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Interview with Dave Brockie: GWAR’s Oderus Urungus Unmasked


after living through the death of one of

after living through the death of one of their longtime bandmates guar is forging

their longtime bandmates guar is forging

their longtime bandmates guar is forging on words with a new album welcome to

on words with a new album welcome to

on words with a new album welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Dave Brockie otherwise known as

with Dave Brockie otherwise known as

with Dave Brockie otherwise known as odorous or unga’s to learn more about

odorous or unga’s to learn more about

odorous or unga’s to learn more about the band’s new work and moving on from

the band’s new work and moving on from

the band’s new work and moving on from the death of Corey smooth

what can you tell us about the next

what can you tell us about the next album yeah I can start leaking details

album yeah I can start leaking details

album yeah I can start leaking details now this album working titled mad at the

now this album working titled mad at the

now this album working titled mad at the Sun su n is a story of the apocalypse in

Sun su n is a story of the apocalypse in

Sun su n is a story of the apocalypse in some future vision of what happens there

some future vision of what happens there

some future vision of what happens there is an apocalypse it does happen but it’s

is an apocalypse it does happen but it’s

is an apocalypse it does happen but it’s not really about the apocalypse it’s

not really about the apocalypse it’s

not really about the apocalypse it’s about what happens after the apocalypse

about what happens after the apocalypse

about what happens after the apocalypse and it’s about what happens to the human

and it’s about what happens to the human

and it’s about what happens to the human race and basically what you have is two

race and basically what you have is two

race and basically what you have is two groups of human beings you have the

groups of human beings you have the

groups of human beings you have the human beings that are rich and powerful

human beings that are rich and powerful

human beings that are rich and powerful enough to live underground in these like

enough to live underground in these like

enough to live underground in these like bunkers right and then you have people

bunkers right and then you have people

bunkers right and then you have people that just happen to be in mines or or

that just happen to be in mines or or

that just happen to be in mines or or for whatever reason curves or just

for whatever reason curves or just

for whatever reason curves or just happen to be in bizarre remote areas of

happen to be in bizarre remote areas of

happen to be in bizarre remote areas of the planet and they somehow survive this

the planet and they somehow survive this

the planet and they somehow survive this thing and so basically what happens is

thing and so basically what happens is

thing and so basically what happens is like the the people the normal humans

like the the people the normal humans

like the the people the normal humans kind of come back to the surface and

kind of come back to the surface and

kind of come back to the surface and rest the surface of the planet back from

rest the surface of the planet back from

rest the surface of the planet back from this savage world we’ll meanwhile the

this savage world we’ll meanwhile the

this savage world we’ll meanwhile the privileged elites are down underground

privileged elites are down underground

privileged elites are down underground gobbling up stem cells and learning how

gobbling up stem cells and learning how

gobbling up stem cells and learning how to breathe methane and like they think

to breathe methane and like they think

to breathe methane and like they think they’re the perfect humans when reality

they’re the perfect humans when reality

they’re the perfect humans when reality is like the humans up on top of the

is like the humans up on top of the

is like the humans up on top of the planet are the true humans and like that

planet are the true humans and like that

planet are the true humans and like that the sick ones from the underground they

the sick ones from the underground they

the sick ones from the underground they start stealing the ones from the surface

start stealing the ones from the surface

start stealing the ones from the surface and like studying them like the dawn is

and like studying them like the dawn is

and like studying them like the dawn is not wrong

it just gets more and more insane

it just gets more and more insane because the leader of these creatures

because the leader of these creatures

because the leader of these creatures who call themselves the perfect mr.

who call themselves the perfect mr.

who call themselves the perfect mr. perfect

perfect

perfect he looks backwards in time before the

he looks backwards in time before the

he looks backwards in time before the Holocaust and he sees guar he’s like

Holocaust and he sees guar he’s like

Holocaust and he sees guar he’s like that’s the only thing I don’t have the

that’s the only thing I don’t have the

that’s the only thing I don’t have the immortality so he comes up with his

immortality so he comes up with his

immortality so he comes up with his crazy plan to enslave the surface

crazy plan to enslave the surface

crazy plan to enslave the surface dwellers in shroud the entire world in

dwellers in shroud the entire world in

dwellers in shroud the entire world in this gigantic metal cocoon of solar

this gigantic metal cocoon of solar

this gigantic metal cocoon of solar panels that will generate enough power

panels that will generate enough power

panels that will generate enough power that he can actually drive the earth out

that he can actually drive the earth out

that he can actually drive the earth out of its orbit and into the Sun so he can

of its orbit and into the Sun so he can

of its orbit and into the Sun so he can travel through time and steal cars mojo

travel through time and steal cars mojo

travel through time and steal cars mojo yeah that’s what it’s about and it’s

yeah that’s what it’s about and it’s

yeah that’s what it’s about and it’s kind of about the regular humans on the

kind of about the regular humans on the

kind of about the regular humans on the surface rising against this horrible

surface rising against this horrible

surface rising against this horrible power that threatens to destroy it and

power that threatens to destroy it and

power that threatens to destroy it and war as well and in doing so it’s kind of

war as well and in doing so it’s kind of

war as well and in doing so it’s kind of a metaphor for everything that we’ve

a metaphor for everything that we’ve

a metaphor for everything that we’ve just gone through it’s like how we

just gone through it’s like how we

just gone through it’s like how we survived as a band in the face of like

survived as a band in the face of like

survived as a band in the face of like the most you know horrible thing that

the most you know horrible thing that

the most you know horrible thing that can happen to a band is losing one of

can happen to a band is losing one of

can happen to a band is losing one of your key players actually during a tour

your key players actually during a tour

your key players actually during a tour I mean we should have a lot of bands

I mean we should have a lot of bands

I mean we should have a lot of bands would have just pulled up and died but

would have just pulled up and died but

would have just pulled up and died but instead we saw it as an opportunity to

instead we saw it as an opportunity to

instead we saw it as an opportunity to honor our fallen brother and also to set

honor our fallen brother and also to set

honor our fallen brother and also to set an example for anybody else you might be

an example for anybody else you might be

an example for anybody else you might be in a similar position hopefully not but

in a similar position hopefully not but

in a similar position hopefully not but like if stuff like that happens you know

like if stuff like that happens you know

like if stuff like that happens you know you have to stand up and you got to be

you have to stand up and you got to be

you have to stand up and you got to be strong and I can’t believe we did it and

strong and I can’t believe we did it and

strong and I can’t believe we did it and we did

and you described it it sounds like the

and you described it it sounds like the matrix meets Scientology meets Charles

matrix meets Scientology meets Charles

matrix meets Scientology meets Charles Manson yeah with a little bit of

Manson yeah with a little bit of

Manson yeah with a little bit of Battlefield Earth and Highlander and

Battlefield Earth and Highlander and

Battlefield Earth and Highlander and there’s all kinds of crazy stuff going

there’s all kinds of crazy stuff going

there’s all kinds of crazy stuff going on in there it’s taken me months to sort

on in there it’s taken me months to sort

on in there it’s taken me months to sort out this idea I’m pretty proud of myself

out this idea I’m pretty proud of myself

out this idea I’m pretty proud of myself actually described it within like under

actually described it within like under

actually described it within like under five minutes and I think it sort of made

five minutes and I think it sort of made

five minutes and I think it sort of made sense it’s gonna be really cool it’s

sense it’s gonna be really cool it’s

sense it’s gonna be really cool it’s also gonna have a lot of thing like

also gonna have a lot of thing like

also gonna have a lot of thing like elements you know and because mr.

elements you know and because mr.

elements you know and because mr. perfect you know he thinks he’s so

perfect you know he thinks he’s so

perfect you know he thinks he’s so perfect he’s like this big nine foot

perfect he’s like this big nine foot

perfect he’s like this big nine foot tall completely naked perfectly formed

tall completely naked perfectly formed

tall completely naked perfectly formed human being but like when he finally has

human being but like when he finally has

human being but like when he finally has to throw down with GWAR it’s just too

to throw down with GWAR it’s just too

to throw down with GWAR it’s just too much for him we’re like pumping full of

much for him we’re like pumping full of

much for him we’re like pumping full of compressed air this whole body is gonna

compressed air this whole body is gonna

compressed air this whole body is gonna like ah you know it’s gonna be awesome I

like ah you know it’s gonna be awesome I

like ah you know it’s gonna be awesome I look for

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