Gwar has announced The Black Death Rager World Tour to hit Europe and the UK starting later this July. When asked about the tour, vocalist Blothar the Berserker said the band "shall sweep across the continent like the plague, bringing pestilence and death and our unquenchable thirst for heavy metal glory." So y'know, regular Gwar stuff.
Gwar will release their new album The New Dark Ages on June 3 on CD and digital streaming services (and September 16 on vinyl and cassette) via their own Pit Records. The album is tied directly to a graphic novel called Gwar In The Duoverse Of Absurdity, whose plot deals with Gwar being "sucked off into an alternate universe to do battle with their evil twins and the specter of rogue technology."
"This was the most utterly engrossing book I've ever read!" said guitarist Bälsäc The Jaws 'O Death. "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!"
"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," added graphic novel Rantz Hoseley.
Pre-orders are available here.
7/29 Tilburg, NL @ 013
7/31 Berlin, DE @ SO 26
8/2 Munich, DE @ Free and Easy Festival
8/3 Essen, DE @ Turock
8/4 Wacken, DE @ Wacken Open Air
8/5 Makowice, PL @ Pol'and'Rok Festival
8/8 Dover, UK @ The Booking Hall
8/9 Brighton, UK @ Chalk
8/10 Bristol, UK @ Fleece
8/12 Catton Park, UK @ Bloodstock Open Air
8/13 Norwich, UK @ Waterfront
8/14 Leeds, UK @ Key Club
8/16 Glasgow, UK @ Garage
8/17 Manchester, UK @ Club Academy
8/18 London, UK @ The Dome
