GWAR will be putting out a 36th anniversary edition of their 1988 debut album “Hell-O” on September 13th through their own Pit Records. The effort will be made available on ‘blood-splattered clear vinyl’ and feature expanded artwork, along with previously unpublished photos from the time. Among them will be shots from the album’s original release show in Richmond, VA.
A new CD pressing is also being readied, while the band are also resurrecting some retro merch as well. Vocalist Blóthar the Berserker, who, ‘once inhabited the earthly form of GWAR’s original bass player, Beefcake the Mighty‘, commented:
“It was the 80’s. I was so young and scared. I will always remember wandering around the seedy sex arcades of Times Square, pants around my ankles, tears in my eyes…little did I know, I was working on the most important record in the history of shock rock. We were polishing a turd for the ages…we wanted to call it ‘Beat the Meatles,’ but the record company said no…and ‘Hell-O‘ was born.”
You can dig into these offerings via gwar.net. You can catch the band out on the road this summer at the following shows.
With Weedeater, X-Cops & Squid Pisser:
06/07 Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
06/08 Reading, PA – Reverb
06/09 Washington DC – 9:30 Club
06/11 Columbia, SC – The Senate
06/12 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
06/13 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo (GWAR only)
06/14 Birmingham, AL – Iron City Music Hall
06/15 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
06/16 Destin, FL – Club LA
06/17 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
With Brujeria, BRAT & Cancer Christ:
09/12 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
09/13 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
09/14 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
09/16 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls
09/17 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
09/18 Little Rock, AR – The Hall
09/20 Fayetteville, AR – JJ’s Live
