DR. MICHAEL BISHOP, a musician in Richmond,
Virginia metal legends GWAR spoke to TED X TALKS about regional identity in RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
GWAR have added CLUTCH and the SUMMER SLAUGHTER
2015 line up as co headliners for the 2015 edition of GWAR BQ, set for THREE DAYS August 14-16, 2015 @ Hadad’s Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike) in Richmond, Virginia.
GWAR
B-Q 2015 will feature DOWN, GOATWHORE, THE DICKIES, THE DESCENDENTS and
more punk, and extreme metal bands..And GWAR too.
GWAR recently announced vocalist VULVATRON (KIM
DYLLA) has been released from the band to be replaced by BRENT PURGASON .
GWAR have also announced a new book chronicling the
legendary bands rise, GWAR: "LET THERE BE GWAR" compiled by BOB GORMAN
and ROGER GATSMAN, and due to be unleashed AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER 2015. KIM DYLLA
MORE INFO T.B.A.
GWAR have also recently announced a fall 2015 U.S. tour
entitled “30 Years of Total World Domination Tour” with BATTLECROSS and
BUTCHER BABIES.
Richmond, Virginia based metal legends GWAR
have re-issued "America Must Be Destroyed",
4/18/2015 on RECORD STORE DAY as the band will appeared (on that date) at
ASYLUM RECORDS, MESA ARIZONA 12-3PM.
GWAR
main man DAVE BROCKIE's (AKA ODERUS URUNGUS) was investigated by
Richmond, Virginia police as drug related. DAVE BROCKIE (AKA: ODERUS
URUNGUS) vocalist of GWAR was found DEAD Sunday 3/23/2014 at 50 of
an accidental heroin overdose..
GWAR guitarist CORY SMOOT (FLATTUS MAXIMUS) passed away on the band's tour bus in 2011.
GWAR have been an active band since the late 80's, as the band concept was started by Virginia University college art students.
GWAR unleashed "BATTLE MAXIMUS" 9/17/2013 via METAL BLADE RECORDS.
VIDEO BELOW: DR. MICHAEL BISHOP SPEAKS OF REGIONAL IDENTITY IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (COURTESY OF TED X TALKS):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-