We Kill Everything

This sixth Gwar album, We Kill Everything, was released on April 6th, 1999. It was a big change from their usual work and went down a more punk/punk rock path, rather than their thrash/metal style in previous albums. When it comes to humor, this one has the most childish and weird. The band offers the funny, gross, and weird, as expected. Mike Derks sings lead for the second and last time ever on the song “Mary Anne,” a very Green Day sounding song (in which Derks has claimed the song was “Written ten years before Green Day was even out of diapers”.) about being in love with a corpse.  This album is mostly a collection of gruesomely corny jokes, while also being less brutal than previous Gwar work. This album also contains their first true instrumental track. The lyrical content of We Kill Everything is in response to angry fans' complaints about the lack of disgusting lyrics on Carnival of Chaos. It is also the final Gwar album featuring Michael Bishop as Beefcake the Mighty (he'd later return as Blothar the Beserker), who returned for a few months to replace Casey Orr as Beefcake the Might. This was also the last GWAR album to feature Hunter Jackson, Danielle Stampe, and Dave Musel on keyboards and samples. We Kill Everything is also the last album in the “Scumdogs” storyline (though 2 other songs on later albums make reference to it). 4 songs on this album are old, with one (“Tune From Da Moon”) being older than Hell-O.

## Story

For the story of this album, the first three tracks don’t really follow one. The fourth track “ A Short History of the End of the World (Part VII (The Final Chapter (abbr.)))”, begins the story, which continues through to the title track. Though it’s an instrumental, it is explained that it refers to Gwar fighting the Master - the incident that led to their exile. The album tells the chronicles of Gwar’s relationship of the Master, and the aftermath of their defiance. After Gwar was banished to Earth, a mystic Scumdog known as Scroda Moon went to search for them, only to be stranded on the moon with the tablet (that he himself carved, according to other Gwar media). The tablet supposedly holds all of times events from start to the end. Though, after Gwar landed on Earth, Gwar somehow gets ahold of the tablet, and breaks it to pieces, which are then stolen (there’s no further explanation provided as to how or why they’re stolen). The pieces are meant to be returned, or else the Master would destroy Gwar. Scroda Moon, disregarded as a crackpot, summons her inter-dimensional “portal potty” and assists them in their search for the Tablet pieces. Gwar agrees, on the condition Scroda does drugs with them. After that, and after the combat with various creatures that hold the Tablet pieces, Scroda is torn apart and he dies, only to be revived and improved by Slymenstra Hymen. The mock-country song, “The Master Has a Butt” talks about the Master and Gwar’s final showdown. The title track brings the story to an end, with Gwar emerging victorious. The last few tracks on the album have nothing to do with the story, and are just Gwar being Gwar. Scorda Moon is never again mentioned.

## Dislike for the Album

It’s no secret the band dislikes We Kill Everything, as they rarely discuss it in interviews, but online they’ve been very public about their distaste for the album. No song from this album has been on the setlist constantly, besides “Babyraper”. This is probably due to the fact they don’t like the album, but could also very well be due to the fact most songs have a specific concept or a former member, or they’re just unable to be played. Brockie made a clear dislike for the song “Nitro-Burnin’ Funny Bong,” calling it “extremely annoying” along with the entirety of  “It’s Sleazy”. However, Brockie, along with other Gwar members on the side project, the Dave Brockie eXperience, still played the song live, along with some other We Kill Everything songs. Also, on Gwar's 2006 DVD, titled “Blood Bath and Beyond,” Oderus Urungus and Sleazy P. Martini describe Scroda Moon as “the stupidest Gwar character.” When Gwar’s message board was active, it was made explicitly clear to NOT mention We Kill Everything, stating those who did would be banned from the forum. However, as seen on a recent post from their website detailing the latest “GWAR-BQ” and the 30th Anniversary of the band, lead guitarist Brent Purgason did hint at the album title openly on its home page; stating that “I have yet to grasp this concept of the internet and the spouting of self-important speeches by people in social media; the INTERNET MUST DIE, so GWAR will KILL IT!. Management tells me the internet is not a person that can be fought and killed, but they don’t know the true power of a Scumdog. WE KILL EVERYTHING!” It’s been hinted at numerous times by the band that this album was their least successful, and earned the least amount of money, including sales and tours.

## Personnel

* Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus) - lead vocals
* Tim Harris (Flattus Maximus) – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Mike Derks (Balsac the Jaws of Death) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Mary Anne"
* Mike Bishop (Beefcake the Mighty) – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Jiggle the Handle"
* Brad Roberts (Jizmak Da Gusha) - drums, percussion
* Hunter Jackson (Scroda Moon) - lead vocals on "Tune from Da Moon" and "Jiggle the Handle"
* Danielle Stampe (Slymenstra Hymen) – lead vocals on "My Girly Ways" and "Jiggle the Handle"
* Bob Gorman (Portal Potty) – Additional vocals on "Jiggle the Handle" (uncredited)