Review: GWAR at the Beaumont Club

GWAR, Kingdom of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust

Sunday, November 30

The Beaumont Club

Better than: Being eaten by a giant snake

When I was 13 years old, I had a Sega Genesis video-game system. I treasured this for several reasons. One of these was the Beavis and Butthead game, which was a quest to reassemble your shredded GWAR tickets, make it to the concert on time and eventually become one of the band’s slaves on stage in leather bondage gear. I played this game over and over again to get to that ending. In my pubescent mind, GWAR was the evilest band in the world, and therefore the best.

Now, 14 years later, I finally had a chance to see GWAR at the Beaumont Club, and with my fully functional adult critical facilities, I am left unable to reach a decision about the band.