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GWAR is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ministry, Rich Kids on LSD, Party Cannon, Priestess and Brujeria. Those roots explain a lot about how GWAR arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sacred Reich, Nuclear Assault, Kerry King, Overkill and Death Angel, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mushroomhead, Rise Against, Sacred Reich, Hole and One-Eyed Doll, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around GWAR, reaching back through Ministry and forward to Mushroomhead. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists, and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc.
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GWAR connections
GWAR grew out of Ministry, Rich Kids on LSD, Party Cannon and Priestess, shares an orbit with Sacred Reich, Nuclear Assault, Kerry King and Overkill, went on to shape Mushroomhead, Rise Against, Sacred Reich and Hole. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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