{"id":162126,"date":"2025-09-23T00:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/162126\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T00:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T00:02:07","slug":"maga-is-mad-at-gwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/162126\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Is Mad at GWAR"},"content":{"rendered":"

To quote one social media user, GWAR<\/a> are equal-opportunity beheaders. Over the years, the shock metal band has staged faux executions of every president of the last four decades (Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton, Bush Jr., Obama, Trump, and Biden), as well as Hillary Clinton, Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, and even Jesus Christ. Chances are, if you\u2019re a famous person, they\u2019ve killed you onstage. The band\u2019s set at Riot Fest this weekend was no different, as they beheaded Elon Musk and stabbed Trump.<\/p>\n

This time, though, MAGA picked up on GWAR\u2019s antics and is crying foul. Both conservative-leaning websites Brietbart<\/a> and New York Post<\/a> have published articles on the band\u2019s performance at Riot Fest<\/a>, while videos of GWAR circulated widely on X\/Twitter<\/a> throughout the weekend. \u201cListen I know they do this to every leader and even did Obama but after what happened with Charlie Kirk last week it\u2019s just retarded timing,\u201d one user complained. Libs of TikTok called GWAR\u2019s performance an act of \u201cincitement,\u201d adding that, \u201cDemocrats can\u2019t help themselves. They love promoting violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

A representative for GWAR pushed against the New York Post\u2019s article a statement: \u201cNormalizing violence? Humans don\u2019t need GWAR for that. There is nothing normal about the Looney Toon violence acted out on a GWAR stage. GWAR is absurdist spectacle. GWAR is to violence what the New York Post is to journalism. Ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Riot Fest also joined in mocking the outrage over GWAR\u2019s performance: \u201cLike I know this is a rage bait engagement farming twitter account, but \u2018GWAR crossed a major line\u2019 is one of the funniest fucking things I\u2019ve ever heard,\u201d the festival wrote on X.<\/p>\n

The kicker? The viral clip that set off the controversy may have been planted from inside GWAR\u2019s own orbit. The clip was the very first post from an account called @hottakekaren, whose bio reads \u201cGWAR\u2019s biggest fan.\u201d The post tagged @RiotFest, @GWAR, and @ElonMusk, while subsequent uploads from the same account tagged @realdonaldtrump, @JDVance, and even @FBI. Whether it was the band, Riot Fest, or a devoted fan, the stunt clearly worked. If the goal was to rile up MAGA and give GWAR a burst of viral attention, consider it mission accomplished.<\/p>\n

Heads Up: GWAR\u2019s Bud of God collection is currently BOGO<\/a> at Consequence Shop.<\/p>\n

Saw a friend\u2019s video from Riot Fest\u2014GWAR mock-beheaded Elon Musk on stage. That\u2019s not edgy, it\u2019s grotesque and reckless and normalizes violence against a real person. This is not okay. Riot Fest and GWAR crossed a major line. #RiotFest<\/a> #GWAR<\/a> #ElonMusk<\/a> @RiotFest<\/a> @gwar<\/a> @elonmusk<\/a> @X<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ngr0GRVbP9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 karen (@hottakekaren) September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n