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Urungus was played by David Brockie, who passed away following a heroin overdose earlier this year. In April, a private funeral was held for close friends and family, while the weekend saw fans play tribute to the alien warlord at Gwar B-Q, the band's annual gathering.
Eulogies came from Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe, Holliston creator/writer/director/star Adam Green and publicist Jon Freeman. After which a valkyrie with a flaming sword led a procession to the lake, where the Oderus Urungus costume lay on a viking ship. As per tradition, a flaming arrow was fired into the boat and the demon god was returned from whence he came in a blaze of fire.
Watch footage of the arrow being fired below
"Tonight we sent Oderus home in a fitting manner at the public memorial for Dave Brockie", wrote Blythe on Instagram. "A blazing Viking ship with Oderus laid out in it, the cuttlefish pointing proudly straight up. Watching my friend Dave’s costume go up in flames in front of a thousand fans was so much more intense for me than the private memorial for friends & family we had April Fool’s Day. I spoke at both of them, as GWAR asked me to, & both times as I spoke I was sad."
"But watching his alter-ego burn tore me up way more than the first memorial, maybe because there was Dave, the human who was my friend who just “left us”- I never saw his body- & then there was Oderus, who was something entirely else. To watch his stage gear burn was like watching part of my life literally go up in flames. I was sobbing my eyes out as I took this photo. It was just a super-intense moment. Very beautiful, but overwhelming. Fly free, Oderus- you are missed.”
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