History 1984-1993

• Hunter Jackson rents a studio in an old Richmond
  Richmond, Virginia
  Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
  
   Dairy building, intending to shoot a space pirate movie entitled "Scumdogs of the Universe". He names his studio "The Slave Pit".

• Two costumes are completed and Death Piggy
  Death Piggy
  Death Piggy was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1982 in Richmond, Virginia. They flourished briefly, before Dave Brockie, then their lead singer/bassist, decided to play a joke set while wearing monster costumes as an opening act for Death Piggy. This joke act would later be the basis for...
  
   moves to the Dairy building.
• Mike Delaney moves into the Dairy building and names his studio "The Swamp".
• Chuck Varga moves to Richmond and moves in with Delaney.

• Don Drakulich rents studio space in the Dairy building and ultimately moves in.
• Many new artists and bands move into the Dairy building.
• Slave Pit, The Swamp, and Don's studio begin prop production for Gwar performances.

• Renovations to the Dairy building force many tenants out and prop production moves to a tobacco warehouse a few miles away.
• Slave Pit is soon kicked out of the tobacco warehouse and returns to Don's cramped Dairy space.
• The artists solidify from a loose collaboration to real members of Gwar; consisting of Don Drakulich, Chuck Varga, Mike Bonner, Scott Krahl, Dave Musel, and Dave Brockie.
• In October, 801 W. Broad St. is rented as a new Slave Pit.

• In October, the first complete North American tour coast to coast.

• The North American tour aptly named Death Tour 89 begins.

• Slave Pit Incorporated becomes a legal corporation.
• In April, Scumdogs of the Universe
  Scumdogs of the Universe
  Scumdogs of the Universe is the second album by Satirical Shock rock band Gwar. The album is their first album on Metal Blade Records and was released in 1990. It is to this date the band's best selling album and greatly expanded the band's horizons...
  
  is recorded, and released in July.
• In September, North American Tour De Scum 90
  Tour De Scum
  Released in 1992, Tour De Scum is the second installment in a line of video concerts by GWAR. This one is from the "Scumdogs of the Universe" tour, hence the title...
  
  .

• In September, Slave Pit Inc. moves to 2010 Chamberlayne Ave.
• In October Phallus in Wonderland
  Phallus in Wonderland
  Phallus in Wonderland was GWAR's first attempt at a commercially released, long-form movie. The plot tells the tale of GWAR's conflict with the Morality Squad, after the theft of Oderus Urungus' "Cuttlefish of Cthulhu" . Meanwhile, the giant T-Rex, Gor-Gor is born and helps GWAR defeat the Morality...
  
  filmed.

• In February, Phallus in Wonderland released.

• First Gwar-B-Que at the Slave Pit.

Artist roster

• Gwar
  Gwar
  Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...
  
  
• Death Piggy
  Death Piggy
  Death Piggy was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1982 in Richmond, Virginia. They flourished briefly, before Dave Brockie, then their lead singer/bassist, decided to play a joke set while wearing monster costumes as an opening act for Death Piggy. This joke act would later be the basis for...
  
  
• Mensrea
• Locus Factor
• X-Cops
  X-Cops
  X-Cops was a side project composed of members from the band Gwar and their extended "family" of musicians. Each member of X-Cops performed in a police uniform and had their own character. They released the album You Have The Right To Remain Silent... on Metal Blade Records in 1995...
  
  
• Dave Brockie Experience
  Dave Brockie Experience
  The Dave Brockie Experience or DBX is formed of three of the current members of Heavy metal band GWAR. The band is composed of David "Oderus Urungus" Brockie , Brad "Jizmak Da Gusha" Roberts , and Mike "Balsac the Jaws of Death" Derks . DBX is a pet project of GWAR and shows some of their earlier...
  
  

See also

• DRT Entertainment
  DRT Entertainment
  DRT Entertainment is a New York City based independent record label founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Theodore "Ted" Green. It is now solely owned by Derek Shulman....
  
  
• Shimmy Disc
  Shimmy Disc
  Shimmy Disc was an influential New York City based record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, it was responsible for providing a mass audience for acts including Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile, Boredoms, Ruins, Ween,...
  
  
• Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records
  Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...
  
  
• List of record labels

External links

• Official site
• Official Gwar site