Violence Has Arrived Tracklist
Released in November 2001, Violence Has Arrived marks a major shift in GWAR’s sound. Due to their collective distaste for the comedic punk direction of 1999’s We Kill Everything, Violence showcases a more tightly-focused and heavier thrash sound than the band’s previous albums. Most of the songs feature brutal medieval overtones and poetic lyrics, with occassional sprinklings of GWAR’s trademark over-the-top humor. Though multiple songs mention an antagonist named The Black Pope, the album does not feature any sort of direct storyline, with the band instead opting for general mayhem and chaos during the album’s corresponding tour.
Violence is the only GWAR album to feature future Rise Against member Zach Blair as Flattus Maximus. It would also be the last GWAR album to feature bassist Casey Orr as Beefcake The Mighty until 2009’s Lust In Space.
In an Ask Sleazy column on the now-defunct Bohab Central fansite, Don Drakulich (Sleazy P. Martini) named Violence Has Arrived as his favorite GWAR album.
