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Gwar is tagged as: thrash metal, metal, heavy metal, punk, thrash

GWAR is a satirical thrash metal/punk band formed in 1985-1986 by a group of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The band is perhaps best known for their elaborate sci-fi/horror film inspired costumes, raunchy lyrics, and graphic stage performances, which can consist of scatology, sadomasochism, necrophilia, paedo-necrophilia, beastio-necrophilia, fire dancing, fake pagan rituals, mock executions/mutilations, and other controversial violent and political themes. GWAR was, for a long time, on the leading edge of shock rock, going as far as appearing on Jerry Springer in character and in full costume during the mid 1990’s.
The origin and meaning of the band’s name has been left intentionally vague by its members, although the most widely accepted explanation (though false and denied by the band members) is that GWAR is an acronym for “God What an Awful Racket!” One rumor states that the name may have come from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel Watchmen, in which a poster reads, “Pink Triangle LIVE at the Gay Women Against Rape Benefit Concert.” Other unsubstantiated rumors state that GWAR! is the sound monsters make in old horror movies, or that a fan at a club yelled “You shoul...
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Top 10 Gwar Songs
Sick Of You
Saddam a Go-Go
The Salaminizer
Bring Back the Bomb
Maggots
Slaughterama
Fishfuck
Let Us Slay
War Is All We Know
Ham On The Bone
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Top 10 Gwar Albums
Scumdogs Of The Universe
War Party
America Must Be Destroyed
Lust In Space
Beyond Hell
We Kill Everything
This Toilet Earth
Carnival Of Chaos
Violence Has Arrived
Bloody Pit Of Horror
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