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GWAR Members Open GWARbar In Richmond

With only four hours to spare, the surviving members of GWAR made good on their late frontman Oderus Urungus's promise to open the GWARbar in 2014 when they smashed down the doors to 217 W. Clay St. Richmond, Virginia, in the historic Jackson Ward arts district, on New Year's Eve 2014. The ensuing p...

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Most Viewed BLABBERMOUTH.NET Stories Of 2014

2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and...

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GWAR's PUSTULUS MAXIMUS Talks To KIDS INTERVIEW BANDS (Video)

Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with GWAR guitarist Pustulus Maximus on December 7 at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. GWAR, the most brutal band in existence, bolstered its ranks prior to the "GWAR Eternal Tour". The Berserker Blótha...

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DECAPITATED Involved In 'Serious' Van Accident

Polish death metallers DECAPITATED were involved in a serious van accident yesterday afternoon (Friday, October 24) while en route to a show in New Orleans, Luisiana. The band says in a statement: "We are all okay (two persons were hospitalized and released after a few hours) and we will continue ou...

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HATEBREED's JAMEY JASTA Says Heavy Metal Is No Longer A Male-Dominated World

Metalship conducted an interview with vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED at last month's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On HATEB...

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GWAR To Introduce Two New Members On 'Gwar Eternal Tour' This Fall

GWAR, the most brutal band in existence, has bolstered its ranks leading up to the "GWAR Eternal Tour". The Berserker Blóthar and Vulvatron are the latest intergalactic warriors to be banished to the pathetic mudball known as Planet Earth. Blóthar; a fat, filthy, frozen space viking, will take over...

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DAVE GROHL Pays Tribute To GWAR's DAVE BROCKIE At FOO FIGHTERS' Crowdfunded Concert In Richmond

FOO FIGHTERS came to Richmond, Virginia last night (Wednesday, September 17) and played a crowdfunded concert at a 1,500-person venue called the National, with frontman Dave Grohl taking a moment during the 23-song set to pay tribute to local artist and late GWAR leader Dave Brockie. The show itself...

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Slaves to the Grave

Ingratiating enough to suffer the loss of a brother after pulling off what should be looked upon as a career-defining record twenty-three years after their last one. The tragic loss of guitarist Mike Scaccia was made more palpable in the fact no label would touch thrash legends RIGOR MORTIS' fourth...

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GWAR To Embark On 'Eternal Tour' In The Fall

Oderus is missing. Once the Scumdogs in GWAR finally notice this (it takes them a while to notice stuff),they will set off on a journey to find their departed brother using every resource available — including recruiting an ancient Scumdog warrior. GWAR will need the help from everyone, even the lo...

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GWAR Returns To Live Stage At GWAR-B-Q; Video Footage Of Entire Set

The longest-tenured Beefcake The Mighty, Mike Bishop, served as GWAR's primary mouthpiece as Blothar when the band returned to the live stage yesterday (Saturday, August 16) at this year's edition of GWAR's annual GWAR-B-Q festival at Hadad's Lake in Richmond, Virginia. Also appearing on the bill we...

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GWAR's ODERUS URUNGUS Set Ablaze In Viking Funeral Pyre As Part Of Special Memorial Event (Video)

The life of Dave Brockie, lead singer and mastermind of Richmond, Virginia-based art/shock-rock metal band GWAR, was celebrated with a special memorial event last night (Friday, August 15) at Hadad's Lake in the group's hometown. Fans, friends — including former DEAD KENNEDYS frontman Jello Biafra a...

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HATEBREED's FRANK NOVINEC Speaks To GetYourRockOut At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Felicity Hall of GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with guitarist Frank Novinec of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 7-10 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can now watch...

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MUSHROOMHEAD's J MANN Says That He Would 'Love To Tour With SLIPKNOT'

AlternativeNation.net recently conducted an interview with MUSHROOMHEAD's Jason Popson (a.k.a. J Mann). You can now watch the chat below. Asked about SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor's comment in a May 2014 interview that Taylor wanted to bring together four bands that wear either masks or make-up — h...

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HATEBREED's FRANK NOVINEC Interviewed By SKYNET At Belgium's GRASPOP METAL MEETING (Video)

Guitarist Frank Novinec of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED was interviewed by Skynet at this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 27-29 in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. In a recent interview with Finland's Kaaos TV, HATEBREED frontman Jam...

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COREY TAYLOR Says He Is Still 'Working On' SLIPKNOT Tour With MUSHROOMHEAD

While being interviewed by Live Metal on the red carpet of the May 15 "Monster Energy Roast On The Range With Corey Taylor" event in Columbus, Ohio, the SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman dropped some exciting news regarding SLIPKNOT's upcoming touring activities. When MUSHROOMHEAD was brought up duri...