War Party (Album)

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After Violence Has Arrived, GWAR switched labels from Metal Blade to DRT Entertainment. War Party was released October 26, 2004 and continues the decidedly more metal focus reintroduced in Violence Has Arrived. War Party is the most political GWAR album since America Must Be Destroyed tackling such subject matter as the 2004 American election and the war in Iraq in such songs as "Bring Back the Bomb", "Krosstika", "War Party", "The Reaganator" and "You Can't Kill Terror". Dave Brockie has said "...basically GWAR pledges support to the powers who support the war, and we make such a right-wing statement that the right wing would be ashamed to have us." GWAR still has more gratuitous violent imagery in "Womb With a View", "Fistful of Teeth" and "Bonesnapper" and retains some trademark silliness in the Beefcake hollered French punk song "The Bonus Plan". War Party was supported in fall 2004 by the Mock the Vote tour. The Enhanced CD portion contains a music video for "War Party," parodying a CNN-type news channel.

Though the War Party itself has disbanded (according to GWAR lore), the band will continue to play songs from this album in concert. Brockie especially likes this album, as it continues with a heavier musical direction for the band. It is also perhaps the band's second best-selling album - according to interviews with Todd Evans (Beefcake The Mighty) and Brockie, "War Party" was selling very well, and was attracting new GWAR fans, as well as seeing old ones come back.

Line-up

Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus) - Vocals
Cory Smoot (Flattus Maximus) - Lead guitar
Todd Evans (Beefcake the Mighty) - Bass / Backup vocals
Brad Roberts (Jizmak Da Gusha) - Drums
Mike Derks (Balsac the Jaws of Death) - Rhythm guitar

Track listing

"Bring Back the Bomb" - 4:23
"Krosstika" - 3:35
"Womb With a View" - 2:26
"Decay of Grandeur" - 4:05
"War Party" - 3:16
"Bonesnapper (The Faces of the Slain)" - 4:42
"Lost God" - 3:58
"The Reaganator" - 3:05
"The Bonus Plan" - 1:16
"You Can't Kill Terror" - 3:17
"Fistful of Teeth" - 3:53


GWAR
Oderus Urungus \| Flattus Maximus \| Beefcake the Mighty \| Jizmak Da Gusha \| Balsac the Jaws of Death
Slymenstra Hymen \| Nippleus Erectus

Albums: Hell-O \| Scumdogs of the Universe \| America Must Be Destroyed \| This Toilet Earth \| RagNaRok \| Carnival of Chaos \| We Kill Everything \| Violence Has Arrived \| War Party \| Beyond Hell
Independent releases: Slaves Going Single \| You're All Worthless And Weak \| Let There Be GWAR
Other releases: The Road Behind \| Hate Love Songs/Penguin Attack 7" \| Live from Mt. Fuji
Related articles
''GWAR videography \| Dave Brockie Experience \| Death Piggy \| X-Cops

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