GWAR frontman found dead at home
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Showman… Brockie on stage with GWAR at Sound Wave Adelaide 2014. Picture: Noelle Bobrige
Source: News Corp Australia
DAVE Brockie, frontman for the American heavy metal band GWAR, has been found dead in his home at age 50.
Police spokeswoman Dionne Waugh says officers were called to his home in Richmond, Virginia, shortly before 7pm local time on Sunday for a report of a dead person. When officers arrived, Brockie — who went by the stage name Oderus Urungus — was found dead inside the home.
Detectives don’t suspect foul play at this time and Waugh says the medical examiner’s office will determine cause of death.
The Grammy-nominated band recently toured Australia. It was founded in 1984 and is known for its comically grotesque costumes, stage antics and vulgar lyrics.
GWAR released its latest album in 2013. In 2011, lead guitarist 34-year-old Cory Smoot was found dead on the band’s tour bus
