GWAR

[Varese]

I can't remember what GWAR stands for. Does anyone know?

[GSRIDER]

I don't think GWAR stands for anything. It's GWAR not G.W.A.R.

Here's some history i found

<i>The Legend of GWAR began millions of years ago when the aliens rampaged across the galaxy with a gang of space pirates called the Scumdogs of the Universe. Falling out of favor with their Master, GWAR was imprisoned on the most remote mudball planet in the galaxy...Earth. After killing off the dinosaurs and inadvertently creating the human species by raping prehistoric apes, GWAR began to significantly influence the development of the planet, until that wild gig in Atlantis, when it was decided that GWAR should be entombed in Antarctica. Thus, preventing them from screwing up Earth any further.

Several thousand years later GWAR were stumbled upon and awakened by, Sleazy P. Martini, a known pimp, pusher, pornographer, and record executive for Capitalist Records, accidentally stumbled into GWAR's Antarctic tomb and woke them. He took them to New York, gave them electric guitars, and began to market them as his latest Rock-n-Roll sensation. Some of GWAR's adventures are chronicled in their albums, comics, and videos, but there are still plenty of GWAR stories waiting to be told.

Now the only way to truly validate your life before death is to join the masses of "lowly zit-ridden scum of outcast prepubescence" when GWAR comes to ravish and bloody your mutant town. </i>

Thats it. i do know that my band opened up for speedealer the other day and their bass player is (hush hush) GWARS bass player... i was oddly thrilled about that fact for some reason.

[CAN_skate]

I think they've given up on enslaving the human race for now.

[meanSpleen]

I'm pretty sure GWAR stands for "God What (an) Awful Racket"

Of course, I can't remember if that was from them directly in an interview, or some folklore that went terribly wrong.

[Acme-143]

I once called their booking agent and he told me they would play my backyard for $5000. that's pretty cheap for such a great show.
Oh and you guys should check out the Dave Mackie Experience (GWAR without the makeup). it is more on the serious side.

[zfleebin]

if I remember correctly it was "gods of war." My firend went to one of their shows and came out with his white shirt turned pink from fake blood and cum and a nice concusion from the pit. "where is the is the best place to use to hide something from a hippy?

[clues_blues]

man hell-o still kicks ass IMO! i don't care too much for any of their other stuff these days, but that one still gets play if i'm in the mood.

c_b

[soopafreek]

acme,

i didn't know about the "experience".... i looked it up on google. i found that it's dave BROCKIE. - <a href="http://www.oderus.com/dbx.html">Dave Brockie Experience</a>. he's a character. thanks for the tip. :-)

[jimk]

i saw gwar in chicago about 8 years ago not knowing what i was getting myself into. i tried to stay back in the crowd, but when they chopped off the pope's head, the blood from his neck spurted back far enough to douse me thoroughly.

if i wasn't going to hell before, i am now.

thanks, gwar.

[YourNeverThere]

Hahahaha Gwar is so strange, i'd love to see them live

[440sixpack]

I've seen them a few times, it is a hell of a show.

[KWSN]

Originally posted by meanSpleen
I'm pretty sure GWAR stands for "God What (an) Awful Racket"

Of course, I can't remember if that was from them directly in an interview, or some folklore that went terribly wrong.

Correct

[Varese]

yeah thats right,

thanks dawg.

[Junchbailey]

I've seen them a couple of times. Great stuff if you ever get a chance to see one of their shows.

[h2ogo69]

oderus urungus scares the ballsack out of me... him and his vomit suit

[GuttersnipeXL]

My roomate was at a GWAR show awhile back and got to meet them and asked Dave Brockie "Oderus"...himself what GWAR meant, and he said ...originally when GWAR was first formed, the name of the band was GWARRrrrrlllllll.....like a noise. They used to write it on walls and other places then got shortened to GWAR because they were to wasted to write all of it out. That was straight from Dave Brockie.