Metal Hammer UK

BLÖTHAR THE BERSERKER

AS THE WORLD’S

leading bodily-fluidspurting intergalactic metal band, Gwar have been the scourge of polite society and all-round wreckers of civilisation for almost 40 years. For the last eight of those, they have been led by front-thing Blöthar The Berserker, who took over from the late Oderus Urungus after the latter died in 2014. This is what Blöthar has learned from his time on this planet.

BEWARE OF EVIL TWINS

“There is an alternate universe, and in that alternate universe there is another Gwar. They are not really our opposite, although they are a country band, which is kinda of the opposite. They’re sort of like a more unhinged version of Gwar. So, we do battle with them and come back with a load of new powers. That’s what our new album, The New Dark Ages, is about.”

GWAR LOVES A METAPHOR

“Gwar are a funny band that launch some pretty serious

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