Gwar Does A Cover Of “Carry On Wayward Son” [Video]
This is pretty awesome. Gwar . . . the goofy heavy metal band with the crazy costumes . . . recently covered the Kansas classic "Carry On Wayward Son".
This is pretty awesome. Gwar . . . the goofy heavy metal band with the crazy costumes . . . recently covered the Kansas classic "Carry On Wayward Son".
During an interview from 2012′s Australia Soundwave Festival, Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe said he may lend his vocal talents on some solo tunes written by late GWAR axeman Cory Smoot (also known as Flattus Maximus).
Alien overlords GWAR have just revealed that they have been diligently jamming within their in-house studio to record demos for their next album. This will be GWAR’s first record following the death of guitarist Cory “Flattus Maximus” Smoot late last year.
You wouldn’t necessarily know it from listening to songs like ‘The Insidious Soliloquy of Skulhed Face’ or ‘The Master Has a Butt,’ but the members of GWAR are apparently huge film buffs. Well, okay, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch — but that didn’t keep lead singer Oderus Urungus and rhythm guitarist Balsac the Jaws of Death from reviewing Steven Spielberg’s ‘War Horse’ recently.
A cause of death has been determinged for GWAR’s late guitarist Cory Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus Maximus). According to North Dakota coroner William Masselo, Smoot died from a coronary artery thrombosis caused by a pre-existing coronary artery disease. He was discovered dead on GWAR’s tour bus on Nov. 3 at the age of 34.
After the shocking and tragic death of GWAR lead guitarist Cory “Flattus Maximus” Smoot, the metal world did was it does best — unite. A memorial benefit show has been put together in GWAR’s hometown of Richmond, Va. All proceeds from the benefit will be given directly to the Smoot family.
Costumed metal band Gwar is planning to continue its North American tour, despite the recent loss of guitarist Cory Smoot.
GWAR frontman Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, has opened up about yesterday’s sudden death of the band’s guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus (pictured above in and out of costume). In the following statement released today (Nov. 4), Brockie explains in detail the loss of his bandmate, as well as GWAR’s decision to continue to tou
This morning, Cory Smoot, the lead guitarist for the sci-fi/fantasy metal band GWAR who played the role of character Flattus Maximus, was found dead by his bandmates. His age is unknown.
Sad news to report: GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) was found dead this morning by his bandmates as the group prepared to cross the Canadian border on their current tour. MetalSucks.net shared the following statement from GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus):