Death of Cory Smoot

== Death Of Cory Smoot ==
On November 3rd, 2011, lead guitarist Cory Smoot, who had portrayed Flattus Maximus since 2002, was found dead by his fellow band members in the band's tour bus as they prepared to cross the border into Manitoba, Canada from North Dakota. The cause of death was “a coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease.” On November 4, Dave Brockie officially announced that the character of Flattus Maximus would be retired out of respect to Smoot.
The last single recorded with Smoot was released on December 22, 2011, and is a cover of the Dayglo Abortions song “Isn't This Disgusting”. The single was made available on iTunes and appeared on the Dayglo Abortions tribute album in 2012.
Cannabis Corpse guitarist Brent Purgason took over the late Cory Smoot's role under the name Pustulus Maximus in late 2012, making his first appearance with the band in a video on The A.V. Club of the band playing a cover of Kansas’ 1976 hit tune “Carry on My Wayward Son”. In September 2013 Gwar's thirteenth studio album, titled Battle Maximus, was released. Promotional activities for the record included a video of Gwar covering Billy Ocean’s “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car” and The Who's “Baba O'Riley”, and a one-off Funny Or Die animated cartoon produced by Myke Chilian and Gwar titled The Animated Tales of Gwar.
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