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 Metal Insider | Aug 10, 2012 | Exclusive, Festivals
Next weekend (August 18), the third annual GWAR-B-Q will be held at Hadad’s Lake in Richmond, VA. The festival promises loads of music, the Spew-O-Lympics, numerous food vendors, endless streams of golden nectar, and much more. Not enough for you to drop your weekend...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 21, 2012 | Lists
This year, Metal Blade Records is celebrating their 30th anniversary. We spoke to owner Brian Slagel earlier this month about the formation and rise of the label, but that’s only part of the story. With such a large and diverse roster spanning so many years, we...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 27, 2012 | Hell-O
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KGy-hpvH9Y[/youtube] Oderus Urungus has always been very vocal about his dislikes. Take, for example, his comments about Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine. And during GWAR’s show in Buffalo, NY Wednesday night (April 25), the frontman...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 23, 2012 | New Music, Releases
Before his sudden passing, guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus of GWAR) had been working on the debut album of his solo project The Cory Smoot Experiment. While he originally intended to record with numerous singers like GWAR’s Dave Brockie and Lamb of...