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WRETCHED EARTHLINGS, PREPARE TO BE ANNIHILATED! The infernal legions of GWAR will lay siege to the Earth in 2025 to mark 40 years of blood-soaked mayhem on this pathetic planet. Prepare for the most brutal anniversary celebration imaginable as your alien overlords unleash a sonic firestorm of bone-crushing riffs and grotesque spectacle on this monstrous anniversary tour!

First stop: the "Machines Vs. Monsters" tour! GWAR will join forces with the industrial metal juggernaut that is Static-X to crush skulls and melt faces across North America. The carnage kicks off this spring, leaving a trail of destruction. Prepare for total sonic obliteration with support from Dope and A Killer's Confession.

Vocalist Bl0thR the Berserker gives a preview of what you can expect from the tour: "GWAR have been rewriting the rules of live music for 40 years. We just keep getting sicker and sicker, and we will NOT die! We can’t, we’re freaking immortal, and this anniversary tour is some of the sickest stuff we’ve ever come up with! Cum see it. You’re gonna shit."

Official Bohabs can access the pre-sale here. For the rest of you pathetic mortals: General tickets go on sale this Friday, December 20th, at 10:00 AM local time. Don't miss your chance to witness the most brutal spectacle in the galaxy!

May 24: Albuquerque NM - Revel Entertainment Center - TICKETS
May 26: Wichita KS - Cotilion - TICKETS
May 27: Des Moines IA - Val Air Ballroom - TICKETS
May 29: St Louis MO - The Pageant - TICKETS
May 30: Minneapolis MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis - TICKETS
May 31: Davenport IA - Capitol Theatre - TICKETS
Jun 1: Grand Rapids MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe - TICKETS
Jun 3: Indianapolis IN - Egyptian Room @ Old National Centre - TICKETS
Jun 4: Ft Wayne IN - Clyde Theatre - TICKETS
Jun 5: Wheeling WV - Capitol Theatre - TICKETS
Jun 7: Wallingford CT - The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theater - TICKETS
Jun 8: Buffalo NY - Buffalo Riverworks - TICKETS
Jun 9: Toronto ON - History - TICKETS
Jun 10: Montreal QC - Mtelus - TICKETS
Jun 11: Hampton NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - TICKETS
Jun 14: Myrtle Beach SC - House Of Blues - TICKETS
Jun 15: Raleigh NC - The Ritz - TICKETS
Jun 17: Kansas City MO - Grinders - TICKETS
Jun 18: Oklahoma City OK - The Criterion - TICKETS

Previously Announced Dates
May 11: Columbus OH - Sonic Temple Festival - TICKETS
May 15-18: Daytona Beach FL - Welcome To Rockville Festival - TICKETS

Brand new VIP packages are now on sale. Grab yours here!

After 25 years of laying low, the original Bad Boys of Law Enforcement, X-COPS, are officially back and ready to storm the streets of America! Known for crushing riffs and satirical, no-holds-barred lyrics, X-COPS has returned with a mission: to bring their heavy metal law enforcement to the masses and spread the word: "All Cops Are Beautiful!"

Ready to unleash mayhem with a live show as unhinged as their music, X-COPS will be storming the streets once again! Expect a brutal onslaught of heavy metal anthems, and scathing satire, alongside a relentless barrage of raw, in-your-face energy. With support from Belushi Speedball and U.S. Bastards, this tour is set to be a riotous display of controlled chaos, guaranteed to leave you battered and begging for more.

"X-COPS are hitting the road, and we’re locked and loaded to raid all the local marijuana dispensaries in cities across the US, what… wait… weed is legal? I told you guys to stick to crack houses." — X-Bike Cop Biff Buff

Tickets go on sale at 10:00 AM Local Time this Friday.
1.8: Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall - TICKETS
1.9: Huntington, WV - The Loud - TICKETS
1.10: Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar - TICKETS
1.11: Chicago, IL - Reggie's - TICKETS
1.12: St. Louis, MO - Pop's - TICKETS
1.14: Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea's Live - TICKETS
1.15: San Antonio, TX - Vibes Underground - TICKETS
1.16: Dallas, TX - Sundown at Granada - TICKETS
1.17: Memphis, TN - Growlers - TICKETS
1.18: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Purgatory) - TICKETS
1.20: Greenville, SC - Radio Room - TICKETS
1.21: Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall - TICKETS
1.22: Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery - TICKETS
1.23: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts - TICKETS
1.24: Boston, MA - Sonia - TICKETS
1.25: New York, NY - TV Eye - TICKETS

And until then, GWAR's tour with Dark Funeral, Cancer Bats and Squid Pisser starts this week in Las Vegas!

w/ Dark Funeral, Squid Pisser
*w/Cancer Bats, no Dark Funeral
Oct 17: Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues - TICKETS
Oct 18: Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater - TICKETS
Oct 19: Anaheim, CA - House of Blues - TICKETS
Oct 20: San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom - TICKETS
Oct 22: Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo - TICKETS
Oct 23: Boise, ID - Revolution Concert House - TICKETS
Oct 24: Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre - TICKETS
Oct 26: Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot - TICKETS
Oct 27: Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall - TICKETS
Oct 29: Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre- TICKETS
Oct 30: Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre - TICKETS
Oct 31: Milwaukee, WI - The Rave - TICKETS
Nov 1: Cleveland, OH - The Agora - TICKETS
Nov 2: Albany, NY - Empire Live - TICKETS
Nov 3: Hampton Beach, NH - Wally's - TICKETS
Nov 5: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club - TICKETS
Nov 6: New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel - TICKETS
Nov 8: Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall* - TICKETS
Nov 9: Richmond, VA - The National* - TICKETS
Nov 10: Raleigh, NC - The Ritz* - TICKETS
Nov 11: Ashville, NC - Orange Peel* - TICKETS
Nov 13: Orlando, FL - The Beacham - TICKETS
Nov 15: Dallas, TX - The Studio at The Factory - TICKETS
Nov 16: San Antonio, TX - Vibes Event Center - TICKETS
Nov 17: Houston, TX - Warehouse Live - TICKETS
Nov 19: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - TICKETS
Nov 20: Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl - TICKETS

Your Infamous Lords and Masters of Shock Rock are thrilled to release the re-issue of their landmark masterpiece album, 'Hell-O!,' on this, its 36th anniversary. The new release is blood-spattered clear vinyl and includes expanded artwork featuring never-before-seen photos from the time, including the original album release show in Richmond.  Both the record and CD are nearly sold out so get yours now!

Over those 36 years many have tried to destroy the footage filmed at the recording of this album, but all have failed. For the first time ever, you can now see the long lost footage right here. 

To help celebrate this momentous release, the iconic heavy metal collective is also reprinting the "GWAR Must Die" t-shirts made oh-so-famous back in their original pillaging days by human rabble everywhere. Get yours HERE!

As some of you may know, the current lead singer of the band, Blóthar the Berserker, once inhabited the earthly form of GWAR’s original bass player, Beefcake the Mighty. We asked Blóthar for his feelings on this momentous occasion: “It was the 80’s. I was so young and scared. I will always remember wandering around the seedy sex arcades of Times Square, pants around my ankles, tears in my eyes…little did I know, I was working on the most important record in the history of shock rock. We were polishing a turd for the ages…we wanted to call it 'Beat the Meatles,' but the record company said no…and 'Hell-O' was born.”

"We’ve been fans of Ryan Gosling since the Mickey Mouse Club days, and like most terrifying intergalactic heavy metal superstars, we simply adore musical theater. This just made sense." - BL0thR the Berserker.

Watch "We're Just GWAR" here.  You're welcome.

X-COPS Disturbing the Peace with New EP 'XCAB' out Today! X-COPS are back! After 25 years on the lam, the original Bad Boys of Law Enforcement have returned, bringing their unique brand of heavy metal with them. The world has never been more in need of the message they bring: “Respect authority, or else!”, and they have the riffs and the firepower to back it up! Keeping that in mind, today, we see the release of their highly anticipated and long-awaited "XCAB" EP. Physical versions of the EP are nearly sold out, so don't sleep on it and pick one up now.

Rumors about the identities of these uniformed thugs are rampant, with some even going as far as to say that they are made up of members of such legendary bands as GWAR, Rigor Mortis, and Darkest Hour, but the truth is they are actually former police officers who have banded together to beat the world into submission, force feed the public their own brand of Justice, and spread the word that All Cops Are Beautiful!

In conjunction with the EP's release, X-COPS has dropped a new video for the song "Kinderhardened."

“We got sick and tired of constantly getting calls about one school shooting after another, and we knew we had to do something about it! So we took the phone off the hook and wrote this kickass song!" remarks Sheriff Tubb Tucker.

Watch the Video for "Kinderhardened" HERE

Get XCAB and X-Cops Merch right HERE, or ELSE!!

Stream XCAB wherever you listen to music HERE

GWAR Announces “The Stoned Age” Tour With Support from Dark Funeral, Squid Pisser & Cancer Bats on Select Dates

"Get ready to mumble!!! On this tour we will CHRONIC-le the embarrassing loser takes all choice between a neurodivergent fascist and a desiccated mummy to be the leader of the free world. What could possibly go wrong?" - Blothar

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 21 at 10:00 AM local time. Official Bohabs can get in on the pre-sale begining tomorrow Tuesday, June 18 at 10 AM local time right here.

w/ Dark Funeral, Squid Pisser
*w/Cancer Bats, no Dark Funeral
Oct 17: Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues - TICKETS
Oct 18: Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theater - TICKETS
Oct 19: Anaheim, CA - House of Blues - TICKETS
Oct 20: San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom - TICKETS
Oct 22: Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo - TICKETS
Oct 23: Boise, ID - Revolution Concert House - TICKETS
Oct 24: Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre - TICKETS
Oct 26: Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot - TICKETS
Oct 27: Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall - TICKETS
Oct 29: Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre - TICKETS
Oct 30: Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre - TICKETS
Oct 31: Milwaukee, WI - The Rave - TICKETS
Nov 1: Cleveland, OH - The Agora - TICKETS
Nov 2: Albany, NY - Empire Live - TICKETS
Nov 3: Hampton Beach, NH - Wally's - TICKETS
Nov 5: Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club - TICKETS
Nov 6: New York, NY - Brooklyn Steel - TICKETS
Nov 8: Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall* - TICKETS
Nov 9: Richmond, VA - The National* - TICKETS
Nov 10: Raleigh, NC - The Ritz* - TICKETS
Nov 11: Asheville, NC - Orange Peel* - TICKETS
Nov 13: Orlando, FL - The Beacham - TICKETS
Nov 15: Dallas, TX - The Studio at The Factory - TICKETS
Nov 16: San Antonio, TX - Vibes Event Center - TICKETS
Nov 17: Houston, TX - Warehouse Live - TICKETS
Nov 19: Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - TICKETS
Nov 20: Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl - TICKETS

Human Scum! Raise Your Horns!

Your Infamous Lords and Masters of Shock Rock are thrilled to announce the re-issue of their landmark masterpiece album, 'Hell-O!,' on this, its 36th anniversary. The new release will be blood-spattered clear vinyl and includes expanded artwork featuring never-before-seen photos from the time, including the original album release show in Richmond.

Over those 36 years many have tried to destroy the footage filmed at the recording of this album, but all have failed. For the first time ever, you can now see part of that footage here. Pre-order 'Hell-O' and return to GWAR.net on Sept 13th to see all of this never-before-seen video!

'Hell-O! (36th Anniversary Edition)' will be available in physical form only with limited runs of both CD and Vinyl. It is due out September 13th on the band’s own label: Pit Records. Pre-Order right here!

To help celebrate this momentous release, the iconic heavy metal collective is also reprinting the "GWAR Must Die" t-shirts made oh-so-famous back in their original pillaging days by human rabble everywhere. Get yours HERE!

As some of you may know, the current lead singer of the band, Blóthar the Berserker, once inhabited the earthly form of GWAR’s original bass player, Beefcake the Mighty. We asked Blóthar for his feelings on this momentous occasion: “It was the 80’s. I was so young and scared. I will always remember wandering around the seedy sex arcades of Times Square, pants around my ankles, tears in my eyes…little did I know, I was working on the most important record in the history of shock rock. We were polishing a turd for the ages…we wanted to call it 'Beat the Meatles,' but the record company said no…and 'Hell-O' was born.”

Your Lords and Masters GWAR will embark on “The Age of Entitlement Tour” for two more legs of 2024 headline dates in support of their most recent album “New Dark Ages.” Prepare yourself!

This summer, the band has enlisted drug metal addicts WEEDEATER along with the habitually offensive cop rock of X-COPS as support. The savage hardcore weirdness of openers SQUID PISSER will alienate what is left of the audience.

In September, GWAR will go out again to kick more human ass, this time with absolutely brutal Latin American death grinders Brujeria, NOLA grindcore face-melters BRAT, and the reptilian Christianity of hardcore punk/metal evangelists Cancer Christ.

GWAR vocalist Blothar the Berserker commented: “This is an incredible time in the history of the world, so much death and destruction in the face of so much senseless entitlement and arrogant darkness. We cannot wait to shock some sense into humanity with the most outrageous performance of heavy metal theater ever to descend from the gods.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10:00 AM local time. Pre-sale tickets are available now through Thursday at 10:00 PM local time in the bohab's lair!

GWAR 2024 'Age of Entitlement' Tour
w/ Weedeater, X-Cops, Squid Pisser
6/7: Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater - TICKETS
6/8: Reading, PA @ Reverb - TICKETS
6/9: Washington DC @ 9:30 Club - TICKETS
6/11: Columbia, SC @ The Senate - TICKETS
6/12: Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall - TICKETS
6/13: Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo* - TICKETS
6/14: Birmingham, AL @ Iron City Music Hall - TICKETS
6/15: Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall - TICKETS
6/16: Destin, FL @ Club LA - TICKETS
6/17: Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor - TICKETS

w/ Brujeria, BRAT, Cancer Christ
9/12: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom - TICKETS
9/13: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts - TICKETS
9/14: Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue - TICKETS
9/16: Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls - TICKETS
9/17: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant - TICKETS
9/18: Little Rock, AR @ The Hall - TICKETS
9/20: Fayetteville, AR @ JJ’s Live - TICKETS
*Festival