Watch Gwar Decapitate Tony Abbott

Gwar decapitates Tony Abbott © Stephen Sloggett
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Soundwave favourites Gwar have doubled down on their reputation as the kings of carnage by decapitating Tony Abbott.


Well, not really, but the Virginian metal gods did decapitate an effigy of the Australian Prime Minister on stage at Soundwave. Fans up the front were then bathed in the 'blood' of the PM as it spurted from his jugular veins.



Previous Gwar performances have included the slaughter of Lady Gaga, George W Bush and Barack Obama, and Gwar frontman Oderus Urungus teased their plans for Abbott in an interview with The Brag earlier this year.

"I don't wanna spoil it," he said, "but there's one victim in particular who I think is going to win over Australia forever. When this person dies onstage, it's basically going to make the entire country enter Gwar's thralls for all eternity. So we're very much looking forward to coming to Australia and killing Tony Abbott. Oh shit, did I just say that?"

Urungus was disappointed, however, that the decapitation didn't seem to last long. "We chopped his head off yesterday," he told Music Feeds, "and then I was watching the news this morning about Manus Island and there was Tony Abbott on the news. He grew a head overnight! What kind of Prime Minister do you have? He is some kind of necrotic, vampiritic, thing-like beast!"

Gwar will play the remaining dates on the Soundwave tour:

Fri Feb 28 - Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne)
Sat Mar 1 - Bonythin Park (Adelaide)
Mon Mar 3 - Claremont Showgrounds (Perth)

Gwar will also play Sidewaves with Amon Amarth, Satyricon and The Black Dahlia Murder:

Wed Feb 26 — The Factory Theatre (Sydney) (AA)
Thu Feb 27 — 170 Russell (Melbourne) (18+)

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