Brockie, who performed under the stage name Oderus Urungus, helped to found Gwar back in 1984. The band released 'Battle Maximus', their 13th studio album, last year.
Pitchfork has the following statement from police in Richmond, Virginia:
At approximately 6:53 p.m. on Sunday, Richmond Police were called to a residence in the 4800 block of West Seminary Avenue for a report of a deceased individual. When officers arrived, they found David M. Brockie, 50, deceased inside the home. Detectives do not suspect foul play at this time and the Medical Examiner’s Office will determine cause of death.
Randy Blythe, frontman of Lamb Of God, was among those to pay tribute to Brockie. He wrote:
“I got a very sad call tonight from my buddy Chris Bopst, who was one of the original members of GWAR - my friend Dave Brockie, AKA Oderus Urungus, the singer of GWAR, has left the building and taken off back to his home planet. He was 50 years old. I do not know details of why he died yet, just that he passed away at home & his roommates found him.
“When someone dies, a lot of the time people will say ‘Oh, he was a unique person, really one of a kind, a true original’ - most of these people have no idea of what they are talking about - they obviously had never met Dave. Dave TRULY WAS ONE OF A KIND - I can't think of ANYONE even remotely like him. That's VERY HARD TO SAY.
“My band learned how to become a real touring band from GWAR- they gave us our first shot at this thing. I learned many things from Dave, many of which I am eternally grateful for, and some of which I am deeply ashamed of. I took this picture at his birthday party a few months ago - Dave kissing his Oderus birthday cake. Right now, if I were to truly honour Dave in the way HE would do it if it were ME that had died, I would make a completely tasteless joke about his death.
“But I do not have the stomach for that - Dave would, but not me. He never put much stock in ‘limits’. Richmond, VA has lost one of its most creative people. This is a crying shame to me. Thank you Brockie, for all the crazy shit you did - thank God you existed, so you could do it and I didn't have to. It was an honour to know you, to be your Shaky Slave, to serve in the Blood Vomits along side you (let's ride!), and to be soaked by your sweet cuttlefish. RIP Dave Brockie. Oderus, enjoy your trip back home.”
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