Gwar – America Must Be Destroyed (1992)

November 10, 2024

Things come together very nicely on America Must Be Destroyed, which is the perfect distillation of the styles present on both Hell-O and Scumdogs Of The Universe. At first, America Must Be Destroyed feels like it’s a rawer album, but the reality is that the production, whilst uncompromising, is very well put together. The drums and bass clank away beautifully, the guitars are razor sharp and Oderus sounds brilliant.

There are sillier moments (this is Gwar after all) but generally – for the most part – this record is focussed and really hits hard. The first four songs are fantastic, just one after the other heavy, hard-hitting craziness. “Poor Ole Tom” is also certainly a very interesting tune.