Lust in Space | ||||
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Released | August 18, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Thrash metal, heavy metal, comedy rock | |||
Length | 44:35 | |||
Label | Metal Blade Records | |||
Producer | Cory Smoot and Gwar | |||
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About.com | [1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
Blabbermouth | [3] |
Kerrang! | [4] |
Lust in Space is the eleventh studio album by Gwar. It was released on August 18, 2009. It is their first album since returning to their old label Metal Blade Records. The album also saw the return of their former bassist Casey Orr, even though he would later part ways with the band yet again. Lust in Space debuted at #96 on the Billboard top 200 Charts and according to Blabbermouth it was Gwar's highest position reached for the debut of an album.
This time around, Gwar manages to steal a Scumdog ship and prepares to finally leave Earth; however, Cardinal Syn returns and plans an attack. Gwar then seeks the help of Zog, an old Scumdog commander who trained Oderus, to help them. However, it turns out that he's become nothing but old and homeless. Gwar eventually sets everything straight and leave Earth, promising to stop on tour, and keep us all up to date on their activities.
The album also introduces a new Destructo, Sawborg, who wields a sawblade arm and has another sawblade sticking out of his head. He is not mentioned on the album, except briefly in "Gwarnography".
In an interview with Ultimate-Guitar, Cory Smoot (Flattus Maximus) revealed that he played all the instruments on "Release the Flies", as it was originally a song he wrote for his solo project. [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lust in Space" | 6:12 |
2. | "Let Us Slay" | 3:25 |
3. | "Damnation Under God" | 3:27 |
4. | "The UberKlaw" | 3:39 |
5. | "Lords and Masters" | 4:53 |
6. | "Metal Metal Land" | 3:05 |
7. | "The Price of Peace" (Vocals by Beefcake the Mighty) | 3:37 |
8. | "Where Is Zog?" | 4:53 |
9. | "Make a Child Cry" | 2:59 |
10. | "Release the Flies" (Vocals by Flattus Maximus) | 4:10 |
11. | "Parting Shot" | 4:16 |
12. | "Gwarnography" (Bonus track available only when album is purchased as an online download) | 6:03 |
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. Since the death of frontman and lead singer Dave Brockie in 2014, the collective has continued recording and performing without any of its founding artists or musicians.
Hell-O! is the debut album by Gwar. The album was released in September 1988, on Shimmy Disc Records.
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