So how exactly does an interplanetary warrior come to be a guitarist in one of the most beloved bands on Planet Earth? Practice, lots of practice. We've got GWAR's Pustulus Maximus stepping into the ...

Brent Purgason is the most recent addition to GWAR, the world’s greatest alien-themed, comedy-heavy metal band. His onstage alias, Pustulus Maximus, is a fearsome and, as the name suggests, disgusting ...

It was on Nov. 3, 2011 that beloved GWAR guitarist Cory 'Flattus Maximus' Smoot departed our galaxy. Since that day, GWAR have shared the grieving process with their fans, continuing on as a ...

Pustulus Maximus, the monstrous lead guitarist of cult shock-metal band GWAR, has revealed how he’s spending his self-isolation. Speaking from his “Antarctic Fortress” to CNN, Maximus said: “I just ...

Nearly a year after the untimely passing of Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, Gwar have unveiled their new guitarist: Pustulus Maximus (no relation They actually are related. My apologies! -AR).

In an unexpected turn of events, GWAR guitarist Brent Purgason, who’d taken the stage as Pustulus Maximus since 2012, is now out of the band. GWAR has yet to post their own statement on the matter.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For our special Halloween episode of Unfiltered, we sat down with the world’s first intergalactic Heavy Metal band GWAR! A ...

If you’re one of the brazen braving a GWAR concert, you probably know what you’re in for. Get close enough to the stage, and prepare to be doused in torrents of fake blood, guts and semen. Yes, this – ...

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Brent Purgason, who you know as Gwar guitarist Pustulus Maximus, has left the band. Purgason played in Gwar between 2012 and 2023, and states that his departure from the band is on good terms. Gwar ...

Having dealt with the death of the leader Oderus Urungus over the past few years, GWAR have now licked their wounds and released Blood of the Gods, a powerful comeback album that hunkered down on ...

If you’re a “bohab,” then you’re in on the joke. If you’re not, then GWAR — the sci-fi-themed metal band that will turn downtown Knoxville’s Mill and Mine into a smoldering pit on Friday night — is ...