A few hours I attended a concert from the legendary metal band GWAR.  For those that aren’t familiar with GWAR, they’re a heavy metal group that combines over the top theatrics, controversial lyrical content, and a clever mix of political and social satire.  If you want more information on those guys, check out their website. 

Anyway, a typical GWAR concert involves the "deaths" of several popular figures, including George W. Bush and the Pope.  From here, fake blood (among other substances) is spewed all over the crowd while paired with a soundtrack often filled with death and destruction.  For those who "get it", it’s a mix of the darkest of dark comedy and entertainment, and quite frankly is an awesome concert.  This is my second time seeing GWAR in concert, and here are some videos from the show:

Here is a video of the song Murderer’s Muse from their latest album Beyond Hell.  You’ll have to excuse my shitty camera skills.  I was up front for their set, and the amount of pushing and shoving is obviously detrimental to the recording process.

Next up is the epic battle between the band and the Nazi Pope which leads into a crowd favorite: Immortal Corrupter. Watch closely around 1:30 to see the Nazi Pope point to the camera and acknowledge the fact that I’m recording.

Here we see a confrontation with a good old police officer.  It good to see that music I listen to reflects my, *ahem*, positive views of law enforcement.  Also I should note that I had to stop taping abruptly when a stream of blood hit my camera phone.

In this clip, GWAR engages in a battle with the gigantic Jewcifer, before ripping both of his arms and his head.

After coming home from the concert, I proceeded to wash all of the blood off of me.  However, I started to notice that my vision didn’t seem "right".  Everything had a red tint to it, almost as if I was viewing the world through a red filter.  Turns out that my contacts were stained with blood from the concert and I was seeing everything in red!  Quite surreal to say the least:

Well, at least I have few backup pairs of contacts.  That was one hell of a show.

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