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GWAR to Spew Signature Barbeque Sauce All Over 'Meat and Meet' Event

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:10:27 +0000

Intergalactic metal mongers GWAR are holding a mouthwatering event to kick off the latest leg of their 'Fate or Chaos' tour. Along with celebrating the great mass of death the act are certain to spread, GWAR will also use their 'Meat and Meet' to premiere their 'GWAR-B-Q' sauce, concocted by the hands of guitarist Balsac, the Jaws of Death.

GWAR's Oderus Urungus Joins Cancer Bats Onstage for Beastie Boys Cover!

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:20:40 +0000

It still doesn't seem real that Beastie Boys member Adam 'MCA' Yauch passed away earlier this year. As a part of one of modern music's most definitive group, the man was an innovator of the highest order. There has been countless tributes paid to MCA since his death, and the latest homage was delivered with style by GWAR front-thing Oderus Urungus and current tourmates Cancer Bats, as they came together for a performance of the Beastie Boys classic 'Sabotage.'

GWAR Terrorize Suburbia in Hilarious Trick-or-Treating Adventure

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:28:39 +0000

Intergalactic metallers GWAR provide planet Earth with a number of generous contributions, and although the band tends to hate the human race, they certainly provide us with an entertaining alternative to our typically mundane existence. Along with amusing us with their music and iconic stage show, GWAR have created another must see piece of amusement, as the band recently documented pre-Halloween round of trick-or-treating.

Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and GWAR's Oderus Urungus Appear In New Sitcom

Chad Bowar — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:25:29 +0000

‘Holliston,’ a sitcom described by its creators as ‘The Big Bang Theory’ meets ‘Evil Dead II,’ debuts on FEARnet TV on April 3rd. Dee Snider from Twisted Sister and Oderus Urungus from GWAR are co-stars on the network’s first original series.

GWAR Announce 2012 Tour With Municipal Waste and Ghoul

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:37:53 +0000

Outer Space’s favorite metal band GWAR have just announced an insane tour with fellow thrashers Municipal Waste and Californian monsters Ghoul. The tour will be the second leg of the ‘Return of the World Maggot Tour.’ It was the first leg of the trek that witnessed the tragic passing of GWAR guitarist Cory “Flattus Maximus” Smoot.

GWAR Review Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse'

Jeff Giles — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:25:27 +0000

You wouldn’t necessarily know it from listening to songs like ‘The Insidious Soliloquy of Skulhed Face’ or ‘The Master Has a Butt,’ but the members of GWAR are apparently huge film buffs. Well, okay, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch — but that didn’t keep lead singer Oderus Urungus and rhythm guitarist Balsac the Jaws of Death from reviewing Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ recently.

Late GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot Featured on New Single

Jon Wiederhorn — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:40:27 +0000

The first posthumous recording by late GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot, a cover of Dayglo Abortions’ ‘Isn’t This Disgusting,’ is available now on iTunes and will be included on the upcoming Dayglo Abortions tribute compilation, which comes out next year. GWAR’s ‘Isn’t this Disgusting’ was tracked by Smoot at his Karma Productions studio in Richmond, Va., [...]

GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot Died of Coronary Condition

Jon Wiederhorn — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:22:38 +0000

A cause of death has been determinged for GWAR’s late guitarist Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus). According to North Dakota coroner William Masselo, Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis caused by a pre-existing coronary artery disease. He was discovered dead on GWAR’s tour bus on Nov. 3 at the age of 34.

Benefit Show Announced for Family of Late GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot

Graham Hartmann — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:32:49 +0000

After the shocking and tragic death of GWAR lead guitarist Cory “Flattus Maximus” Smoot, the metal world did was it does best — unite. A memorial benefit show has been put together in GWAR’s hometown of Richmond, Va. All proceeds from the benefit will be given directly to the Smoot family.

GWAR Singer Discusses Guitarist Death in Detail

Liz Ramanand — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:36:13 +0000

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, has opened up about yesterday’s sudden death of the band’s guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus (pictured above in and out of costume). In the following statement released today (Nov. 4), Brockie explains in detail the loss of his bandmate, as well as GWAR’s decision to continue to tou

GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus, Found Dead

Mary Ouellette — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:15:00 +0000

Sad news to report: GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) was found dead this morning by his bandmates as the group prepared to cross the Canadian border on their current tour. MetalSucks.net shared the following statement from GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus):