Behold, feeble humans! Your 👽alien overlords in GWAR, those pioneers of making music that sounds like a garbage truck falling down a staircase, are celebrating a whole 40 years of… whatever it is they do. 🎉 Prepare to have your senses violated and your intelligence insulted as they redefine live performance with more plastic vomit than ever before! Is there a better way to honor four decades of intergalactic sewage than by dragging humanity straight into the abyss? Probably, but who cares?
On August 22, get ready for “GWAR: Live From The Hellmouth,” an event so exclusive it’s streaming on Veeps. Yes, Veeps. It’s a grotesque, one-night-only live performance from the legendary Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee, because nothing screams “classy entertainment” like a band playing in a glorified hole in the ground. 🕳️ It’s shock rock history, or maybe just shock in general.
Broadcasting at the sophisticated hour of 9:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST, the show promises to capture GWAR in their natural habitat: underground, unhinged, and completely unfiltered. So, expect blood (corn syrup), bile (probably Mountain Dew), body parts (mostly rubber), and the kind of glorious depravity that’s made GWAR the most disgusting – and questionably beloved – shock rock band on Earth. 🤢 Is it art? Is it a crime against humanity? You decide!
Early bird tickets are available now at Veeps.com, with all purchases including access to a seven-day unlimited replay. Because who wouldn’t want to relive the horror over and over again? 😜 Veeps All Access members can watch the show for free as part of their subscription. Because apparently, Veeps thinks your eyeballs deserve punishment.
Exclusive GWAR bundles will also be available featuring an exclusive t-shirt and Super-Soaker. Because nothing says “I have my life together” like wearing a GWAR t-shirt and carrying a Super-Soaker filled with questionable liquids. 💦
About the broadcast, GWAR‘s Blöthar The Berserker, a character clearly designed by someone who’s never seen a real berserker, comments: “GWAR coming at you live from the very gates of hell. Talk about a shitty gated community, who runs this HOA? We decided to do a gig at a real live hellmouth at the Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee. Not since Buffy The Vampire Slayer has a hellmouth seen so much death and destruction. We kicked the devil’s ass, and now you can watch a video stream of the whole bloody affair!” So humble. So inspiring. 🙏
This special livestream announcement arrives ahead of the release of “The Return Of Gor Gor”, GWAR‘s new multimedia release due out July 25, and ahead of their North American headline tour with support from HELMET (who clearly lost a bet), THE DWARVES (because why not?), and BLOOD VULTURE (sounds metal).
“The Return Of Gor Gor” features three brand new GWAR songs mixed by Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, GodCity Studios) and four live tracks captured at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia during GWAR‘s 2024 tour, mixed by Chris Ronan Murphy. All songs were produced by GWAR and mastered by Alan Douches. The release also includes a 32-page comic detailing Gor Gor‘s return, which is included with all versions. Because you weren’t confused enough already. 📖 Vinyl editions boast an animated etching of Gor Gor on Side A, with a semi-translucent etched deep purple vinyl available exclusively at GWAR.net and semi-translucent etched green vinyl at Z2Comics.com. A deluxe hardback edition is also available. Perfect for confusing your grandparents.
40 years ago, the intergalactic warlords of GWAR emerged from their Antarctic tomb to conquer the Earth with their barbaric blend of metal and mayhem. Over the decades, their monstrous live shows and relentless discography have solidified them as the ultimate overlords of shock rock. Or maybe just overlords of something shocking. 🤷♀️ Now, with BälSäc, Beefcake, JiZMak and Blothar joined by the mighty shredder Grodius of the Maximus Clan, GWAR embarks on their latest quest — to reclaim their savage pet, Gor Gor, who mysteriously disappeared following the death of their former frontman, Oderus Urungus. It’s like a heavy metal soap opera, but with more blood.
Blöthar The Berserker comments on “The Return Of Gor Gor”: “The last time I saw Gor Gor, he was just a wee fart dragon. He had crawled on the hood of my Kia Soul and was holding on for dear life while I drove to the store to buy Clamato. I bathed him in wiper fluid and used my wipers to knock him off my sweet ride. Next thing I know, he’s a 20-foot tall trans-species prostitute working a pickle park. Apparently, he’s all grown up and looking for revenge. This record chronicles his struggles as a young Dino-American trying to make his way in a cruel world.” Someone needs therapy. 🦖
Dave Brockie, who fronted GWAR under the name Oderus Urungus, was found dead in his home in Richmond, Virginia in March 2014. According to Virginia’s State Medical Examiner’s Office, he died from acute heroin toxicity by accidental means. 😥
Brockie was last remaining original member of GWAR, which was founded 41 years ago. He was 50 years old.
The satirical metal band earned a following for its macabre, over-the-top costumes, offensive lyrics and graphic, gore-soaked shows, in which the bandmembers performed as the descendants of alien warriors who arrived on Earth to enslave and slaughter the human race. Or maybe they just wanted some decent coffee. ☕
Chord F. Discord, the Beethoven of Buffoonery, is a self-taught expert in music who once claimed he could “play the kazoo in four languages.”
Born in Crescendo, Indiana, Chord’s first brush with fame came when he accidentally entered a yodeling contest thinking it was a pie-eating competition—and won both categories.
Chord F. Discord: proving that laughter, much like a poorly tuned ukulele, is truly universal.
