After the release of The Stench of Hardcore Pub Trash EP in 2011, Lacey left King Parrot and was replaced by Andrew Livingstone-Squires, formerly of Dreadnaught and Cemetery Urn.

[6] In June 2014, at the end of their Australian tour with Carcass, it was announced that Todd Hansen, formerly of The Berzerker and Headkase, would be taking over from Sanders.

[8] Dead Set was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album that year but lost to Northlane's Node.

King Parrot toured Australia with Psycroptic and Revocation in early 2017, following which the band recorded their third album in Melbourne.

The singles "Banished, Flawed then Docile" and "Nor is Yours" - the second featuring Anselmo on vocals - were released in 2020 while the band was unable to tour due to COVID restrictions.