GWAR and Slave Pit Inc. have announced the return of The Crack-A-Thon.

According to a press release: “Last year's Crack-A-Thon was an attempt by GWAR lead singer Oderus Urungus to raise funds for his humungous drug-habit, and raise awareness for GWAR's fledgling internet TV station, GWAR.tv. Despite a slew of celebrity guests, including ANDREW W.K., both efforts proved to be a "miserable failure", with Urungus actually smoking the money, and GWAR.tv disappearing from the internet after the webmaster was "eaten by a crack-crazed penguin". Never one to be daunted by his repeated failures, Urungus is back with an entirely new schtick.”

Urungus commented: "Screw a bunch of crappy guests... even if they were great, did it for free, and blew me in the bathroom after the show. This year I am presenting a special Spoken Turd performance, where those humans lucky enough to get in will be treated to me droning on about any number of asinine subjects until I foam at the mouth and fall over backwards...I don't care if you think it's funny or not...you WILL laugh!"

Like last year, the Crack-a-Thon will be held at the MF Gallery, in Brooklyn, New York, on September 2nd and 3rd. There will be two performances per night, at 8PM and 11PM.

Tickets are available at this location for $20 (seated) and $10 (standing). All four performances will be streamed live online at GWAR.net.

Unlike last year, Urungus is abandoning the entire "donation" aspect, which was a big part of last year's event.

Urungus further commented: "We have been jacking our fans with every conceivable way the internet can provide to get money out of people...so fuck it, this time it's on me...this is our chance to give something back to the community besides AIDS.”

Also the producers of The Blood Vomits, Slave Pit's Kickstarter-funded animated project, have announced the posting of a special teaser of the project, which is nearing completion at Slave Pit Studios.

Check out the teaser below:

As previously reported, GWAR have announced tour plans for North America. Providing direct support on the tour will be Buffalo New York's EVERY TIME I DIE. GHOUL will open the first half of the tour and WARBEAST will be opening the second half. A complete list of tour dates is listed below.

Tour dates:

October

18 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
19 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
20 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
21 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
22 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
23 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
24 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
25 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
26 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
28 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
29 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
30 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
31 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues

November

1 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
2 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
4 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Event Centre
5 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall Ballroom
7 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
8 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
9 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
11 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom
12 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
13 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
14 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
15 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
16 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
18 - Austin, TX - East Side Drive In
19 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
20 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
21 - New Orleans, LA - The Hangar
22 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
23 - Tampa, FL - Green Iguana Stadium
25 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
26 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
27 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place

In a recent Facebook post, GWAR announced their split with bassist Casey Orr (aka Beefcake The Mighty, pictured below). The message states:

"You fools... it is true, Casey has left, but Beefcake The Mighty lives on! And GWAR continues to RULE."

Stay tuned for further updates.