Fans of GWAR, the shock rock speed metal band known for its monstrous costumes, are mourning the loss of their guitarist Cory Smoot, who was found dead Thursday while the band was traveling to Canada for an upcoming show. Smoot, known to fans as the character Flattus Maximus, had been a member of the band since 2002.
According to the Associated Press, Smoots age and cause of death are unclear. Smoot was the sixth guitarist to play the role of Flattus Maximus, and in taking the role, he became a part of the the band’s theatrical onstage mythology. To see a GWAR concert is to see a series of comically gory vignettes, acted out by musicians in monstrous costumes that may have been inspired by the creatures of H.P. Lovecraft.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/gwar-guitarist-dies-a-look-back-at-the-bands-theatrics/2011/11/04/gIQAbiDEmM_blog.html
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