GWAR vocalist dies

2014-03-24 by Athom EMERITUS | 117 Comments
According to a number of news outlets, Dave Brockie, also known by his stage name Oderus Urungus, has passed. He was found unresponsive by friends on Sunday evening at his home. The cause of death is still unknown at this time.

Dave shocked audiences for over 30 years as the lead singer of GWAR, where he took up
the character Oderus Urungus, a grotesque alien who skewered modern politics, media culture, and human nature all while blurring the line between violent shock rock and biting satire.

Condolences to his family, friends, and fans.

He will be missed.

Tagged: GWAR

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Athom
Emeritus
March 24th 2014
17249 Comments


Fuck

lyzakthellama
March 24th 2014
2118 Comments


wtf

Thunderkat
March 24th 2014
579 Comments


whhattt wow

tempest--
March 24th 2014
20634 Comments


I believe it's unconfirmed whether or not this is true at the moment

Athom
Emeritus
March 24th 2014
17249 Comments


Bandmates have confirmed

Butkuiss
March 24th 2014
8745 Comments


Dude was just down under pissing off the government not a month ago. Stings.

Thunderkat
March 24th 2014
579 Comments


sad, and their guitarist died a couple of years ago too

TheSupernatural
March 24th 2014
2249 Comments


Damn my friend saw them like 6 months ago

TooLateToGoBack
March 24th 2014
2120 Comments


R.I.P.

MoosechriS
March 24th 2014
6353 Comments


Rip dude

dimsim3478
March 24th 2014
8987 Comments


Dude was just down under pissing off the government not a month ago. Stings.

Abbott had him taken out.

RIP.

henryChinaski
March 24th 2014
5191 Comments


RIP.

avonbarksdale221
March 24th 2014
8298 Comments


rip

joshieboy
March 24th 2014
8510 Comments


Only a month ago at SW l saw some of their set and they fucking decapitated Tony Abbott to huge applause. Was hilarious. RIP.

baldymort
March 24th 2014
939 Comments


are you fucking kidding me

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
March 24th 2014
11499 Comments


GWAR Frontman DAVE BROCKIE A.K.A. ODERUS URUNGUS Reportedly Dead At 50

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gwar-frontman-dave-brockie-a-k-a-oderus-urungus-reportedly-dead-at-50/

RIP

Mabbitt
March 24th 2014
1831 Comments


ugh lame. I decided not to see them last time they came through because I thought "oh, they tour here a lot. I'll just catch 'em next time."

Guess not.

Thunderkat
March 24th 2014
579 Comments


50 is too young

crowing51
March 24th 2014
3505 Comments


Been hoping this was a hoax all morning, but bandmates have confirmed. Shit sucks. RIP.

Diamondize
March 24th 2014
1367 Comments


RIP that's crazy.

theNateman
March 24th 2014
3809 Comments


never liked this band. but he was a human, and for his close friends and family to lose him so young is a terrible thing. They will miss him

reportingbird
March 24th 2014
1052 Comments


RIP

wwf
March 24th 2014
7198 Comments


My bucket list included being roasted by this guy. Sad day.

BigBlob
March 24th 2014
5948 Comments


WHAT!??! shit!! RIP

SitarHero
March 24th 2014
14826 Comments


Fuck. RIP.

itsalltherage
March 24th 2014
595 Comments


RIP :[

renegadestrings
March 24th 2014
1643 Comments


not a big fan of GWAR, but i can definitely appreciate them as a metal fan. they're live shows look just insane.

godspeed

AtomicWaste
Moderator
March 24th 2014
2916 Comments


Big RIP.

linguist2011
March 24th 2014
2658 Comments


RIP.

ultradevilgod
March 24th 2014
295 Comments


RIP Oderus, your music will go on.

ellagos
March 24th 2014
219 Comments


Only saw this guy a few weeks back, RIP

MO
March 24th 2014
24239 Comments


goddamn, RIP so hard

Hovse
March 24th 2014
2793 Comments


RIP

Wizard
March 24th 2014
20627 Comments


Fuck, he was hilarious in his musings.

RIP May you squirt fake blood all over the gates of heaven!

not a big fan of GWAR, but i can definitely appreciate them as a metal fan. they're live shows look just insane.

The few times I saw them they killed it plus had a hilarious stage show. I saw them open for Lamb of God and they made them look like shit.

BigBlob
March 24th 2014
5948 Comments


this is soo good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeuB5loCl-Y

SCREAMorphine
March 24th 2014
1849 Comments


RIP

Dolving999
March 24th 2014
1862 Comments


Wow, that literally came out of nowhere!

RIP

Spec
March 24th 2014
41416 Comments


Was hoping it was a hoax. Even more bummed I missed seeing them for work.

Rip.

Mort.
March 24th 2014
26402 Comments


RIP

MrAlvarado
March 24th 2014
10 Comments


RIP, Brockie. You were a unique musician and will be missed dearly.

corycantrell
March 24th 2014
45 Comments


didnt like this band at all but still 50 is still to young to go. RIP

sapient
March 24th 2014
2421 Comments


Wasn't really a huge fan, but I can admit and admire that their way of performing live was insanely influential. RIP hard

Tijnmans
March 24th 2014
395 Comments


Oh fuck R.I.P.

EyeForAnEye
March 24th 2014
1752 Comments


what the fuck

CalculatingInfinity
March 24th 2014
9940 Comments


Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, R.I.P Oderus you legend.

GWAR'S live shows were so awesome, I wish I could have gone to one.

ToMMyMiL16
March 24th 2014
391 Comments


WOW WTF! RIP my boy. Started listening to GWAR over 20 years ago. crazy

emester
March 24th 2014
8271 Comments


wow....

thats really unfortunate...

fuck man...

best of wishes to brockies family and friends

TheGreatQ
March 24th 2014
3053 Comments


Fuck... RIP man.

IronGiant
March 24th 2014
1752 Comments


rip

owen
March 24th 2014
5146 Comments


;_; rip
may they use your stuffed body for future shows

BigPleb
March 24th 2014
65808 Comments


rip so hard

BaseballJames
March 24th 2014
396 Comments


RIP Oderus. Fly now.

BlackLlama
March 24th 2014
2201 Comments


Man, fuck today :

InbredJed
March 24th 2014
6627 Comments


One of the best live shows I've ever seen.

RIP hard Space bro

FearTomorrow
March 24th 2014
1826 Comments


Worst news. RIP

Crysis
Emeritus
March 24th 2014
17652 Comments


damn RIP

ReAnimator
March 24th 2014
373 Comments


Fucking ugh. RIP

Alucard125
March 24th 2014
670 Comments


Damn, really sad...two deaths for Gwar in like 3 years. Keep on spraying your fluids Dave, RIP.

Hyperion1001
Emeritus
March 24th 2014
29668 Comments


wow hardest RIP of all time

i hope hes banging at least 30 dirty spacehookers in hell right now

killth3p00r
March 24th 2014
88 Comments


well fuck

MrHigh
March 24th 2014
81 Comments


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U85CXYJg2lc

ZippaThaRippa
March 24th 2014
10673 Comments


What the fuck??? No way

demon of surveillance
March 24th 2014
924 Comments


RIP

WeepingBanana
March 24th 2014
11396 Comments


damn just last night i was watching the nardwuar interview with him RIP

BigBlob
March 24th 2014
5948 Comments


50, or 40,000 space years

joshuahuntkc
March 24th 2014
1888 Comments


RIP peace so sad. I was looking forward to the next time I'd get a chance to see them. very sad news.

EyesWideShut
March 24th 2014
6116 Comments


I wonder if he's gonna have a GWAR style funeral.. if any band would its GWAR!!!

Progger6009
March 24th 2014
1144 Comments


Im sure Oderus and Flatulus are on their home planet eating chili, and smoking crack as we speak.

Apollo
March 24th 2014
10691 Comments


holy crap rip

VermTheImpaler
March 24th 2014
1359 Comments


Dammit, rest in peace

mindleviticus
March 24th 2014
10905 Comments


WHAT

Omeggia
March 24th 2014
202 Comments


This fucking sucks RIP Oderus my thoughts are with your family and the band

MalleusMaleficarum
March 24th 2014
16396 Comments


Just great. who the fuck is gonna be homosexual version of Gene Simmons wearing assless chaps pretending to urinate and semenate onto his followers now??????



rip

SticksmanTheBored
March 24th 2014
206 Comments


I hate this band, but still this does shock me. RIP Oderus.

Solbrave
March 24th 2014
574 Comments


rip

Scoot
March 24th 2014
24122 Comments


shit rip

tacos n stuff
March 24th 2014
3181 Comments


well shit

Uranium
March 24th 2014
7549 Comments


I only saw them once, but I am really, really glad I did.

Another legend goes... RIP.

cryptside
March 24th 2014
2410 Comments


Damn this sucks. RIP

Snake.
March 24th 2014
25598 Comments


RIP

Regulator
March 24th 2014
623 Comments


While never a diehard fan of the band, they were incredibly fun live. They let you remember that metal can be fun as hell and not to take it all so damn seriously. Was seriously considering going to Gwar-BQ this summer and driving from Canada...guess not. Safe travels, Oderus.

Minushuman24
March 24th 2014
5010 Comments


wow... RIP


GringoSuave89
March 24th 2014
1135 Comments


RIP

NecrogenicShrimp
March 24th 2014
80 Comments


RIP

zaruyache
March 24th 2014
28603 Comments


Fuck really? RIP

erizen826
March 24th 2014
857 Comments


Holy shit...that's heavy man. Rest in peace.

Azn.
March 24th 2014
5632 Comments


damn...this is crazy

RIP

JokineAugustus
March 24th 2014
10970 Comments


Saw these guys a while ago. They were good at what they do.

Skoj
March 24th 2014
1885 Comments


fuck... blasting Ragnarok hard

wacknizzle
March 24th 2014
14555 Comments


This sucks really bad, I just wanna know what happened! For all I knew he was perfectly fine and healthy

MalleusMaleficarum
March 24th 2014
16396 Comments


drug addiction catches up eventually bro

wacknizzle
March 24th 2014
14555 Comments


My guess is alcohol poisoning. I just can't see him being a dope head or anything, but maybe i'm wrong, i dunno

RVAHC13
March 24th 2014
2323 Comments


From a fellow Richmond resident, may he rest in peace. m/

Itwasthatwas
March 24th 2014
3182 Comments


Wait really? Now I'm alone in the world as the only man with a 10 foot long cock

MyNameIsPencil
March 24th 2014
6666 Comments


never was a fan of GWAR, but this still sucks
rip

Itwasthatwas
March 24th 2014
3182 Comments


On a more sober note

RIP

Calc
Contributing Reviewer
March 24th 2014
18000 Comments


GWAR was that old? gahdamn RIP

ShadowRemains
March 24th 2014
28660 Comments


damn rip

Ovrot
March 24th 2014
13303 Comments


Music is dead

sonictheplumber
March 25th 2014
17600 Comments


shoulda seen em, ive had 100 chances over the years

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
March 25th 2014
21027 Comments


RIP

discovolante
March 25th 2014
858 Comments


Seriously, I am kicking myself in the ass for all the times they played around here. I always thought they would be active for another few years. Talk about a huge regret. Anyways, RIP Oderus. I will always remember my high school self and my love for GWAR.

Nomos
March 25th 2014
1737 Comments


Sadly I am guessing an overdose

CrownOfMagnets
March 25th 2014
2334 Comments


RIP

beachdude
March 25th 2014
849 Comments


Damn... RIP

bach
March 25th 2014
16921 Comments


damn i'm kinda broke up about this. hella sad. RIP hard

dixoncocks
March 25th 2014
3247 Comments


I do not want to live in a world where there are as many dead GWAR members as there are dead Beatles.

MalleusMaleficarum
March 25th 2014
16396 Comments


but dude there were approximately 239 members of GWAR throughout its existence

skyvalleystone
March 25th 2014
4 Comments


at the Tool concert last night, they paid tribute to him. Maynard said this concert is dedicated to him.

tmagistrelli
March 25th 2014
881 Comments


this is sad, i was working a GWAR show this year, he was a nice guy.

R.I.P.

erizen826
March 25th 2014
857 Comments


I do not want to live in a world where there are as many dead GWAR members as there are dead Beatles. [2]

BMDrummer
March 25th 2014
15279 Comments


R.I.P. It really sucks because now they can't perform at the Superbowl.

InFiction
March 26th 2014
3996 Comments


Really shocking to hear this considering I just saw them at Soundwave. Had a blast seeing them so this is really a great loss. R.I.P.

MMX
March 26th 2014
5021 Comments


RIP

ScuroFantasma
Emeritus
March 27th 2014
12950 Comments


RIP

JAXETA
March 29th 2014
805 Comments


RIP

NordicMindset
April 11th 2014
25137 Comments


Band released a video today about Dave:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT-n5ge7gCQ



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