Before she joined the cast of SNL, Sarah Sherman was best known for her body horror-inspired stand-up comedy. In that regard, she has a lot of creative overlap with Gwar, the thrash metal outfit whose ...

GWAR transformed Summit Music Hall into a blood-sprayed alien arena on November 5, and Denver fans couldn’t have been happier about it. Helmet, the Dwarves and Blood Vulture opened the night with ...

All hail GWAR, the larger-than-life band of heavy metal space monsters who have been taking shock rock to its disgusting extreme for four decades. Originally formed among Virginia art-school students ...

Before GWAR can begin the headlining set at Tempe’s Marquee Theatre, stage techs must first wrap the stage monitors in transparent green plastic. This will protect crucial sound equipment from the ...

At 40 years in, GWAR's Blothar the Berserker made a definitive statement to Full Metal Jackie about the band's legacy. "We are kings of shock rock, even though a lot of people don't seem to recognize ...

GWAR have responded to backlash over their set at Riot Fest, which saw them “murder” Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The set took place over the weekend, when the band took to the stage at the Chicago ...

Nobody is safe from Gwar. For decades, the costumed thrash metal collective has imbued their live shows with comically over-the-top acts of mock violence against right-wing political figures like ...

First Amendment experts says the long-running satirical band's over-the-top schtick is precisely what free speech protections are all about. By Gil Kaufman For more than 40 years, the members of ...

Heavy metal band Gwar staged a mock beheading of Elon Musk and pretended to murder President Trump at Chicago's Riot Fest. A heavy metal band called Gwar pretended to “murder President Trump” and even ...

A look-alike mannequin of Musk was rolled out, wearing sunglasses, a cap, a “D.O.G.E.” t-shirt, jeans, and a jacket. One band member swung a sword and chopped off its head. Fake blood sprayed ...

Members of the MAGA movement have been criticising GWAR for their latest antics during a festival performance. The band have a long-standing tradition of carrying out a pretend execution while on ...

Heavy metal icons GWAR staged a mock beheading of Elon Musk and murdered President Trump during their performance at this weekend’s Riot Fest, with critics slamming the band for “normalizing violence.