by Zach Shaw | Oct 1, 2012 | Meet The New Guy
Back in August, Dave Brockie revealed the identity of GWAR’s new guitarist, only to get humiliated by his master/alias Oderus Urungus. But this morning, slightly less than a year after the passing of Cory Smoot (Flattus Maximus), it’s been officially announced that...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 27, 2012 | Updates
Last week, Dave Brockie gave WRIR’s What The Fontaine the inside scoop on GWAR’s new guitarist/Cory Smoot’s replacement. In addition to revealing the guitarist’s identity (Cannabis Corpse/Antietam 1862’s Brent Purgason), he also revealed the new Scumdog’s backstory,...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 24, 2012 | Meet The New Guy
It’s been about ten months since the sudden passing of guitarist Cory Smoot. And though they’ve retired the character of Flattus Maximus, GWAR continued on as a four piece on the road. And now it appears that their search for a new Scumdog has come to an end. While an...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 1, 2012 | Festivals
In addition to announcing their intention to find a new guitarist, GWAR confirmed that they would once again be holding the GWAR-B-Q. And yesterday, GWAR confirmed details about their unholy Summer festival. The third annual GWAR-B-Q will be held on August 18...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 23, 2011 | Events
In addition to launching a family fund in honor of the late Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), GWAR had stated their hopes to launch a memorial concert for the fallen guitarist. And now plans for said memorial show, which will also serve as a CD release party for Cory...