Since the mid-1980s, Richmond, Virginia’s performance-art and satirical heavy metal freaks—or rather, our ALIEN OVERLORDS—GWAR have been shooting jizz and blood, um, FAKE jizz and blood all over their audiences as they rage through the shreddiest of riffs while taking the piss out of our “society.” I think the first time I saw them was in 1990, and their stage show has evolved so very, very disturbingly far, while still being just as messy and fun. I’d bring a change of clothes if I were you. Also on the bill is NWOBHM thrashers Toxic Holocaust and killer headbangin’ jams from Against the Grain. by Mike Nipper