GWAR

"I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything" -- Eddie Vedder, accepting a Grammy for Pearl Jam's 'Spin the Black Circle,' 1996 I tend to take the Pearl Jam Attitude toward the Grammys, but it's still fun to sit back and watch people who know nothing about metal try and hand out awards for "Best Performance" every year...

After a brief arctic slumber, GWAR will be returning to the road this spring on the second leg of their Return of the World Maggot Tour. The trek kicks off with a special tribute show for fallen band mate and friend Cory Smoot, AKA Flattus Maximus, in Richmond, Va...

This year ended on a bum note for GWAR, what with the November death of guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus, and 2012 isn't shaping up to be much better. Earlier today, the band announced the cancellation of its 2012 European tour, citing financial troubles for the scrapped dates...

The Smoot family and Slave Pit Inc. just released a statement regarding the official cause of death of GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot. Cory had played the character of Flattus Maximus for over ten years, and was discovered dead on the band's tour bus on Nov...

Less than two weeks after the death of guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus, the masked shredders of GWAR have crawled back into their foam-rubber costumes and resumed their regular tour schedule. But that doesn't mean they've forgotten about their fallen comrade...

Following the shocking news yesterday that Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot aka Flattus Maximus was found dead by his band mates, vocalist Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus has released a lengthy statement via his publicist, Jon Freeman. "After a restless night spent hurtling through the desolate Canadian wilderness, I crawled from my bunk on the tour bus to face reality, grudgingly aware that the th

Gwar guitarist Cory Smoot aka Flattus Maximus was found dead by his fellow band members this morning. He was 34. The group was preparing to cross into Canada to play some shows on their current tour with Every Time I Die, Ghoul and Warbeast...

When people think of musicians as fashion icons, they likely conjure up images of Lady Gaga or Madonna. Never do you see the members of Gwar get mentioned in fashion magazines under the "What to Wear" sections...

In honor of Labor Day, Noisecreep asked some of our favorite musicians to tell us their worst job before they found success playing heavy metal. As you'll read below, the guys did everything from work the counter at a porn shop to sling pizza at a Chuck E...

Gwar frontman and lead throat thing Oderus Urungus has just been confirmed to be a featured cast member on FEARnet's first original series 'Holliston.' Urungus joins Twisted Sister's Dee Snider as well as stars Adam Green and Joe Lynch on the offbeat multicamera buddy comedy series created by Green...