Antarctic rock gods GWAR are set to return to the realms of man and reclaim their vice-like grip on the throat of hard-rock humanity after spending the last year-and-a-half working on their follow-up to 2011's critically acclaimed "Bloody Pit Of Horror". The new recording, "Battle Maximus", is GWAR's first full-length studio effort since the loss of their longtime guitar player Flattus Maximus, and is set to hit the streets on September 17 on Metal Blade Records.

"This album is both a tribute to Flattus and a telling of the next chapter in the story of GWAR," said warty front-thing Oderus Urungus. "The combo of the brand new album and show should satisfy even the most hardcore Flattus devotee with the fact that GWAR's slay-skills are as supreme as ever, and the band stands poised to embark on our most earth-shattering world tour yet. We have mourned, we have honored, and now it's time to fucking DEVASTATE in the name of Flattus and the supreme entity that is GWAR."

Oderus continued: "This is our first record in our brand-new Slave Pit Studios, which Flattus had a lead role in designing, but without him we had no one left to twiddle the buttons, much less play the blazing metal leads and provide the musical direction that rescued GWAR from the depths of clown-band obscurity. I mean, Balsac is no slouch, but Flattus' departure left a huge hole in our band. We had no choice. We had to blow the Horn of Hate..."

GWAR : DECES DE ODERUS URUNGUS
Selon plusieurs sources concordantes, Dave Brockie, frontman de GWAR plus connu sous le pseudonyme 'Oderus Urungus', serait décédé hier à l'âge de 50 ans.
Le management de GWAR doit publier un communiqué dans les prochaines heures. Ce post sera mis à jour en conséquence.
En 2011, GWAR avait déjà été endeuillé par la mort du guitariste Cory Smoot alias 'Flattus Maximus', disparu à l'âge de 34 ans.
Toutes nos condoléances aux proches de Dave Brockie.
R.I.P., Oderus.