This past Thursday (November 3rd), the Heavy Music community lost GWAR's longtime guitarist and producer Cory Smoot (AKA Flattus Maximus). Smoot was found dead inside GWAR's tour-bus as the band was getting ready to cross the border. After this horrible tragedy, the band decided to continue with the tour despite losing their friend and guitarist. This is what GWAR's front-man David Brockie (A.K.A. Oderus Urungus) had to say about this.
"After a lot of consideration, we have decided to carry on with the tour. Although the great temptation would be to return home, curl into a fetal position, and mourn, we can't do that. First off, Cory wouldn't want that. He would want us to go on and would be pissed if we didn't. Plus we know the fans don't want us to quit. They are going to want a chance to come to grips with their loss, and there is no better place to do that than at a GWAR show. Though it's hard to believe, I think we all would feel a lot worse if we stopped. For better or worse we have to see this through.
"The last time I saw Cory was after our show in Minneapolis on Weds. night. It was a great show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, one of our favorite places to play. Cory was happy. He was excited about the band and especially the new studio he was building in the Slave Pit back in Richmond. He was deeply in love with his wife, Jamie, and was busily planning their family and future in the beautiful home they had. As usual, after some autographs and banter, I was probably the first person in their bunk as we got ready for a big drive into Canada, and Cory and the rest of the guys were not far behind. As I fell into the slumber that only playing GWAR shows can induce, everything seemed right in the world."
Here is some fan filmed footage of Cory's final performance with GWAR. The concert took place on the night of November 2nd at First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RIP Cory!
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