Slave Pit Inc. is the

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and

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created for releasing projects by the heavy metal band

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 ...

and related side projects such as Mensrea and

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History (1984–1993)

;1984 * Hunter Jackson rents a studio in an old

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Dairy building, intending to shoot a space pirate movie entitled "''Scumdogs of the Universe''". He names his studio "The Slave Pit". ;1985 *Two costumes are completed and

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moves to the Dairy building. *Mike Delaney moves into the Dairy building and names his studio "The Swamp". *Chuck Varga moves to Richmond and moves in with Delaney. ;1986 *Don Drakulich rents studio space in the Dairy building and ultimately moves in. *Many new artists and bands move into the Dairy building. *Slave Pit, The Swamp, and Don's studio begin prop production for Gwar performances. ;1987 *Renovations to the Dairy building force many tenants out and prop production moves to a tobacco warehouse a few miles away. *Slave Pit is soon kicked out of the tobacco warehouse and returns to Don's cramped Dairy space. *The artists solidify from a loose collaboration to real members of Gwar; consisting of Don Drakulich, Chuck Varga, Mike Bonner, Scott Krahl, Dave Musel, and

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 ...

. *In October, 801 W. Broad St. is rented as a new Slave Pit. ;1988 *In October, the first complete North American tour coast to coast. ;1989 *The North American tour aptly named ''Death Tour 89'' begins. ;1990 *Slave Pit Incorporated becomes a legal corporation. *In April, ''

Scumdogs of the Universe ''Scumdogs of the Universe'' is the second album by American Satire, satirical Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Gwar. The album is their first album on Metal Blade Records and was released on January 8, 1990. To date, it is the band's best-s ...

'' is recorded, and released in July. *In September, North American Tour De Scum 90. ;1991 *In September, Slave Pit Inc. moves to 2010 Chamberlayne Ave. *In October ''

Phallus in Wonderland ''Phallus in Wonderland'' is a film by American heavy metal band Gwar, their first attempt at a commercially released, long-form film. The video was nominated for a Grammy in 1993 (which they lost to Annie Lennox for ''Diva'', as mock-mentioned ...

'' filmed. ;1992 *In February, ''Phallus in Wonderland'' released. ;1993 *First Gwar-B-Que at the Slave Pit.

Artist roster

* Mensrea * Locus Factor * X-Cops *

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 "Oderus Urungus" Brockie (vocals/bass), Brad " Jizmak Da Gusha" Roberts (drums), and Mike "Bal ...

References

Slave Pit Inc Timeline
Retrieved on August 14, 2008.

External links

Official site

Official Gwar site
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History (1984–1993)

Artist roster

See also

References

External links