Dethklok: The World’s Most Brutal Fake Band, that isn’t?

I’m sure you’ve heard of Dethklok.

If your a fan of Cartoon Network’s late night program Adultswim you’ve at least seen the commercials. This cartoon is based off of Brendan Small’s ideas that led to an extremely fruitful show filled with incredible amounts of violence, blood, and drug use that society loves to see on the T.V. The show focuses around the band’s inability to do simple tasks or really anything that isn’t related to music. This incredible lack of life skills in conjunction with the ridiculous things the band does manage to do (like summoning a lake troll) make for an amazing 15 minute program.

But thats not what I’m concerned with. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the show. But seeing Dethklok live and in person is a wholly different experience.

In the summer of 2008, 2 friends and I managed to get tickets to the Dethklok show in Atlanta, and let me just go ahead and start this by saying, it was pretty much every bit as awesome as it could be. It was at the Tabernacle, which if you’ve never been is a pretty good venue for a metal band. The two opening acts, Soilent Green and Chimera left a lot to be desired. I had a one hell of headache before Dethklok was even set up. But it was worth every minute of pain once Dethklok began.

The crowd was packed tighter than a can of sardines, but once the first song started, which ironically was the title song from the show, several mosh pits erupted at once. It was just the start of the show, and I had lost one of my friends. The band was on stage. There were only a few lights behind them that allowed the crowd to see a silhouette of each member. The main viusal attraction were the 3 large screen above the band. Each screen played the music video that went along with the video. The music video were exceptionally crafted and held the audience captive, but still moving along with the music. By the end of the second song, my other friend had disappeared and I was sandwiched between a few large sweaty guys. Normally not my idea of a “ballin’-ass-time”, but this was just that, and the some.

Dethklok is coming back to Atlanta at the beginning of November. Go to Craiglist and pick up your ticket. Its worth the expense to see the worlds most brutal band.

by Nico Jenkot

~ by themissingink on November 3, 2009.