GWAR are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2006 album Beyond Hell with a newly remastered deluxe edition, due out September 25 via the band’s own Pit Records.
Available for the first time on vinyl, the anniversary release has been remastered by Paul Logus (Anthrax, Killswitch Engage) and includes a previously unreleased outro track recorded during the original Beyond Hell sessions that was left off the initial release.
To mark the announcement, GWAR have also shared a newly remastered version of “Eighth Lock” alongside its long-lost official music video.
Originally released in 2006, Beyond Hell was produced by Devin Townsend and remains one of the band’s most ambitious concept albums, following GWAR’s descent into Hell to rescue their fallen comrade Flattus Maximus. The record features fan favorites including “Back in Crack,” “Womb With a View,” “Tormentor,” and “The Ultimate Bohab.”
Reflecting on the project, Townsend said: “I had been a GWAR fan since I was a kid. I loved the freedom, the metal, the spectacle, and the passion that went into it all. I met Brockie on a tour we did together and, after cornering him in an elevator basically telling him I’d work for free, I found myself co-producing Beyond Hell.”
He continued: “GWAR were, and are, an amazing combination of artistic freedom, absurdity, and hard work bundled up with metal and performance. Loved them then, love them now.”
The deluxe edition will receive its first-ever vinyl pressing on 180-gram vinyl housed in a tri-fold jacket that unfolds into an inverted cross. A deluxe CD edition featuring a fold-out poster will also be available. Pre-orders are available now.
Beyond Hell 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Track Listing:
01. Intro
02. War Is All We Know
03. Murderer’s Muse
04. Go to Hell!
05. I Love the Pigs
06. Tormentor
07. Eighth Lock
08. Destroyed
09. The Ultimate Bohab
10. The One That Will Not Be Named
11. Back in Crack
12. Outro
13. School’s Out (Alice Cooper cover)
In addition to the anniversary release, GWAR will return to the road later this year with festival appearances, a short headline run with Weedeater and BRAT, and their “Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour, featuring support from Midnight, Mac Sabbath, X-COPS, and Atomic Rule on select dates. Check out the band’s complete itinerary below.
GWAR Live:
08/15: Syracuse, NY @ Endless Fires Fest ^
09/17: Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life ^
09/18: Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest ^
09/19: Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre *
09/20: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection *
09/22: Memphis, TN @ Satellite Music Hall *
09/23: Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live *
^ Festival Appearance
* Supported by Weedeater and BRAT
The “Gor Gor Must Die!” Tour:
10/27: Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson Theater *
10/28: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven) *
10/29: Jacksonville, FL @ FIVE *
10/30-11/03: Miami, FL @ The Headbangers Boat
11/04: Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution *
11/05: Orlando, FL @ The Beacham *
11/06: Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues *
11/07: Winston-Salem, NC @ The Ramkat *
11/08: Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl *
11/09: Little Rock, AR @ The Hall *
11/10: Dallas, TX @ AM/FM *
11/12: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre +
11/13: Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex +
11/14: Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl +
11/15: Reno, NV @ Cargo Concert Hall +
11/17: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee +
11/18: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues +
11/19: Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre +
11/20: Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre +
11/21: Bend, OR @ Midtown Ballroom +
11/23: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo +
11/24: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory +
11/25: Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre +
11/27: Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall +
11/28: Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall +
11/30: Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre +
12/02: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre +
12/03: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave *
12/04: Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom *
12/05: Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues *
12/06: McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian Theatre *
12/08: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
12/09: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium *
12/10: New York, NY @ The Palladium Times Square *
12/11: Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *
12/12: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa *
* X-COPS Open
+ Atomic Rule Opens
