Cory Smoot, the guitarist who portrayed the character of Flattus Maximus in the theatrical Richmond art-comedy-metal band Gwar, was found dead of unknown causes this morning, as Metalsucks reports (via Brooklyn Vegan). Smoot performed with the band last night in Minneapolis, so his passing is a sudden shock, to say the least.
In a statement, Gwar’s Dave Brockie wrote this:
It is with a sense of profound loss and tragedy that the members of GWAR must announce the passing of their long time guitarist and beloved friend Cory Smoot, also known to thousands of metal fans worldwide as Flattus Maximus. Cory was found deceased this morning as the band prepared for a border crossing. There is no word as to the cause of death and the members of GWAR are completely shocked and devastated that this has occurred. At this point there is no word on arrangements and the disposition of the remainder of GWAR’s current North American tour, nor are there any details regarding long term plans. At this point we are just dealing with the loss of our dear friend and brother, one of the most talented guitar players in metal today. We ask that our fans and the media be respectful of our request for privacy for those that have suffered this terrible loss. A full statement will be coming in the next day or so, in the meantime please give your thoughts and your prayers to Cory, his family, and all the people that love him.
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his name was Cory Smoot…
The article, headline and tags all mistakenly refer to him as Cody Smoot. The band statement correctly identifies him as Cory Smoot. I don’t want to be ‘that guy’ on the internet, but for an obituary it’s pretty disrespectful.
GWAR must be Kings of Anonymity.
I have yet to find how old Cory was when he passed. Sad news regardless
Geesh, you guys are right. Fixing now.
Ah WTF this totally sucks, these guys are awesome, they just played at my city and I passed on it due to lack of money. I really regret that now
Wow. This is total shame. Never in a scandal, always fun to watch and listen to, this shouldn’t have happened. My condolences to friends and family.
I first saw GWAR live at 15 years old, at a skate park called “Cedar Crest” in rural Virginia. They refused to stop playing in spite of noise complaints and the police sent choppers. We all ended up running through the woods covered in fake blood and the whole nine yards. I’ve probably seen them 30 times in various guises in the intervening 22 years. RIP Flattus Maximus. :[
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