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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 ...

's 3rd and final record before they became absorbed by their side-project

GWAR Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. After th ...

, released in 1985. It has a much more polished sound, due to Russ Bahorsky leaving the group and Steve Douglas replacing him. Russ Bahorsky claimed he was very impressed with the record, stating that "It showed off some of the best production values the band ever managed to achieve" and that "Steve brought a thick, heavy, and polished sound to the group that gave the music a more professional edge".

Track list

# "Poet" (1:21) # "Ground 'B' Sound" (2:30) # "Joey Died Today" (1:47) # "Minute to Live" (2:57)

Personnel

Dave Brockie 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 ...

– vocals/bass *Steve Douglas – guitar *Sean Sumner – drums *Released on – Slugtail Records *Produced by –

*Recorded at – Radioactive Studios with Victor Benshaw

References

1985 EPs Death Piggy albums {{Ep-stub