GWAR Slays Multiple Presidents in Bloodbath Concert
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2024 11:23 am
https://www.westword.com/music/review-g ... s-22360257
From Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to Barack Obama, Abe Lincoln and George Bush, no one was safe from GWAR.
"KILL HIM!!! C'mon, bash his head in!!!"
The feverish squeal came from a chubby, round-faced pipsqueak behind me who couldn't have been past eleven years old. His blond hair was plastered to his head with sweat, and he was pumping his fists while GWAR ripped the head off Abraham Lincoln, blood piping out over the roaring crowd.
No one else seemed perturbed that a child was at the Summit for the fortieth-anniversary tour of the shock-rock band, which is known for beheading and generally slaughtering characters that cross its stage; in fact, there were a number of kids there. GWAR is considered a creative collective, in a way, so I suppose it's never too early to get kids into the arts — even if the artists have such names as Blöthar the Berserker, Beefcake the Mighty, Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus, Sawborg Destructo, Bonesnapper and Jizmak Da Gusha.
From Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to Barack Obama, Abe Lincoln and George Bush, no one was safe from GWAR.
"KILL HIM!!! C'mon, bash his head in!!!"
The feverish squeal came from a chubby, round-faced pipsqueak behind me who couldn't have been past eleven years old. His blond hair was plastered to his head with sweat, and he was pumping his fists while GWAR ripped the head off Abraham Lincoln, blood piping out over the roaring crowd.
No one else seemed perturbed that a child was at the Summit for the fortieth-anniversary tour of the shock-rock band, which is known for beheading and generally slaughtering characters that cross its stage; in fact, there were a number of kids there. GWAR is considered a creative collective, in a way, so I suppose it's never too early to get kids into the arts — even if the artists have such names as Blöthar the Berserker, Beefcake the Mighty, Balsac the Jaws of Death, Grodius Maximus, Sawborg Destructo, Bonesnapper and Jizmak Da Gusha.