area). The band featured Brendon Small , guitarist Mike Keneally , bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Gene Hoglan . Tour information was made available on Adult Swim's promotional site. In an interview with Ultimate Guitar, Brendon Small described

630-402: Is "a self-hating bass player who's always trying to act like he's more important than he is", in part because his bass playing is usually mixed out completely. Although Murderface's musical contribution is apparently totally unnecessary to the group's sound, Dethklok realizes when they expel him from the band in " Dethsiduals " that he imposes a mentality of negativity and hatred upon the band that

693-400: Is Dethklok's lead guitarist. He is described as "a handsome guy who thinks and knows he's the greatest thing in the world". Show creator Brendon Small compares Skwisgaar's attitude and technical playing style to Yngwie Malmsteen . He is tall and thin with long blond hair, a studded belt with a skull buckle, and blue eyes. He played a Gibson Explorer for the first three seasons, but switched to

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756-508: Is considered to serve as "a new Dethklok album", due to Adult Swim holding the rights to the band name. However, after a five-year absence, the band returned to perform at Adult Swim Festival 2019. Their fourth album, and first in over a decade, Dethalbum IV , was released in August 2023, along with a soundtrack album to the film Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar . The band embarked on

819-501: Is crucial to their songwriting. Brendon Small describes Murderface as "thin-skinned and incredibly sensitive and just wants to be accepted constantly but can't get that because he's such a dick and pushes people away". He is sensitive about his weight and appearance, which his bandmates often obliviously exacerbate. Additionally, he is generally disliked by the opposite sex to the point that even female Klokateers, who are absolutely devoted to Dethklok, reject his advances. Murderface's voice

882-490: Is more prone to using verse-chorus song structures. Much of the origin and popularity of melodic death metal can be attributed to the bands At the Gates , In Flames , and Dark Tranquillity , whose mid 1990s music releases (namely Slaughter of the Soul , The Jester Race , and The Gallery , respectively) defined the genre and laid the foundation for the Gothenburg metal scene. Writer Gary Sharpe-Young considered

945-502: Is ranked as the world's seventh largest economy by the end of the second season. Despite their otherworldly success, the members of Dethklok are often portrayed as incompetent at almost everything unrelated to their profession. The band struggles to perform everyday tasks, including grocery shopping, preparing food, and maintaining proper social relationships. Throughout the series, they are often assisted by their manager and lawyer, Charles Foster Offdensen, who frequently attempts to prevent

1008-463: Is the only member of the band who spends time with or likes his father, stating in the episode "Dethdad" he often drinks beer and goes hunting with his father regularly and would be very sad if his father died. Small described Nathan as a " quarterback ", in part to his contribution to his high school football team, and based his character's appearance and performance style on Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher . Skwisgaar Skwigelf

1071-667: The Seaboard Air Line Railway network, a significant loss in the era before Interstates and jet airplanes. Beginning in the late 1960s, western Pasco County began a decades-long period of rapid population growth, although the population of New Port Richey has not increased much because of the small area which makes up the city. Most of the population of western Pasco County is in unincorporated areas. Pasco-Hernando State College began offering classes in New Port Richey in 1972, and completed construction of

1134-542: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km ), of which 4.5 square miles (12 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (1.53%) is water. The Pithlachascotee River flows through the downtown area on its way to the Gulf of Mexico . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 16,728 people, 7,595 households, and 4,145 families residing in

1197-422: The 2000s decade. In the mid–late 2000s, melodic metalcore became one of the most popular heavy metal genres, with bands like Killswitch Engage , Unearth , Bullet for My Valentine , All That Remains , Shadows Fall and Atreyu achieving success, headlining major festivals and selling a lot of records. Melodic metalcore combined melodic death metal elements like melodic guitar riffs and screaming with elements of

1260-866: The Black Dahlia Murder during November and December 2012. Bassist Pete Griffin filled in for several shows while Bryan Beller was touring with his band, the Aristocrats . Dethklok performed at Festival Supreme on October 25, 2014, in Los Angeles , California. Dethklok then performed at Adult Swim Festival 2019. Dethklok, afterwards, went on to play the Adult Swim Festival 2022. The band then went on to tour in North America, in support of Dethalbum IV , with Babymetal and Jason Richardson from August to October 2023. In

1323-573: The Chasco Elementary and Middle schools will be merged into Chasco K-8. The New Port Richey Fire Department provides fire protection services within the city. The department has 2 Fire stations located within the city. Pasco County Fire Rescue covers all emergency medical services . The New Port Richey Police Department is the responsible law enforcement agency within the city, the agency has 44 sworn officers. According to New Port Richey's (2021) Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

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1386-421: The Gates , Dark Tranquillity , and In Flames ) in the mid-1990s. The Swedish death metal scene did much to popularise the style, soon centering in the " Gothenburg metal " scene. At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul , Dark Tranquillity's The Gallery , and In Flames' The Jester Race , all released in the mid-1990s, were highly influential albums in melodic death metal, with At the Gates and In Flames being

1449-526: The Gates , In Flames , Arch Enemy and Soilwork . New Port Richey, Florida New Port Richey is a city in Pasco County , Florida , United States . It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was counted at 16,728 in the 2020 census. By 1914 the area around Orange Lake was being called "New Port Richey" and

1512-676: The Gates underground popularity, including rotation on MTV 's Headbanger's Ball , a nomination at the Swedish Grammys, and American tours with Morbid Angel and Napalm Death . In the late 1990s and early 2000s, melodic death metal quickly expanded with many bands emerging, including Amon Amarth , The Black Dahlia Murder , Arch Enemy , Soilwork , Insomnium , and Children of Bodom . Additionally, other genres would begin using melodic death metal as an influence, including melodic metalcore and melodic black/death. Stewart Mason claims that melodic metalcore has become very popular in

1575-478: The Gates worship". In the 2000s, melodic death metal became popular among heavy metal fans. In 2002, In Flames' album Reroute to Remain peaked at number 10 on the Top Heatseekers chart. The album, retaining the band's melodic death metal sound, showed a diverse mix of different musical genres, including occasional electronica and hip hop synthesizers and occasional clean singing. This helped gain

1638-452: The Gibson "Thunderhorse" Explorer for the fourth. He often carries around his guitars even when not playing. He is often referred to as the fastest guitar player in the world. He is depicted as having extreme sexual prowess and a preference for plump or elderly women. Hailing from Sweden, Skwisgaar has a marked Swedish accent and often makes mistakes when conjugating verbs. He is responsible for

1701-600: The Gothenburg scene the commercial salvation of death metal: "Gothenburg became the new Tampa and the genre received a new lease on life." The titular melodic elements can be traced to traditional Scandinavian musical motifs. Another pioneer was the English band Carcass , which performed grindcore on its first two releases but morphed into death metal and an increasingly melodic style on the Necroticism – Descanting

1764-907: The Horizon and Through the Eyes of the Dead also were influenced by melodic death metal and achieved popularity. Melodic death metal combines death metal with elements of traditional heavy metal ranging as far as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal , especially melodic or harmonized guitar riffs, with the heavily distorted guitars, fast double-bass drum patterns and occasional blast beats of death metal . The vocal style typically features either high-pitched shrieks screaming (differing from traditional death metal) or low-pitched growling (similar to traditional death metal) and can feature clean sung vocals. Unlike traditional death metal, melodic death metal

1827-693: The Insalubrious (1991) and Heartwork (1993). Death 's 1995 album Symbolic is also considered to be influential in the development of the genre. Ceremonial Oath and Eucharist also are early melodic death metal bands; however, they never gained much attention outside of their own scene. In Flames' The Jester Race combined death metal with guitar riffs heavily influenced by bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest . The album's sound heavily contrasted with traditional death metal, and made Swedish death metal more accessible to more people compared to other Swedish death metal albums that pioneered

1890-523: The June 5, 2008, show at The Fillmore in San Francisco, an electrical fire broke out during Soilent Green's set. Attendees were hesitant to leave the building thinking that it was part of the show (in their fictional universe, Dethklok is infamous for causing disasters that result in deaths), which created a dangerous situation, but they soon realized that the fire was real and evacuated and the concert

1953-487: The United States, using the term "Swedecore" to describe Scandinavian-style metal as played by non- Nordic bands. Many melodic death metal and metalcore bands (especially after melodic metalcore band Killswitch Engage rose in popularity) were heavily influenced by Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates and had an influence of them in their music. Many heavy metal bands in the mid-2000s, in turn, were labeled "At

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2016-506: The award by Chuck Billy , best known for his work as the vocalist for the thrash metal band Testament . In 2013, Dethalbum III won an Independent Music Award for Best Metal/Hardcore Album. As Dethklok As Brendon Small Melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath ) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs , often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal ). The genre features

2079-527: The band a new amount of fans while alienating fans of In Flames' early work. In Flames' next two albums, Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004) and Come Clarity (2006), peaked at numbers 145 and 58 on the Billboard 200 , respectively, with the latter album giving In Flames a Swedish Grammy Award. The Black Dahlia Murder, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom, and Amon Amarth also enter the Billboard 200 during

2142-459: The band and what parts of the songs he does contribute to." The original design of the character was changed to avoid his looking too much like Devin Townsend . William Murderface is Dethklok's bassist, who plays a Gibson Thunderbird Studio 5-string . He has brown hair, green eyes, a heavy lateral lisp and a gap in his front teeth . He has tattoos on the top and bottom parts of his abdomen,

2205-433: The band from making poor decisions. The band's actions and uncanny misfortune have caught the attention of an Illuminati -style council known as The Tribunal . The Tribunal is portrayed as Dethklok's antagonist throughout the series and secretly monitors their actions in almost every episode. They describe Dethklok as the "world's greatest cultural force." The leader of The Tribunal (Mr. Salacia), however, frequently instructs

2268-621: The band's influence, and in "Fatherklok" tells Murderface not to interfere with Skwisgaar's father issues. Nathan sometimes acts in a parental manner towards Toki, and in the first episode insisted that the band never drink before a show (notwithstanding the fact they had all been drinking all day). In the episode "Fatherklok", it was revealed that Nathan enjoys an excellent relationship with his father. He does, however, find his parents embarrassing as they are normal parents and not "brutal" as seen in "Dethfam". A brief montage shows Nathan and his father fishing, racing go-karts, and playing Scrabble . He

2331-469: The band, and a great deal more emotionally stable, though he is still incompetent at most things in life such as the use of a grocery store or reading a cooking recipe. Despite this, he does seem to have some knowledge in specific areas, such as negotiating a contract, extensive knowledge of rock culture, and a proficiency in French. He attempts to get his GED in "Go Forth And Die", and only fails in part due to

2394-549: The city council was to accept Enchantment Park as a gift from George Sims. The park was renamed Sims Park. The main attractions of the city were the park, the Pithlachascotee River , and Orange Lake. In the mid-1920s the city hoped to become a winter home for Hollywood stars. In fact, Thomas Meighan , a leading actor in silent movies, built a large home on the river in 1928 and spent the winters there. He hoped to make movies in New Port Richey. Gene Sarazen , one of

2457-421: The city. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 14,911 people, 7,030 households, and 3,624 families residing in the city. New Port Richey Has 6 Elementary Schools, 3 Middle Schools, and 4 High Schools Elementary: Middle: High: Colleges: A satellite campus of Fort Lauderdale-based Keiser University is also located in the city. Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, Calusa Elementary and

2520-428: The genre would incorporate an increased sense of melody and narrative. Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre, incorporating elements of metalcore and melodic death metal, with a heavy emphasis on melodic instrumentation, blast beats , metalcore-stylized breakdowns and clean singing . These bands often take influence from the guitar riffs and writing styles of Swedish melodic death metal bands, especially At

2583-477: The heaviness of death metal but with highly melodic or harmonized guitar riffs and solos, and often features high-pitched shrieked vocals (differing from traditional death metal) alongside the low-pitched growls commonly featured in traditional death metal. Pioneered by the English heavy metal band Carcass with their 1993 album Heartwork , melodic death metal developed further in Sweden (developed by bands like At

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2646-401: The majority of the arrangement of Dethklok's songs, writing the guitar lines as well as Murderface's bass lines. Skwisgaar also typically discards and re-records the rhythm guitar (and the bass guitar parts) recorded by Toki Wartooth for Dethklok's albums and frequently belittles as well competes with him over his guitar playing skills. Nonetheless, when Toki originally auditioned for the band, it

2709-516: The older part of Port Richey was called "Old Port Richey." In 1915 a separate post office was established for the residents of the southern part of Port Richey . The post office was named New Port Richey, and the name became official. The first postmaster was Gerben DeVries. The growth of the city came about after George Sims purchased the Port Richey Land Company. He built a home in New Port Richey in 1916. The first Chasco Fiesta

2772-440: The only one not with the band in its initial form, having been chosen to replace the violent and egomaniacal Magnus Hammersmith. Small explains Toki's relationship with Skwisgaar as "...Norwegian to Skwisgaar's Swedish, pompous attitude. And, again, a second-class citizen in the same band", and compared his guitar playing style to that of Iron Maiden . In contrast to the deep cynicism, grim outlook, promiscuity, and alcohol abuse of

2835-422: The only two the others can talk to on certain levels. Charles Offdensen refers to Nathan and Pickles as the "most responsible" members in the group, much to their disdain. Pickles is a multi-talented performer, whom IGN Magazine described as "the band's deepest thinker". Pickles is the former front-man of a group called Snakes 'n' Barrels, providing the vocals and performing as the lead guitarist. Brendon Small used

2898-685: The original style of metalcore like breakdowns . At the Gates and In Flames were major influences on these bands. Killswitch Engage are often credited as the band that brought melodic metalcore into the mainstream among heavy metal fans. Some deathcore bands during this time, such as Through the Eyes of the Dead and Bring Me the Horizon , combined deathcore with melodic death metal. Many melodic death metal bands began being inspired by black metal and European romanticism . This style has been referred to as blackened melodic death metal , melodic blackened death metal and melodic black-death . However, unlike most other black metal, this take on

2961-434: The other band members, Toki's character is generally childlike, innocent, and good-natured, yet traumatized and can be quite violent when pushed too far. He has a boyish bedroom complete with action figures , stuffed animals, and wall posters, and a prominent hobby of his is building model planes. He is a type 2 diabetic and requires insulin shots. A recurring plot point is the death of people Toki grows fond of, including

3024-413: The other members to allow Dethklok to do as they will. Nathan Explosion is the frontman, lead vocalist and " lyrical visionary " of Dethklok. Portrayed as a tall and stocky guy with long black hair, black nails, and green eyes, Nathan speaks with a death growl even when not singing; admitting during the comet episode that he knows his lyrics are largely incomprehensible . He did not speak a word until he

3087-536: The release of In Flames' 2002 album Reroute to Remain , which showed a change to a more eclectic sound while retaining the band's melodic death metal sound. Many other melodic death metal bands quickly had chart success. In the mid-2000s, melodic metalcore , a subgenre of metalcore that combines the genre with melodic death metal, achieved popularity with the chart success and sales success of bands like Killswitch Engage , All That Remains , and As I Lay Dying . Deathcore bands during this time period like Bring Me

3150-432: The spring of 2024, Dethklok headlined the "Mutilation on a Spring Night" tour, running from early April to early May in the United States. Support on the tour was provided by DragonForce and Nekrogoblikon . Dethklok received the award for best international band during the 2009 Revolver Golden God Awards. A clip of the band's acceptance speech was played after they were announced as the recipients. They were presented

3213-473: The top golfers in the 1920s, also built a home in New Port Richey. He invented the modern sand wedge in a garage in New Port Richey. Other Hollywood figures such as Ed Wynn visited New Port Richey. Songwriter Irving Berlin and bandleader Paul Whiteman made down payments on property, but did not build homes. In 1926, a new theater named for Thomas Meighan opened, and in 1927, the Hacienda Hotel ,

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3276-453: The top reading "Pobody's Nerfect", and the bottom saying "This Mess Is A Place". When he was a baby, Murderface's deranged and mentally unstable father killed his wife   —   Murderface's mother   —   with a chainsaw before turning it upon himself in front of Murderface in a grisly murder-suicide (Murderface believes this happened because he was ugly). This left Murderface to be raised by his grandparents. Murderface

3339-658: The tour as being "like Gorillaz , with the animated characters" with Small's ensemble of musicians performing visibly. In a February 2008 interview on California radio station Indie 103.1 with Full Metal Jackie , plans for a summer 2008 tour were announced. Brendon Small described the tour as being like "a Disney ride but with murder". Dethklok toured the US in June and early July with Chimaira and Soilent Green . In April 2008, 27 seven dates were announced. Dethklok performed at Heavy MTL on June 21, 2008. They then toured with Chimaira and Soilent Green during June and July 2008. During

3402-488: The two most common influences on North American 2000s heavy metal bands. Many American heavy metal bands emulated At the Gates' sound, resulting in the usage of the phrase "At the Gates worship". In the late 1990s and early 2000s, many melodic death metal bands emerged, including Children of Bodom , Arch Enemy , Amon Amarth , The Black Dahlia Murder , Insomnium , and Soilwork . In the 2000s decade, melodic death metal achieved popularity among heavy metal fans, starting with

3465-462: The voice of Pickles on The Dethalbum to sing the chorus of the song "Hatredcopter", as well as the entirety of "Kill You", a song by Snakes N' Barrels "covered" by Dethklok, which serves as a bonus track. Describing the character, Small said, "I thought the drummer should be able to do a bunch of stuff, like Roger Taylor in Queen . Even though it's not based on his personality, it's what he can do in

3528-496: Was Skwisgaar who requested that Toki be chosen, feeling that no other guitarist made Skwisgaar play as well as he did. In the episode "Skwisklok", it is revealed that Skwisgaar is allergic to cilantro . Toki Wartooth is Dethklok's rhythm guitarist. He typically played a Gibson Flying V , but has switched to the Brendon Small "Snow Falcon" V for the fourth season. A native of "an abandoned town near Lillehammer ", Norway, he

3591-542: Was also scheduled to play the main stage for both days of Knotfest on August 17 and 18, 2012; however, Dethklok's appearance was cancelled. The band was scheduled to co-headline a tour in North America with Lamb of God (with special guest Gojira ) in August 2012; this tour was cancelled due to bail hearings at the time for Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic. Dethklok toured North America, in support of Dethalbum III , with Machine Head , All That Remains and

3654-521: Was five years old and in high school excelled only in frog dissection and football. According to his dating profile, Nathan describes his ethnicity as "White/Native American". He was raised in New Port Richey, Florida . He is the lead songwriting force in Dethklok, and uses violent imagery or plot elements when writing and composing song material. Nathan is slightly more sensible than the rest of

3717-448: Was forced to constantly perform manual labor by his abusive cultist parents. He has a distinct accent and often inappropriately pluralizes words, but refers to Pickles as "Pickle". Visually, he has a distinct Fu Manchu moustache , long brown hair, and very pale blue eyes. He is also shown to be extremely physically fit, in stark contrast to the rest of his bandmates. Toki is the only Dethklok member with no prior band experience, as well as

3780-421: Was held in 1922 to raise money for the local library. The event was revived in 1947 and has been held annually since then. It includes a large street parade and a boat parade on successive Saturdays. In 1924 New Port Richey was incorporated. The first mayor was Dr. Elroy M. Avery , an educator, historian, and prolific author who came to New Port Richey from Cleveland after he retired in 1919. The first act of

3843-474: Was originally achieved by Tommy Blacha putting paper towels inside his mouth when voicing the character, but he has since refined his technique to forgo the paper towels. Magnus Hammersmith was the first rhythm guitarist of Dethklok, but was kicked out of the band very early for his violent behavior. He returns to antagonize and threaten the band several times. Studio members: Live members: Former members: In late 2007, Adult Swim organized

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3906-507: Was released on October 16, 2012. The soundtrack to the special episode Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem was released on October 29, 2013. A real band was set up in order to perform the band's music in live shows. Both bands were created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha . The music heard on Metalocalypse is performed by Brendon Small, with others needed for live concerts and albums. On August 25, 2017, Brendon Small released his second solo album, Brendon Small's Galaktikon II , which

3969-919: Was rescheduled. Dethklok toured with co-headliner Mastodon , High on Fire , and Converge during October and November 2009. The band performed in San Bernardino on July 9, 2011, at the Mayhem Festival in place of Megadeth . Dethklok played a free show at San Diego Comic-Con on July 13, 2012, on the USS ; Midway . Dethklok was scheduled to play in Toronto, Ontario at the Heavy T.O. festival on August 11, 2012, and also in Montreal, QC at Heavy MTL Festival on August 12, 2012; however, Dethklok's appearances at both festivals were cancelled. Dethklok

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