(If you blinked, you missed it...GWAR performs as a
four-piece in tribute to Flattus Maximus)
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Fresh off the latest six-week orgy of blood, booze, and
missing children that was the second half of GWAR's "Return
of the World Maggot/Farewell, Flattus Maximus" North American tour, the
members of rock and roll's hardest working band have returned to the vastness
of their Antarctica fortress to begin work on "a shitload of projects,
all destined to rule...", said lead-singer Oderus Urungus. It all adds
up to a summer of debauched excess for GWAR fans.
The band capped off the latest tour in grand fashion as
they stuck to the four-piece line-up that was thrust upon our plucky
barbarian overlords after the tragic exodus of guitarist FLATTUS MAXIMUS'
from this mudball planet to the eternity of the cosmos, which occurred in
November of last year as the band was just getting rolling on their huge
two-part tour of North America. The band elected to stick it out not just for
the remainder of the fall tour, but retain the line-up with Balsac, the Jaws
of Death, as sole guitar player. Every night the band would end the set with
a special tribute to Cory Smoot, a musician whose talent was so immense that
no one could ever fill his giant rubber feet, thus compelling GWAR to
officially retire the character of Flattus Maximus. Faced with the daunting
task of finding a new Scumdog who can match the standard of excellence the
band demands, GWAR has activated certain contingency plans,
and the process that will hopefully lead to a new and hellish alignment with
some kind of hideous creature, one capable of slaying thousands with JUST ONE
NOTE. Needless to say, auditions are not "open". GWAR is
also writing material for their new album, which could be out as early as
several thousand years from now. Look for updates at Oderus' twitter feed,
@therealoderus...NOW!
Despite being in an intense studio phase, GWAR will
appear for some very special events of supreme carnage this spring and
summer. First up, GWAR will be playing at the "New York
Zombie Prom", a special event put on by Abracadabra NYC ,
Zombies Can't Love and Zombies Worldwide for the undead of New York
City, to be held at Irving Plaza on Saturday June 9th. Then GWAR travels
to Montreal on June 16th to take part in the D-Tox Rock Fest,
along with other heavyweights As I Lay Dying, Bad Religion and Voivod to name
a few. But undoubtedly the social event for bohabs world-wide will be the
third annual GWAR-B-Q, to be held in Richmond, Va., Aug. 18th,
2012.
"We are not announcing any details regarding the GWAR-B-Q until
we are 110% sure they are firmly grounded in reality", said Slave Pit
spokesman Dave Brockie, "but the GWAR-B-Q is definitely
ON, it's gonna be on Saturday, August 18th, and GWAR will
headline. It's going to be everything we hoped it would be last year and
much, MUCH more. We have amazing support acts and an incredible venue that we
will be announcing very soon...it's going to be the greatestGWAR-B-Q ever!"
So get ready for more music, murder, and MAYHEM from our
Lords and Masters, the mightyGWAR!!!!
GWAR LIVE
6/9: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (Zombie Prom)
6/15: Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
6/16: Montebello, QC @ Montebello Marina (D-TOX
Rockfest)
6/17: London, ON @ London Concert Theater
Make sure to keep up with Oderus' latest incoherent rants
and raves on "The Mad Minute" with Full Metal Jackie. Listen to the
latest installment and check out recent "Mad Minutes"
at http://www.fullmetaljackieradio.com
CHECK OUT GWAR ON THE WEB
http://www.gwar.net
http://www.youtube.com/gwar
http://www.metalblade.tv/tv
http://www.facebook.com/gwar
http://www.myspace.com/gwarofficial
http://www.gwarjapan.net
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