Gwar News: GWAR (Download Festival 2011)

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When Lordi were announced as an addition to the Download Festival line ups in 2005 and 2006, a small number of forum users whinged, claiming that the Finnish monster rockers were a cheap imitation of the American band GWAR. Well, no longer can they complain; packing a vulgar sense of humour and countless litres of fake blood, the Virginian ensemble finally came to violate Download Festival.

Like notable acts such as Alice Cooper, KISS and Rammstein, there is far more to a GWAR set that than the music. Behind the gruesome facade lies an interesting style of hardcore metal, but to...

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