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Thrash metal's answer to the more mainstream satire of Spinal Tap, GWAR is known for its grotesque costumes and blood-soaked, controversy-baiting live performances.
Their elaborate mythology describes the group as all-powerful interplanetary warriors who came to Earth to enslave and slaughter the human race. Founded in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, GWAR utilizes a rotating cast of musicians, artists, and filmmakers, known collectively as Slave Pit Inc. The band issued 13 studio albums, including fan favorites Scumdogs of the Universe (1990), Violence Has Arrived (2001), and Lust in Space (2009), before going on a short hiatus in 2014 after the death of frontman Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie). With bassist and co-founder Beefcake the Mighty (Michael Bishop) at the helm, GWAR reconvened in 2017 and released The Blood of Gods. The New Dark Ages appeared five years later.