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Varga is a special effects designer, sculptor and illustrator who co-founded Slave Pit Inc. in 1985 and was a founding member of Gwar. [53] He performed regularly with the band as The Sexecutioner, featuring on several albums and videos released by the band. [54] He left in 1997 when he moved away to focus on theatre and film production. [53]
On November 3, 2011, lead guitarist Cory Smoot, who had portrayed Flattus Maximus since 2002, was found dead by his fellow band members in the band's tour bus as they prepared to cross the border into Manitoba, Canada from North Dakota. The cause of death was "a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease."
On Sunday March 23, 2014, Brockie was found dead, his body sitting upright in a chair in his home, by a fellow band member. The cause of death was determined to be a heroin overdose. [9] Gwar's management confirmed Brockie's death on the official Gwar website on March 24. [10]
A large portion of Gwar's catalog was written (or co-written) by Derks, who has also contributed to the production of several songs. Slave Pit, Inc. claims Derks joined the band in 1988, making him the longest serving member of Gwar, following the death of Dave Brockie in 2014.
This led to Lee, Brockie and Gwar's drum technician, Mike Dunn, starting X-Cops as a three-piece band. By the time they played their first show, their ranks had grown considerably. X-Cops opened for Gwar on some dates of their 1994 tour, essentially opening for themselves as every musician in Gwar either played an instrument or sang in X-Cops. [3]
Garth Hudson, the last member of The Band, is dead at 87. The legendary, multifaceted artist's death was confirmed in a statement shared by his estate, noting he died peacefully in his sleep at a ...
The Blood of Gods is the fourteenth album by thrash metal band Gwar.It was released on October 20, 2017 by Metal Blade Records. [1] It is the band's first album without founding member Dave Brockie, who portrayed Oderus Urungus, due to his heroin overdose death on March 23, 2014. [2]
Garth Hudson, The Band's Last Surviving Member, Dead At 87. Linda Lavin died of cardiopulmonary arrest with the underlying cause being lung cancer, according to her death certificate obtained by ...