Bloody Pit of Horror Tracklist
Serving as the second half of GWAR’s 25th anniversary celebration, Bloody Pit Of Horror features a distinctly darker and heavier style of thrash metal than the band’s other releases. There is no singular story or thematic focus beyond GWAR’s usual grotesque lyricism, other than the first four tracks forming a singular suite that shares its name with the album.
Bloody Pit of Horror would be the final album to feature bassist Casey Orr (Beefcake The Mighty), who would depart from the band in August 2011 to devote more time to other projects. Orr would again return to the band in 2019. Tragically, Bloody Pit of Horror would also be the final GWAR album to feature lead guitarist and producer Cory Smoot, who died in November 2011. The long-running Flattus Maximus character was then retired out of respect.
Several of the songs were initially composed by Cory Smoot for his solo project, The Cory Smoot Experiment. These songs were, at the request of Dave Brockie, lyrically re-written to fit a GWAR album. The original versions of these tracks can be found on Cory Smoot’s posthumous album, When Worlds Collide.
The European release of the album features two bonus tracks: a live medley of songs from GWAR’s debut album Hell-O!, and a comedic Christmas song. Both songs were originally released on their own limited edition vinyl single.
