Gwar is celebrating 36 years of their debut album Hell-O with a brand new reissue. The reissue is on Blood-Splattered Clear vinyl and includes expanded artwork featuring never-before-seen photos from the time, including the original album release show in Richmond. Pre-orders for vinyl and CD are available here.
"It was the 80's. I was so young and scared," said current Gwar vocalist Blóthar the Berserker, who performed on Hell-O as Beefcake The Mighty. "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."
You can also catch Gwar at one of their dates below. Tickets are available here.
w/ Weedeater, X-Cops & Squid Pisser
6/7 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
6/8 Reading, PA Reverb
6/9 Washington DC 9:30 Club
6/11 Columbia, SC The Senate
6/12 Lexington, KY Manchester Music Hall
6/13 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo*
6/14 Birmingham, AL Iron City Music Hall
6/15 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
6/16 Destin, FL Club LA
6/17 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
w/ Brujeria, Brat & Cancer Christ
9/12 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
9/13 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
9/14 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
9/16 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls
9/17 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
9/18 Little Rock, AR The Hall
9/20 Fayetteville, AR JJ’s Live