by Bram Teitelman | Feb 13, 2012 | Award Show Battles
So aside from Adele and Whitney Houston’s estate, there was another big winner at last night’s Grammys: Slayer. Although the band wasn’t even nominated for any awards, they were prominently displayed throughout the night, courtesy of Foo Fighters...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 24, 2012 | Touring
Last week, GWAR announced plans to hold a memorial show for the late Cory Smoot’s family in Richmond, VA on March 16 (not the 15 as previously said) along with Municipal Waste and Ghoul. In addition, GWAR promised to announce details in regards to the second leg of...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 20, 2012 | Events
The first memorial show held in honor of late GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot was packed with its own special moments. However, Smoot’s band mates are planning an even bigger memorial show to help raise funds for his family. Last night, GWAR announced plans via Facebook to...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 9, 2012 | Events, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwCP3L9x5Bs[/youtube] This past Saturday night, friends and family held a memorial show for the late GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) in Richmond, VA. While the focus of the night was to honor Smoot and to raise...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 22, 2011 | Metal Musical Chairs, Splits, Tributes
Death/grind band Cannabis Corpse was all set to play a tribute for GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot on January 7th. That was, until half their lineup left. Vocalist Andy “Weedgrinder” Horn and Nick “Nikropolis” Poulos have left the band. Fortunately...