GWAR have announced a U.S. tour with Dark Funeral and Squid Pisser. Cancer Bats will also perform on select dates. Tour Dates: With Dark Funeral and Squid Pisser: 10/17 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues 10/18 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater 10/19 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues 10/20 San Francisco, CA – Regency…
The lineup has been revealed for this year’s Riot Fest. The event will take place at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, IL on September 20-22 and it will feature the following (in alphabetical order): Action/Adventure, ALL, Basement, Beach Bunny, Beck, Bright Eyes, Brutus, Buzzcocks, Circle Jerks, Clutch, Cobra Skulls, Codefendants, Cursive, Cypress Hill, D.O.A., Descendents, Dillinger…
GWAR have announced a new 36th anniversary edition of their debut album “Hell-O.” The effort will be available on CD and blood-splattered clear vinyl on September 13. The band shared more information via GWAR.net: “Human Scum! Raise Your Horns! Your Infamous Lords and Masters of Shock Rock are thrilled to announce the re-issue of their…
Slipknot will be continuing their 25th anniversary celebration with a Knotfest event in their home state of Iowa. The festival will take place at Water Works Park in Des Moines, IA on September 21 and it will also feature: Till Lindemann, Knocked Loose, Hatebreed, Poison The Well, GWAR, Vended, Dying Wish, Zulu, Twin Temple, Holy…
GWAR have announced two U.S. tours. The first one is scheduled to take place in June with Weedeater, X-Cops, and Squid Pisser, while the second one is scheduled to take place in September with Brujeria, BRAT, and Cancer Christ. Tour Dates: With Weedeater, X-Cops, and Squid Pisser: 06/07 Hartford, CT – Webster Theater 06/08 Reading,…
GWAR have officially recruited Tommy Meehan (Squid Pisser, Cancer Christ) as their new guitarist. He will be performing as a new character called Grodius Maximus. Meehan told Guitar World the following: “I go way back with GWAR; I was friends with Dave Brockie [founder and rhythm guitarist who died in 2014]. We had Dave in…
The lineup has been revealed for this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The event will take place at Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, TN on June 13-16 and it will feature several rock acts including Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta, GWAR, Militarie Gun, and Taking Back Sunday. Here’s the full lineup: June 13:…
GWAR have announced a North American tour with Cancer Bats. X-Cops and Fuming Mouth will open on select dates. Tour Dates: With Cancer Bats & X-Cops: 03/03 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa 03/04 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre 03/06 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom 03/07 Worcester, MA – The Palladium 03/08 Ottawa, ON – Bronson…
Brent Purgason (aka Pustulus Maximus) has exited GWAR. The guitarist says he is “leaving on good terms and will still be around to help out some behind the scenes.” Here’s Purgason’s full statement: “11 years ago I had the privilege of joining the greatest shock rock and roll band in the world. Today, I announce…
During their October 13 show at Palladium Times Square in New York, NY, GWAR were joined onstage by Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale for a performance of “The Cutter.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below. The track appears on the band’s latest album “The New Dark Ages.” Also: @gwar is actually a natural fit for…
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