Human Scum! In support of their forthcoming opus, The New Dark Ages, our Lords and Masters GWAR will return to the road in North America this spring.
The first leg of The Black Death Rager World Tour kicks off May 19 in Ft. Wayne, IN and runs through June 17 in Reading, PA. Support on the run will come from Crowbar, The Native Howl and Nekrogoblikon. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Tickets go on sale to fan club members this Thursday March 3 and to the general public this Friday March 4.
Lead doom-warbler, The Berserker Blothar, comments on the upcoming tour: “Ah, the cruel spring, when life bursts forth and humans are reminded how dead they are inside! The horrific majesty of GWAR will blow through your town like painted ladies working the block for that rock.”
Dates for the North American leg of The Black Death Rager World Tour, as well as a video trailer, can be found below.
May
19 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere’s*
20 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant* (PointFest PreParty)
21 - Wichita, KS - TempleLive*
23 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
24 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
26 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
27 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
28 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
29 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
31 - San Antonio, TX - Vibes Event Center
June
2 - Destin, FL - Club LA
3 - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal
4 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
5 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
7 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
8 - Green Bay, WI - EPIC Event Center
10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
12 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
14 - Hampton Beach, NH - Wally’s
15 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
16 - Providence, RI - The Strand
17 - Reading, PA - Reverb
* no Crowbar
The New Dark Ages album concept is tied to a companion graphic novel, GWAR In The Duoverse of Absurdity, in which the band are sucked off into an alternate universe to do battle with their evil twins and the spectre of rogue technology. Our heroes floorboard it through a kaleidoscope of hard driving heavy metal and rock-n-fucking roll, building on their hilarious mythos, introducing cool new characters, and cataloguing mankind’s hapless abandonment of their passions, rituals and beliefs. The CD, Digital and Graphic Novel are released on June 3, and the Vinyl and Cassette on September 16. Pre-order here
Blóthar states: “This is the greatest rock record of all time. These are the songs for a new age, a New Dark Age, when men live by the dimming light of a technology destined to betray them. Listen, as we have a rock and roll orgy in the ruins of the world to celebrate humanity’s descent into an age of darkness, disease, ignorance, and death.”
The New Dark Ages is available to pre-order on cassette, CD and an array of coloured vinyl (whiskey, sunbolt and black/gold marble) and the graphic novel as both soft and hard cover. Bundles are available including one with Blóthar bobbleheads, and a one of a kind Beefcake helmet. See them all here.
Dates for the European leg of The Black Death Rager World Tour are listed below.
July
29 - Tilburg, NL - 013
31 - Berlin, DE - SO 26
August
2 - Munich, DE - Free and Easy Festival*
3 - Essen, DE - Turock
4 - Wacken, DE - Wacken*
5 - Makowice, PL - Pol’and’Rok Festival*
8 - Dover, UK - The Booking Hall
9 - Brighton, UK - Chalk
10 - Bristol, UK - Fleece
12 - Catton Park, UK - Bloodstock*
13 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
14 - Leeds, UK - Key Club
16 - Glasgow, UK - Garage
17 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
18 - London, UK - The Dome
* Festival
You've read the album, now hear the book.
GWAR In The Duoverse Of Absurdity chronicles the epic battle between GWAR and their doppelgangers from an alternate universe that the band discovers behind their treasured Magic Mirror. The book uses an innovative storytelling technique that combines words and pictures printed on paper (made from real trees!) in a seamless format we are calling a "graphic novel.” The tale is illustrated by the masterful talents of Andy MacDonald (Wolverine, Dr Strange, Wonder Woman), Shane White (Things Undone, Braun, Endless Summer), Matt Maguire (GWAR) and Bob Gorman (GWAR). Z2 Comics (Judas Priest, Dio, Anthrax) have teamed up with GWAR to produce what will surely be known as the ultimate illustrated saga of the beloved Scumdogs of the Duoverse.
"This was the most utterly engrossing book I've ever read! I couldn't wait until I'd read what was on the page before I was compelled to turn it! This novel has the one element that is missing in so many so-called literary masterpieces: It's about me!" - Bälsäc The Jaws 'o Death
"GWAR has made sure that this story is a full throttle hysterical ride into tipping every sacred cow possible and I consider it an honor to help bring this chapter of the band's legacy to fetid, pulsing, life." - Rantz Hoseley, editor Z2
