Skinny Puppy - Assimilate @ Dolce Vita 1986 

He's reverse headbanging.

the quality of this recording is insane for 1986 better than 90% of modern recordings

I'll never forget the time I hired these guys to play the annual Christmas banquet for my local Chamber of Commerce back in 1988. Harvey Felznik still hates me for it.

How can a song from my childhood somehow still sound like it's from the future.

1986 wasn’t even close to being ready for this.

Talk about stage presence This guy's got it. One of my favorite Skinny Puppy songs

I'm 15 and have recently found some of my dad's old vinyls when moving into his new house. I've been listening to goth music for a while now but industrial music has to be one of the best :)

4:50 best knife solo in rock history 🔪

The entire performance is mind-boggling, but that last 30 seconds really had potential to be a dark electronic masterpiece.

I had this played at my wedding

2024 and still listening

For being from 1986 it still has better quality than 50% of videos on youtube.

This was the birth of something so very very new and it still sounds new. My god, this is strong.

This live performance was insane!! Must’ve been something else seeing it in person

Looking back, Skinny Puppy was way ahead of their time. They paved the road for acts like Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson.

This guy is the fucking hero! we are in 2016 and people are afraid of this kind of performances.

Wow, 30 years ago and still sounds and looks fresh. Not just ahead of their time, but also timeless.

Can’t believe this was from 1986, absolutely ahead of its time...

Saw them with sisters of mercy a hundred years ago in San Francisco. Wasn't real familiar with skinny puppy, thought they were a kid band. Ogre's energy and true insanity can only be really felt love. Loved it!

Rest In Peace Dwayne Goettel. You were such an amazing and kind man.

I'm 38 years old and I grew up on Skinny Puppy, I'm from NYC and saw them countless times at the bat cave and the limelight along with my life with the thrill kill cult. Those two bands define what industrial music really is. Rob-NYC.

Being a fan of NIN I've heard Skinny Puppy brought up but never looked into their music. I see this in my recommendations feed the other day, clicked on it, and fell in love with this incredible music. It's never too late to enjoy great music.

Reznor can thank SP for his image.

The atmosphere of this song is just breathtaking. I discovered Skinny Puppy in 1989 I think, this has always been one of my favorite songs by them.

It's a banger. I've always appreciated Nivek's ability to fully commit to a concept.

One of those very rare bands who sounds better live than in the studio.

This is raw emotion at it's finest

I used to listen to Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb and others when I was lifting needing that rush to get the ultra heavy weight up. Worked every time!!!!

Finally, a Skinny Puppy song that I can comment on. If any band members are reading this I want you to know what a huge impact you have had on my life. I love your painful industrial music. LOVE IT! Im almost 55 and I first heard Skinny Puppy at a wee concert hall in Saskatoon. I was 15 or 16 and I ran out when I couldnt handle the gore. I have another SP friend who is a major fan and he will never let me live it down--skedaddling out of the concert like a weenie but then later listening to every album as it came out. Well, whatever, I was just a kid. I hope this brings someone some amusement.

hands down the best mullet ever...

i just discovered this band like a month ago and now i can't stop listening

I always keep coming back to this exact video. The way he communicates complex emotions in such an unadulterated way is mesmerizing.

The transition from Assimilate to Dig It gives me chills up my spine - Sooo incredibly good. Please upload!

This band was so ahead of their time. Would given anything to see their original line up in that kind of setting.

I have watched thousands of music video's and have never seen the dedication that skinny puppy has to entertain in the last 50 seconds of this video.

music like this needs to return. this was an amazing performance, it was an amazing experience in my life. skinny puppy fan forever.

this song is addictive

Fuck this sounds amazing live. Oh you lucky bastards who were at this concert when I was just a wee lad..

do you ever wonder if people who make insanely good music like this are actually aware of how good their shit is at the time of its creation/? cause it always just keep sounding better no matter how many times you hear it

Love how Key is always chilling in the background while Ohgr is doing his thing.

That reverse headbanging is something

The convulsive dance is the best. Makes me laugh everytime I see it. Dude's gonna give himself whiplash.

literal chills. such an incredible stage performance

Some of the best electronic music in history. I was not a big fan of the vocals, but I can appreciate the style. For me the music was ahead of it's time.

So far THE greatest live performers I've ever seen in my 20 years of going to shows , converts and festivals.

Thanks for the historical preservation. It's like a precursor to an antidepressant advertisement.

The knife part! " i cant smile, i cant smile" creates a smile forcefully.

Ok, I have been very fortunate to attend many concerts of many genres over the years... The Cure Depeche Mode Morrissey Nitzer Ebb Jesus and Mary Chain Two raves in Toronto late 90's Rush (three concerts) Jesse Cook Even a Vienna symphony orchestra in Vienna, Austria. *Nothing* I mean NOTHING compares to the Skinny Puppy show I saw in Toronto (Too Dark Park tour in 1990) It was quite the performance I will never forget. It took me a long while to recover from the visuals I saw that night, it was like a real life horror show. Spectacular. Thanks for posting and bringing me back to that very memorable moment of my teenage years.

I was so upset when I got into them and found out they had their final tour a couple months beforehand. I'm a pretty new fan 😅

Holy hell....the sound is absolutely staggering, perfect!

This is the emotional pinnacle of modern music.

I wish I could go to see a live show as dark and intense as this shit now in 2017.

One of the greatest albums I own, and have been listening to it for almost 40 years. Great stage performance from an amazing band.

Man, with you continued to upload the entire set. That was awesome.

I love this video so much and the emotions that are stir up gives my soul inner peace and that is a great feeling to have.

Damn this is still one of the best Industrial songs ever made. I loved the 4/4 kick in it. Had way more bass than most music mixed in 1986

No puede ser tan groso este tema y sobre esta version, me vuela la cabeza, gran gran tema los escucho desde hace poco....aguante skinny puppy.saludos desde Tucumán Argentina

just started listening to skinny puppy some months ago after getting it recommended on spotify due to the lots of nin and kmfdm i had in it. im so happy i found this band. ogre's voice is something so unique. can anyone give me recomendations for more industrial bands like this?

They crawled through my ears into my brain to stay there. They still do. And I won't let them go. It's good to have them in my head.

Это самая классная песня всех времён.

I hope they all found the love they all longed for. Great band and great performance. 🌌 🎶

What a performance.Been a fan since 19 I'm now aged 50.

this version is perfection and surprisingly the VHS interruptions throughout make it even better

1987, driving mom and dads car in Calgary outskirts listening to this on the tape deck... so bloody amazing to be 16 when this was fresh, in the land where they come from...

Just seen them last night in manchester and the night before in london. They played assimilate at both shows.....it's lost non of it's power over the years. One of the best electro/rock/industrial tracks ever. Fucking awesome.

This brings back so many memories. This was the year I saw Skinny Puppy live for the first time ever as a young 19 year old. After seeing the video for "Dig It" on MTV (yes, they used to play shit like this back then), I was hooked and saw them in Chicago at The Metro late '86. Seen them on every tour since and it's great seeing Dwayne in this clip. His talent is still missed greatly.

Q: What’s better than Skinny Puppy? A: More Skinny Puppy!

This is just jaw dropping. I remember I had this on a tape when I was 10 and played it over and over.. to see it live like this is just perfect

this is an amazing fantastic recording!!! top notch!! outstanding! thanks to all who captured this and then posted it here. just a rare capture of an impossible nearly extinct mythical creature; the artist in the raw perfect moment of the height of perfection. everything to love here. everyone here at their best and most creative. a blissful storm of push comes to shove and shove comes to birth. genius at its best creation. again thanks. this is now my favorite video of these great artists. even the club name is perfect for this; la dolce vita club. a club dripping in harp seal blood. great. i am putting this on loop. again thanks to all.

Hell, intense! That voice, about minute 5. Awesome performance

2020 calling... still ahead of it's time. lyrics so on point they burn a hole through your soul...

I love this song and every cover of that 🌋

I call it, reverse-headbanging.

honestly one of my top 5 lives ever

I had breakfast with them at The Underground in SF (the only goth/industrial club in SF at the time) at like, 4:30am. Had no idea who we were sharing a table with until 2 hours in the conversation. They were here to play DNA Lounge I think.

Best song of Skinny Puppy. Best dance. Criminal. The best. Assimilate. 4 ever. Make me cry😭

I can't believe that I was only 3 years old when this was played live... Fucking hell...

Ogre was on the good stuff

Simplesmente fantástico!

51 and still CRANKING SP LOUD!

With the scene - where he cuts himself with the knife - I had to look away immediately. this is nothing for my sensitive nerves :-) .... And on the other side I am very much fascinated from Ogre again. He dedicates himself passionately of the music, crosses the borders, and simply gives everything .... Likes me very well. I love Nivek Ogre ❤

The statement against the abuse and torture of innocent animals really slices through once you realize what these guys were pleading here.

So THIS is how the Joker got those scars...

Skinny puppy with Dwayne on stage is pure perfection

Holy crap. The dancing is the best. He is really feelin it

I love skinny puppy💎💎💎💎💎💎💕💕💕💕💕💕

Great passionate theatrics! Top notch! Their music always blows me away! 🖤

Damn, thank you so much for uploading this. And the quality is bloody amazing considering the medium.

thumbs up if you heard this music for the first time at Guantanamo Bay and came here to hear again!

Домой вернулся, в 80-90 года😊

A friend is introducing me to this - never too old to learn a new thing!

48 and still enjoy this band...staple of my youth.

Skinny Puppy - La Dolce Vita, Lausanne Switzerland October 31, 1986 One time one place deadlines smothered hope brap assimilate dig it last call the choke Glass houses brap it's over

Such a badass Skinny Puppy tune!!

One of my favorites, still listening today.

I first heard of them in 1988 when I was 18. I was sleeping with Toronto CFNY radio station playing late at night and they came on and woke me up, I was forever hooked. Saw them play in Toronto at Masonic Temple for Too Dark Park in 1990. So glad I got to experience such an incredible show.

One year before I was born. Saw them live for the 1st time in 2015😊

So textured, unique and artistic. Inspiring.

This along with early NIN and Depeche Mode Mode defines a place in space time... check your head kids...

It baffles me how lesser known electronic music bands (Skinny Puppy isn't as popular as say, Depeche Mode) in the 80s took all those synthesizers and equipment with them for shows around the world in rather small venues, compared to today where you can easily use a small synthesizer with a laptop.