On June 6, 2025, the shock rock legends GWAR continued the celebrations for their 40th anniversary with the release of their new single "The Great Circus Train Disaster", the second track from their upcoming multimedia release "The Return of Gor Gor", which will be released on July 25 via Pit Records and Z2 Comics.
The link to the single is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBHXbkN9RAU
The new single comes with an animated adventure that captures the chaos and madness that only GWAR can deliver, telling the story of a catastrophic derailment of a circus train involving flaming elephants, twisted clowns, and an extremely unfortunate cotton candy vendor.
Guitarist Grodius Maximus comments on "The Great Circus Train Disaster" as follows:
"The song came to us one day while we were all hanging out and injecting ketamine and crushed insects into our tail holes. We were high for days and hallucinating charred clown bodies, lobster people skewered on stalagmites, and the unholy image of our baby dinosaur being sold as sexual meat to a greasy mass of scab-encrusted Republicans and greased-up Catholic priests. When we came to, the song was already fully formed. We just had to hit record and BOOM... 'The Great Circus Train Disaster' was born... Now MTV and Def Jam Recordings are knocking on our door. Charlie XCX, Slipknot, and Garth Brooks all want to collaborate with us, and to be honest, this kind of success is just a bit overwhelming. Yes, we get it. We are great songwriters... Deal with it!"
"The Return of Gor Gor" features three brand new GWAR songs mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, GodCity Studios), as well as four live tracks recorded at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA, during GWAR's 2024 tour and mixed by Chris Ronan Murphy. All songs were produced by GWAR and mastered by Alan Douches. The release also includes a 32-page comic detailing the return of Gor Gor, which accompanies all versions. The vinyl editions boast an animated etching of Gor Gor on side A.
Blothar comments on "The Return of Gor Gor":
"The last time I saw Gor Gor, he was just a little fart dragon. He had crawled onto the hood of my Kia Soul and was holding on while I drove to the store to buy Clamato. I bathed him in windshield washer fluid and used my wipers to knock him off my sweet ride. Next thing I know, he’s a 6-foot-tall, interspecies prostitute working in a pickle park. Apparently, he’s all grown up now and out for revenge. This album describes his struggles as a young Dino-American trying to find his way in a cruel world."
The link to the single is as follows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBHXbkN9RAU
The new single comes with an animated adventure that captures the chaos and madness that only GWAR can deliver, telling the story of a catastrophic derailment of a circus train involving flaming elephants, twisted clowns, and an extremely unfortunate cotton candy vendor.
Guitarist Grodius Maximus comments on "The Great Circus Train Disaster" as follows:
"The song came to us one day while we were all hanging out and injecting ketamine and crushed insects into our tail holes. We were high for days and hallucinating charred clown bodies, lobster people skewered on stalagmites, and the unholy image of our baby dinosaur being sold as sexual meat to a greasy mass of scab-encrusted Republicans and greased-up Catholic priests. When we came to, the song was already fully formed. We just had to hit record and BOOM... 'The Great Circus Train Disaster' was born... Now MTV and Def Jam Recordings are knocking on our door. Charlie XCX, Slipknot, and Garth Brooks all want to collaborate with us, and to be honest, this kind of success is just a bit overwhelming. Yes, we get it. We are great songwriters... Deal with it!"
"The Return of Gor Gor" features three brand new GWAR songs mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, GodCity Studios), as well as four live tracks recorded at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA, during GWAR's 2024 tour and mixed by Chris Ronan Murphy. All songs were produced by GWAR and mastered by Alan Douches. The release also includes a 32-page comic detailing the return of Gor Gor, which accompanies all versions. The vinyl editions boast an animated etching of Gor Gor on side A.
Blothar comments on "The Return of Gor Gor":
"The last time I saw Gor Gor, he was just a little fart dragon. He had crawled onto the hood of my Kia Soul and was holding on while I drove to the store to buy Clamato. I bathed him in windshield washer fluid and used my wipers to knock him off my sweet ride. Next thing I know, he’s a 6-foot-tall, interspecies prostitute working in a pickle park. Apparently, he’s all grown up now and out for revenge. This album describes his struggles as a young Dino-American trying to find his way in a cruel world."
