GWAR: The Greatest Stage Show in 25 Years

Seeing GWAR has been a far more difficult task for me to achieve then it would seem to be. With every opportunity, there came an obstacle, until last night. Finally, the world allowed me to see the band that I have obsessively studied the ridiculous lore of.

GWAR is performance art with tubs of blood. The show that they put on is a thousand times more complex then any show the radio hits of the day would put on. The amount of work they put into their props and stage show must be ridiculous.

From watching their past dvds, I noticed a huge improvement in their costumes throughout the years. But when Cardinal Syn, the 10 foot tall robot with glowing eyes, came out on the stage my jaw dropped. I struggled to even find where the person insides head would be.

The fact that the minds behind GWAR are still doing these extremely elaborate performances after 25 years is amazing. They most likely only make a modest profit off of the whole thing, so it truly shows their love of entertaining the crowd.

And they definitely entertain. You don't have to be a fan of metal to enjoy one of their shows. You probably shouldn't mind being covered in fake blood that stains deep though. And make sure you don't take things so seriously that you would be offended by a bunch of space monsters tearing apart the President of the United States when he comes out to present them with an award for saving the planet. Just pump your fist, smile wide, and soak up the blood from his spewing head chasm.

Now here are some pictures from my adventure:

The anticipation is at fever pitch.

Managed to snap a picture before the blood started to spray. Even that angry looking security guard started laughing during the show.

Drenched in the blood of many slain creatures and celebrities. That shirt used to be white.

My hands also used to be white.

Last picture before the clean-up began.

My contacts may never be the same.