RagNaRok

RagNaRok is the fifth album, released in 1995 on Metal Blade Records, by the noveltyrock/heavy metal/punk band Gwar. This album contains the most varied vocal stylings of any Gwar album, as the majority of the band lends their lungs to the tracklist.

RagNaRok is essentially a heavy metal album and it is spiced with a story about the end of the world. The story involves Oderus and his alien sister Slymenstra being forcibly mated with the aid of rogue space aliens. Meanwhile, a comet hurdling towards planet earth is inciting the populace to revolt, and anarchy has set in all over the globe. An AIDS-like plague has crippled the masses, who await the meteor's arrival and their subsequent death. However, it turns out that the comet is actually Cardinal Syn, a robotic agent of harsh Catholic dogma. Syn is representing the Warrior Pope, who is demanding that all bow down to him and obey his insane whims. But Syn is drawn to Slymenstra's alien baby, for a reason that is left for the listener to uncover... As it could be supposed, the concept is about the ridicule of Christianity (especially in the song, "Martyr Dumb"). The highlights of the album include "Dirty, Filthy" (a rousing comedy anthem), the title track, and "Meat Sandwich". In other news, Drakulich does a mock-rapping bit as Sleazy P. in "Think You Oughta Know This", and there is an energetic duet between Oderus and Slymenstra in "Fire in the Loins". In the closer, for once, Gwar actually shows a serious side in detailing their problems with protestors (the ballad, "None But the Brave"). Finally, the instrumental "Surf of Syn" shows the technical side of the band in full force.

Tracklist

1. Meat Sandwich (3:28)
2. New Plague (2:52)
3. Wargoul (5:37)
4. Ragnarok (3:59)
5. Dirty, Filthy (2:30)
6. Stalin's Organs (2:19)
7. Knife in Yer Guts (3:15)
8. Think You Outta Know This (2:46)
9. Martyr Dumb (3:57)
10. Nudged (2:39)
11. Fire in the Lions (3:58)
12. Surf of Sin (4:22)
13. Crush Kill Destroy (1:34)
14. None But the Brave (3:50)