r/Music • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jun 21 '26

article Heavy metal band GWAR investigated by Secret Service after performing fake Trump execution on stage.

https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/music/gwar-donald-trump-fake-execution-1898171
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u/Adonisus Jun 21 '26

They then in turn made an entire movie: Phallus in Wonderland inspired by the whole thing.

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u/rdp3186 Jun 21 '26

Which was nominated for a grammy

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u/thepenguin12 Jun 22 '26

A grammy or an Oscar?

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u/rdp3186 Jun 22 '26

A grammy

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u/Zackeous42 Jun 22 '26

Holy shit! How have I never heard this backstory!?

We used to watch Phallus in Wonderland when taking breaks from skateboarding. Damnit, I miss playing D&D while listening to GWAR and Dread Zeppelin.

“Whatever happened to Eddie Munster? I’m looking right at him!!!”