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Official Cause of GWAR Guitarist's Death Revealed

On Nov. 3, we reported that Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, the lead guitarist of the sci-fi/fantasy metal band GWAR, had died while the band was on tour, preparing to enter Manitoba, Canada from North Dakota. Now the official cause of his death has been revealed.  read more

GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot Found Dead

This morning, Cory Smoot, the lead guitarist for the sci-fi/fantasy metal band Gwar who played the role of character Flattus Maximus, was found dead by his bandmates. His age is unknown.  read more

10 "Masked" Musicians and Why They Hide

Some musicians conceal their true identity by physically masking themselves whether it be with make-up or even an actual mask. Here's a list of some of the biggest, the story of how they came to be and the reasons behind their facade.  read more

Watch GWAR Perform on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

You've worked hard today. Time to kick back and relax with a little band called GWAR...  read more

Our Favorite Reader-Submitted Photos From SXSW 2010

Although it wasn’t for lack of trying, your humble Paste staffers simply couldn’t catch every show and moment on the street at SXSW 2010, so we opened up the gates to our readers to submit their favorite photos from the fest. Thanks to everyone who sent pictures—we had fun looking through them all. Here are our favorites:...  read more

The Coolest Beatles Songs You Might Have Missed, Vol. 6

Today's list is the second-to-last installment in a series that has run every Friday for the last six weeks, in which I've highlighted my favorite lesser-known Beatles tracks.John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr wrote and recorded such consistently amazing songs that, even if you ignore all their #1 hits and everything on their famous Red and Blue best-of compilations (which I've been doing for these more obscure Beatles lists), there are still dozens and dozens of amazing songs, some of which you might've missed along the way—even if The Beatles are the biggest, most influential band in...  read more