Gwar Band Leader David Brockie Dies at age 50

Gwar Leader David Brockie dead at 50

Dave Brockie, who as Oderus Urungus fronted the alien-costumed heavy metal band Gwar for 30 years in stage shows soaked in fake blood, was found dead on Sunday at his home in Richmond, Va. He was 50 years old.

 The police, who were called to the home and found his body, said that the cause of death had not been established but that detectives did not suspect foul play. Gwar, founded in 1984, is known for its comically grotesque costumes, stage antics and vulgar lyrics. Stacey Anderson of The New York Times described the group as “less a band of blood-spewing, priapic demon beasts than a darkly hilarious spoof on death metal — though they are certainly a band of blood-spewing, priapic demon beasts.”