This Is Gwar: documentary on heavy metal band is coming to Shudder in July

The Shudder streaming service has announced that they have picked up distribution rights to the documentary This Is GWAR and are planning to make the film available for their subscribers to watch in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand as of Thursday, July 21st. Directed by Scott Barber (Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story), This Is GWAR is, of course, all about “the 30-plus year career of one of the world’s most outrageous heavy metal bands, GWAR, known for their grotesque costumed characters and notoriously wild, fluid-soaked stage shows.”

The synopsis explains that This Is GWAR is:

the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus).

I know very little about GWAR myself, so watching this documentary will be a great learning experience for me. It’s fitting that Ethan Embry is in the documentary, because the scene he has with GWAR in Empire Records is some of the only GWAR footage I’ve seen. Along with the music videos that were screened on Beavis and Butthead.

Shudder’s Craig Engler had this to say about acquiring This Is GWAR:

For more than three decades, GWAR has set the standard for heavy metal horror with larger-than-life personas and gore-filled stage shows that were unlike anything anyone had ever seen. But even their most ardent fans have never seen them like this, as the band and director Scott Barber reveal in moving detail the literal blood, sweat and tears that have made GWAR the true legends they are today.”

GWAR provided the following statement:

GWAR is founded on horror, humor, and heavy metal. Of course, we love Shudder! It’s our favorite. Every movie is like a home movie for us. Are you kidding me?? Monsters, demons, the undead, dinosaurs? Those are our people! GWAR and Shudder. Two terrifying tastes that taste terrifying together.”

This Is GWAR was produced by Tommy Avallone and Josh Goldbloom. Bill Parks, Zach Blair, Matthew Helderman, and Luke Taylor served as executive producers.

Will you be watching This Is GWAR when it reaches Shudder? Are you a fan of the band? Let us know by leaving a comment below.