Halloween came early this year when Gwar hit town on Friday, October 8. Fans dressed in white shirts piled into the main room of the Ritz, where carpets were laid out so the raging fans could maintain their grip on the soon-to-be-fake-blood-soaked floor.
Before I actually made my way into the Ritz, I overheard a random Ybor partygoer chatting with another (neither among those waiting to get into the venue) and offering up his knowledge of the great intergalactic horror metal band from space. "Gwar's playing tonight," the man said. "Haha, I saw them on Jerry Springer!" Glad to know you watch great American television, sir. [More pics + CL exclusive video interview with Oderus Urungus after the jump.]
This article appears in Oct 14-20, 2010.