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. The band was composed of David "

Oderus Urungus David Murray Brockie (August 30, 1963 – March 23, 2014) was a Canadian-American musician, who was the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Gwar, in which he performed as Oderus Urungus. He performed as a bassist and lead singer in the b ...

" Brockie (

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/ bass), Brad "

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" Roberts (

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), and Mike " Balsac the Jaws of Death" Derks (

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). The DBX was a pet project of Gwar and showed some of their earlier

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roots from the "

Death Piggy Death Piggy was an American hardcore punk band, that was formed in 1982 in Richmond, Virginia. They flourished briefly, before Dave Brockie, then their lead singer/bassist, decided to play a joke set while wearing monster costumes made by VCU art ...

" era. At their shows they played some original DBX songs as well as some tunes from Death Piggy, Gwar, and X-Cops. The band enjoyed a following mostly made up of Gwar fans. Dave Brockie hinted at the possibility of the band's breakup in the past due to the exhausting nature of lower-budget touring. In February 2008, several sources reported that the band would be touring as an opening act for the reunited

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. Dave Brockie stated on his website that this was not the case and there were no official discussions concerning the tour. DBX played two reunion shows in August 2009. In a more recent interview with Dave Brockie he explained a new DBX album was "possible" but said his main priority then was Gwar. Brockie died of a heroin overdose on March 23, 2014.

Discography

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Diarrhea of a Madman ''Diarrhea of a Madman'' is the debut album by the band Dave Brockie Experience. It was released in 2001 by Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for ...

'' * '' Live From Ground Zero'' * ''

Songs for the Wrong ''Songs for the Wrong'' is the second and final studio album by the Dave Brockie Experience The Dave Brockie Experience or DBX was a rock band formed of three of the then-current members of Heavy metal band Gwar. The band was composed of David ...

'' * ''Hanging Out at the Pound'' (DVD)

References

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