7th Annual GWAR B-Q announces second wave of bands

by | Jun 28, 2016 | MUSIC

Metal and mayhem fans prepare for your heads to spin and your brains to spew everywhere, because GWAR just announced its second wave of bands performing at the 7th Annual GWAR B-Q at Hadad’s Lake on Aug. 20th.

Metal and mayhem fans prepare for your heads to spin and your brains to spew everywhere, because GWAR just announced its second wave of bands performing at the 7th Annual GWAR B-Q at Hadad’s Lake on Aug. 20th.

But first, if you missed their first round of announcements, which included Lamb of God, Against Me! and others, you can check that out here.

Recently announced to make your ears bleed are August Burns Red, Murphy’s Law, Occultist, Brain Tentacles, Eat The Turnbuckle, Mobile Deathcamp, The Sawyer Family, and The Death of Rock n Roll.

Take a listen below to the bands to find out what you’ll be in for at the show!

August Burns Red:

Murphy’s Law:

Occultist:

Brain Tentacles:

Eat The Turnbuckle:

Mobile Deathcamp:

The Sawyer Family:

The Death of Rock n Roll:

More bands are slated to be added to this lineup so keep an eye out for another announcement!

Early bird tickets for the 7th Annual GWAR B-Q have already sold out. You can get yours for $60 now if you act fast, but they will go up to $70 then $75 as the event gets closer so make sure you get yours as soon as you can.

Amy David

Amy David

Amy David was the Web Editor for RVAMag.com from May 2015 until September 2018. She covered craft beer, food, music, art and more. She's been a journalist since 2010 and attended Radford University. She enjoys dogs, beer, tacos, and Bob's Burgers references.




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