I watched them behead Tony Abbott and the Queen when they were in Australia in 2014. The outcry was so bad that Oderus Urungus had to return to his home planet immediately after.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I feel like I must be missing some sort or irony or joke in that post. GWAR completed their Oz tour lopping off the onion munchers head at each stop. While the morons at News Ltd carried on it didn't seem to make any difference that I'm aware of ?

https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/gwar-respond-to-conservative-groups-appalled-by-abbott-decapitation/

And this later article by SMH doesn't mention them being chased out of Oz ?

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/the-blood-tears-and-beheadings-behind-the-sickest-band-in-the-world-20220717-p5b2ar.html

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Dave Brockie (or Oderus Urungus) died (or returned to his home planet) only weeks after the end of the Soundwave tour. I made up the part about the outcry.

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 5 points 3 weeks ago

Ahh gotcha

[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I appreciated the SMH article; I'll have to look for their documentary

But I was able to find this interview with Joan Rivers that was mentioned:
https://youtu.be/q8wwxYrMOvE