GWAR, which will perform Thursday at the Knitting Factory, has released 16 albums, including 2022’s “The New Dark Ages,” but it’s primarily about the show.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The heavy metal band formed in Richmond, GWAR, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a new multimedia release and an all-year tour that will stop in Richmond.

Aug. 12—To understand GWAR, means to keep an open mind. As the heavy metal band nears its 40th anniversary in 2024, there's no chance of them slowing down — not even for a moment. "We've had ...

Even after famed frontman Oderus Urungus (aka Dave Brockie) passed away in 2014, GWAR forges on, including releasing two albums since then and landing a Tiny Desk concert on NPR last year.

Forty years later, GWAR is still going strong, playing over-the-top bloody stage shows around the world. We'll have to see if we make it out alive.

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