#gwar

#gwar

GWAR are no strangers to The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series, where artists pick a song (that hasn't already been chosen) to cover from the official list; their previous appearances include the time they put their own spin on "I'm Just Ken." They've returned to take on Chappell Roan 's essential 2023 anthem "Pink Pony Club," and when Blothar the Berserker sings "I'm just having fun, on the stage in my heels, it's where I belong," I can't help but believe him.

'Pink Pony Club' is about embracing exile from a boring, shitty world and remaking yourself into whatever you want,

GWAR have been destroying various galaxies for 40 years, and their long history is currently on display as the "LET THERE BE GWAR" exhibit at Los Angeles' Beyond the Streets gallery. "For 40 years, GWAR have mounted a misanthropic critique of American culture dressed up as shock rock," stated the band. "This collection of artifacts offers a sense of the unique punk-inspired anti-art aesthetics of underground comics, science fiction fandom, role-playing games, and satirical splatter flick nerdishness at the heart of the band."

This time, though, MAGA picked up on GWAR's antics and is crying foul. Both conservative-leaning websites Brietbart and New York Post have published articles on the band's performance at Riot Fest, while videos of GWAR circulated widely on X/Twitter throughout the weekend. "Listen I know they do this to every leader and even did Obama but after what happened with Charlie Kirk last week it's just retarded timing," one user complained.