Shock-rock legends GWAR are teaming up with drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs for GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein, a new album celebrating more than four decades of GWAR and 40 years of Joe Bob Briggs on television. Due out November 13 via Pit Records, the vinyl release brings together GWAR, The Last Drive-In, and music from John Brennan and the Bigfeet, the show’s house band.
The announcement arrives alongside “Splatter-Fu,” a new single written specifically for GWAR by John Brennan. The song’s official music video is available to watch now:
Fans can also pre-order GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein here.
What Is GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein?
The album brings GWAR’s theatrical brand of shock rock together with the world of Joe Bob Briggs, the longtime film commentator and champion of drive-in horror, exploitation cinema, and gloriously trashy movies.
Side A features GWAR’s live performance from The Last Drive-In’s 2025 Halloween special. The set combines original GWAR songs with covers of songs associated with Joe Bob’s legendary show.
Side B features John Brennan and the Bigfeet performing music written for the final two seasons of The Last Drive-In. The collection marks the third official soundtrack release from Brennan and the Bigfeet, extending the musical side of the horror series.
In other words, this is a meeting of two worlds that have always understood the appeal of horror, outrageous humor, and entertainment that refuses to behave itself.
GWAR and Joe Bob Briggs Share Their Excitement
GWAR frontman Blöthar celebrated the partnership with a typically unhinged statement.
“Lordy Lordy, look who’s 40! GWAR and Joe Bob Briggs. A match made in hell! I love horror movies, trash, and funny spooky stuff. GWAR wouldn’t exist without it. I was just a calf when creepy Joe Bob reached up my poodle skirt at the last Drive-in. He promised he’d make me a star… Now we’ve made a record together!”
Joe Bob Briggs was equally enthusiastic about the collaboration, explaining how he recruited the intergalactic warriors for the project.
“To create the real spirit of Halloween, I called up my buddies – the intergalactic warriors who live in Antarctica – and I asked them to bring some fear, some filth, and some fun. Of course you know whom I’m talkin’ about… the Scumdogs of the Universe… GWAR!”
GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein Track List
The album’s two sides showcase the GWAR live set and the work of John Brennan and the Bigfeet.
Side A — GWAR
- “Joe Bob Is Back In Town”
- “F*ck This Place”
- “Splatter-Fu”
- “Lot Lizard”
- “Gor-Gor”
- “Drive-In Oath”
Side B — John Brennan and the Bigfeet
- “Joe Bob Is Back in Lounge (Live at Jamboree ’23)”
- “Everyone Loves Halloween”
- “Beauteous Gluteus Maximus”
- “Gettin’ Ripped at the Drive-In”
- “The Skybar Jingle”
- “Splatter-Fu (2023 Demo)”
- “Up All Nightmareathon”
- “We’re Getting the Fire Started”
- “You’re the Glue”
- “Thank You, Roger Corman / The Drive-In Oath (Live at Jamboree ’23)”
GWAR’s “Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour Begins October 27
The album announcement comes as GWAR prepare to hit the road for the “Gor Gor Must Die!” tour. Midnight and Mac Sabbath provide direct support, while X-COPS and Nailed Shut open on select dates.
The tour begins October 27 in Charlottesville, Virginia, and continues across the United States and Canada through December 12. The schedule also lists festival appearances in Norway and Denmark in June.
“Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour Dates
- October 27: Charlottesville, VA — The Jefferson Theater
- October 28: Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Heaven)
- October 29: Jacksonville, FL — FIVE
- October 30–November 3: Miami, FL — The Headbangers Boat
- November 4: Fort Lauderdale, FL — Revolution
- November 5: Orlando, FL — The Beacham
- November 6: Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
- November 7: Winston-Salem, NC — The Ramkat
- November 8: Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl
- November 9: Little Rock, AR — The Hall
- November 10: Dallas, TX — AM/FM
- November 12: Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre
- November 13: Salt Lake City, UT — Rockwell at The Complex
- November 14: Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl
- November 15: Reno, NV — Cargo Concert Hall
- November 17: Tempe, AZ — The Marquee
- November 18: Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
- November 19: Berkeley, CA — The UC Theatre
- November 20: Chico, CA — Senator Theatre
- November 21: Bend, OR — Midtown Ballroom
- November 23: Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
- November 24: Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory
- November 25: Vancouver, BC — Vogue Theatre
- November 27: Edmonton, AB — Midway Music Hall
- November 28: Calgary, AB — MacEwan Hall
- November 30: Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
- December 2: Lincoln, NE — Bourbon Theatre
- December 3: Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
- December 4: Pontiac, MI — The Crofoot Ballroom
- December 5: Cleveland, OH — House of Blues
- December 6: McKees Rocks, PA — Roxian Theatre
- December 8: Washington, DC — 9:30 Club
- December 9: Worcester, MA — The Palladium
- December 10: New York, NY — The Palladium Times Square
- December 11: Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia
- December 12: Norfolk, VA — The NorVa
Festival appearances:
- June: Copenhell Festival — Copenhagen, Denmark
- June: Tons of Rock Festival — Oslo, Norway
Joe Bob Briggs Has More Drive-In Projects on the Way
The new GWAR collaboration is just one of several projects keeping Joe Bob Briggs busy as The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs approaches its end as a regular series. Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl will reunite for Joe Bob’s Halloween House Party, a seasonal double feature airing live on Shudder on October 23 at 9 p.m. ET, with the special available on demand beginning October 25.
Briggs is also preparing to release an audiobook edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In, narrating the expanded collection of his original drive-in columns, movie reviews, fan letters, and famously unfiltered replies. The DRM-free audiobook is scheduled to arrive digitally on December 15, with pre-orders available through his official website.
Meanwhile, Briggs and Darcy are returning to the world of MonsterVision in a new comic book series from Dynamite Entertainment. MonsterVision Featuring Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy #1, written by David Avallone and illustrated by Edu Menna, finds the drive-in duo embarking on a monster-hunting adventure. The first issue is scheduled to hit comic shops on December 23.
Briggs also has an acting role in the creature feature The Eye from Beyond and has discussed plans for a new television series in 2027, with a focus on forgotten films. Between the Halloween special, audiobook, comic book, creature feature, and potential new show, he has plenty of ways to keep the drive-in spirit alive. Now he can add a collaboration with GWAR to that list.
For GWAR, GWAR and the Last Drive-In-Stein is another celebration of a legacy spanning more than four decades of intergalactic domination, grotesque spectacle and musical mayhem. For Joe Bob Briggs, it marks 40 years of television history and a career devoted to drive-in movies, horror, exploitation cinema, and the wonderfully strange culture surrounding them.
With “Splatter-Fu” out now, the album arriving November 13, and the “Gor Gor Must Die!” tour starting October 27, fans of GWAR and The Last Drive-In have plenty to look forward to. Two shock icons, more than 80 combined years of cultural carnage, and one very strange record.
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