Gwar Frontman Oderus Urungus Has Passed Away

It's with great sadness that we must share this news. According to reports Dave Brockie a.k.a Oderus Urungus of GWAR passed away last night at the age of 50. In an update to this post GWAR’s manager, Jack Flanaganm and the local police have now confirmed this news. You can see a statement from Gwar's manager, the local police and few facebook, twitter and instagram post from friends below.

R.I.P.  Oderus Urungus of GWAR

Here are just a few of the artists/friends/fans that posted about his passing. Lamb of God vocalist and fellow Richmond native Randy Blythe

    I got a very sad call tonight from my buddy Chris Bopst, who was one of the original members of GWAR- my friend Dave Brockie, AKA Oderus Urungus, the singer of GWAR, has left the building & taken off back to his home planet. He was 50 years old. I do not know details of why he died yet, just that he passed away at home & his roommates found him. When someone dies, a lot of the time people will say “Oh, he was a unique person, really one of a kind, a true original”- most of these people no idea of what they are talking about- they obviously had never met Dave. Dave TRULY WAS ONE OF A KIND- I can’t think of ANYONE even remotely like him. That’s VERY HARD TO SAY. My band learned how to become a real touring band from GWAR- they gave us out first shot at this thing. I learned many things from Dave, many of which I am eternally grateful for, and some of which I am deeply ashamed of. I took this picture at his birthday party a few months ago- Dave kissing his Oderous birthday cake. Right now, if I were to truly honor Dave in the way HE would do it if it were ME that had died, I would make a completely tasteless joke about his death. But I do not have the stomach for that- Dave would, but not me. He never put much stock in “limits”. Richmond, VA has lost one of its most creative people. This is a crying shame to me. Thank you Brockie, for all the crazy shit you did- thank God you existed, so you could do it and I didn’t have to. It was an honor to know you, to be your Shaky Slave, to serve in the Blood Vomits along side you (let’s ride!), and to be soaked by your sweet cuttlefish. RIP Dave Brockie. Oderous, enjoy your trip back home.

Kevin Gill

It was confirmed to be by a friend of mine that the iconic Dave Brockie aka Oderus Urungus from Gwar passed away tonight. Terrible loss for the music/art/creative scene.

Dez from Devildriver

Rest in Peace my brother you will be missed @TheRealOderus#SeeYouOnTheOtherSide#LastPhotoOfUsDownUnderhttp://instagram.com/p/l6u75xo74E/ Rest in Peace my brother ! @TheRealOderus#SeeYouOnTheOtherSide I'm seriously beside myself - we have lost a Brother - a legend - one of the nicest guys I've ever known - a GENUIS a loyal friend BROCKY

Insane Clown Posse

Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope and the staff of Psychopathic Records were sad as fuck this morning to hear of the death of our homie Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus of GWAR). We are still completely in shock to hear about this as Oderus was recently an awesome guest on “ICP Theater.” Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dave’s family and friends. We know you’re causing all kinds of mayhem and chaos up in Shangri-La, monstrous homie! You will be sadly missed. RIP, Oderus Urungus.

Richmond police have issued a statement:

At approximately 6:53 p.m. on Sunday, Richmond Police were called to a residence in the 4800 block of West Seminary Avenue for a report of a deceased individual. When officers arrived, they found David M. Brockie, 50, deceased inside the home. Detectives do not suspect foul play at this time and the Medical Examiner’s Office will determine cause of death.

GWAR’s manager, Jack Flanaganm

“It is with a saddened heart, that I confirm my dear friend Dave Brockie, artist, musician, and lead singer of GWAR passed away at approximately 6:50 PM EST Sunday March 23,2014,” states Jack. “His body was found Sunday by his band mate at his home in Richmond, VA. Richmond authorities have confirmed his death and next of kin has been notified. A full autopsy will be performed. He was 50 years old, born August 30, 1963. “My main focus right now is to look after my band mates and his family. More information regarding his death shall be released as the details are confirmed.”

In an exclusive statement to Billboard, Violent J of Insane Clown Posse called Brockie's death a "terrible loss to the world."

"I am devastated to hear of the passing of Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie). GWAR are true pioneers of the underground and without them there would have been no blueprint on how to do-it-yourself in the world of music. Oderus was one of our true heroes and he recently appeared on 'ICP Theater' and we had plans to do a Halloween tour together. His passing is a terrible loss to the world and we will miss our friend greatly."