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The Blood of Gods is the fourteenth album by thrash metal band Gwar. It was released on October 20, 2017 by Metal Blade Records.[1] It is the band's first album without founding member Dave Brockie, who portrayed Oderus Urungus, due to his heroin overdose death on March 23, 2014.[2] The album is also the first to feature Michael Bishop since 1999's We Kill Everything, portraying the newest character, lead singer Blöthar the Berserker, as opposed to his role as the original Beefcake the Mighty.[3] It is the band's last album to feature Jamison Land as Beefcake before his departure in 2019 as well as the last to be released through Metal Blade.
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Released | October 20, 2017 | |||
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Genre | Thrash metal, heavy metal | |||
Length | 55:50 | |||
Label | Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Ronan Chris Murphy | |||
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The album's description reads:
"The Blood of Gods, is nothing less than a sacred text chronicling the rise of humanity against their makers, and the massive battle between Gwar and the forces of all that is uptight and wrong with the world (War on GWAR). Along the way, the band challenges the sins of their great mistake, from politics (El Presidente), pollution (Swarm), and organized religion (Crushed By the Cross), to fast food (Death to Dickie Duncan), and factory farming (Auroch). Humans are shown as what they are; a parasitical disease that must be eradicated before they suck the planet dry.
The Blood of Gods is the first Gwar album without the band's fallen leader, Oderus Urungus. The title of the album refers to the loss of Oderus and the struggles and triumphs that produced the new sound of the band. Born of adversity, The Blood of Gods is a sonic scar... a question asked and answered... Death cannot kill Gwar. Nothing can."[5]
During their set on the first day of the 2017 Vans Warped Tour, the band debuted "Fuck This Place",[6] a tribute to Oderus Urungus.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "War on Gwar" | 7:21 |
2. | "Viking Death Machine" | 4:15 |
3. | "El Presidente" (vocals by Blöthar the Berserker, Beefcake the Mighty, Jizmak Da Gusha, Balsac the Jaws of Death, and Pustulus Maximus) | 4:21 |
4. | "I'll Be Your Monster" | 3:09 |
5. | "Auroch" | 4:05 |
6. | "Swarm" | 4:33 |
7. | "The Sordid Soliloquy of Sawborg Destructo" (vocals by Sawborg Destructo) | 4:07 |
8. | "Death to Dickie Duncan" (featuring MC Chris) | 3:39 |
9. | "Crushed By the Cross" (vocals by Pustulus Maximus) | 3:57 |
10. | "Fuck This Place" | 5:08 |
11. | "Phantom Limb" | 6:10 |
12. | "If You Want Blood (You Got It)" (AC/DC cover) | 5:05 |
Total length: | 55:50 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] | 12 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] | 13 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] | 45 |
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