The disgusting, gooey, and abrasive heavy metal art collaborative better known as Gwar descended upon Boston this week, wreaking havoc on their loyal fans. The Gor Gor Strikes Back tour featured new puppets, including a 10+ foot dinosaur that bit several heads off of cast members, and a giant egg. The topical and shock-value laden political skits that are the signature of the group were on full blast: an ICE agent was cut in half, spewing his guts on the audience, and several United States government officials were disemboweled to similar effect. How do they get away with this? It’s simple: they are aliens (yes, from space)! Gwar played many of their hits including “Fuck this Place” and “Sick of You” while the crowd, tie-dyed red and blue in the near-constant stream of liquid crowdsurfed with glee. To the outside, it’s probably hard to see this as wholesome and heartful, but that is exactly the vibe. Not the sophomoric and explicitly bawdy content, but the atmosphere despite it. Fans brought their young children to the gig in matching battle vests and baby-sized hearing protection. Security wore matching (and customized!) white t-shirts just for this occasion. Photographers lent each other rainjackets to protect their gear. There is a lot of community to be found in the soggy pits of Gwar!

They were supported by King Parrot and Soulfly.

Check out Wendy’s photos from the show below.