The Blood of Gods

The Blood of Gods
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Studio
GenreThrash metal, heavy metal
Length55:50
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerRonan Chris Murphy
Gwar chronology
Battle Maximus
(2013)
The Blood of Gods
(2017)
The New Dark Ages
(2022)

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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  1. ^ "GWAR Announces Full Details Of New Album "The Blood Of Gods"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Grow, Kory (3 June 2014). "Gwar Frontman's Death Ruled Heroin Overdose". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  3. ^ Kennelty, Greg (15 June 2017). "GWAR To Release The Blood Of Gods This Fall". Metal Injection. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Album Review: GWAR's The Blood of Gods | MetalSucks". MetalSucks. 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-16.