Rest in Pieces

[AUChizad]

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Gwar Frontman Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, Found Dead at 50

By Billboard Staff | March 24, 2014 9:15 AM EDT



The frontman for gore-loving heavy metal band Gwar has died. Police have confirmed earlier reports that Dave Brockie, known to fans as Oderus Urungus, was found dead at his Richmond, Va. home on Sunday evening. The singer was 50.

A Richmond police spokesperson told CBS 6 that a report of a deceased individual was made at approximately 6:53 p.m. ET. "When officers arrived, they found David M. Brockie, 50, deceased inside the home," the statement reads. Foul play is not suspected at this time and officials are waiting for the Medical Examiner's office to determine cause of death.

The band is expected to issue a statement later Monday.

Brockie formed Gwar in 1984 and was the last original member of the horror-inspired group. Band-members adopt outlandish, other-worldly characters like Beefcake the Mighty and Balsac the Jaws of Death, and their live concerts have become notorious for carrying out satirical scenes of blood-and-gore, often involving political or pop culture figures. The self-proclaimed "Scumdogs of the Universe" have released twelve studio albums, including last year's "Battle Maximus," and were nominated twice at the Grammys.

According to Gwar lore, Oderus was billions of years old and hailed from the planet Scumdogia. His mangled, devilish face was topped with horns and he carried a huge broadsword.

The death was first reported by Style Weekly, a Richmond arts newspaper, which spoke with former Gwar bassist Mike Bishop.

"Dave was one of the funniest, smartest, most creative and energetic persons I've known," he said. "He was brash sometimes, always crass, irreverent, he was hilarious in every way. But he was also deeply intelligent and interested in life, history, politics and art."

The news follows the November 2011 loss of Gwar guitarst Cory Smoot, or Flattus Maximus, who died of a heart attack while the band was on tour in North Dakota. At the time, Brockie was unclear of whether the band would carry on. "At this point we are just dealing with the loss of our dear friend and brother, one of the most talented guitar players in metal today," he said.

[WiregrassTiger]

I'm not one to talk about the dead and I don't mean this in a hurtful way. I'm just curious. Did this guys look hinder his singing career? I know that he couldn't help those skin tags or horns growing out of his head but one would think that a rock star could afford to have those sawed off.

[Tiger Wench]

Never heard of them or him.  Don't think that's a real loss to my musical horizons.

[Buzz Killington]

Never heard of them or him.  Don't think that's a real loss to my musical horizons.

Real Hip Hop Heavy Metal still exists

[AUChizad]

No one here has heard of GWAR??

Saw em live about a year ago. Glad I did.

Scene from Empire Records


The goal of the Beavis & Butthead game was to get into the GWAR concert.


Dan Patrick was big into them:


Was a regular guest on Fox News's Red Eye


Here they are covering Billy Ocean - Get Out of My Dreams & Into My Car (which is absolutely awesome, btw)

[dallaswareagle]

I guess he's ggone.

[GH2001]

And people make fun of Kaos for wearing KISS makeup?

[AU_Tiger_2000]

No one here has heard of GWAR??

Saw em live about a year ago. Glad I did.


The goal of the Beavis & Butthead game was to get into the GWAR concert.

I had heard of them primarily through Beavis and Butthead.  One of their funnier moments to me was discussing this video about how it would be awesome if there was something invented which would allow them to know what time it was so they could know when Gwar would be on TV.

[Snaggletiger]

I guess you'd have to like, keep watching until the video came on.  Then you'd know what time it is.

[WiregrassTiger]

No one here has heard of GWAR??
Saw em live about a year ago. Glad I did.

Have any heterosexuals ever been to one of their live shows?

[Godfather]

I've heard of them.  A bit too hard core for these ears.

[Buzz Killington]

Meh...they're no Nickelback.

[wesfau2]

I've heard of them.  A bit too hard core for these ears.

Yep. 

[AWK]

Fish Fuck and Fucking an Animal are some solid diamonds from their collection.  RIP

[chinook]

[GH2001]

Meh...they're no Nickelback.

like a paper back novel...