Dave Brockie
GWAR co-founder and performer whose Oderus Urungus persona fused underground music, satire, theater and handmade spectacle.
Life, work & what’s documented
Dave Brockie was born 1963-08-30 and died 2014-03-23 at age 50. GWAR co-founder and performer whose Oderus Urungus persona fused underground music, satire, theater and handmade spectacle. As Oderus Urungus, GWAR's co-founder built an underground institution combining metal, theater, satire and visual art.
Why They're Awesome
As Oderus Urungus, GWAR's co-founder built an underground institution combining metal, theater, satire and visual art.
Essential works: Scumdogs of the Universe · This Toilet Earth · GWAR live performance
What changed because they were here
Contribution: Helped build GWAR's fusion of heavy music, theatrical performance, satire and elaborate stage craft.
Influence: GWAR's model expanded what a touring heavy-music performance collective could look like.
Connections: Founding creative force and lead performer in GWAR; connected to heavy music and theatrical culture.
Meaningful connections
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- GWARBand Member Of / Dave Brockie was a founding creative force and lead performer in GWAR.Relationship source / confidence: high
Context is not destiny
Born 1963-08-30; died 2014-03-23; age at death 50. These dates provide historical context, not a mortality model.
Death context: Dave Brockie died on 2014-03-23 at age 50. This profile states only the sourced date and age until a reviewed cause or circumstance source is attached.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
The cosmic file
Sun
Virgo 6.4°
Moon
Capricorn 12.5°
Mercury
Libra 2.7°
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Aries 18.8°
Saturn
Aquarius 18.5°
Uranus
Neptune
Scorpio 13.2°
PlutoTime-stable natal aspects
- Sun conjunction Venus orb 0.3°
- Sun conjunction Uranus orb 1.1°
- Sun conjunction Pluto orb 5.8°
- Venus conjunction Uranus orb 1.4°
- Venus conjunction Pluto orb 5.8°
- Mars opposition Jupiter orb 3.1°
- Mars trine Saturn orb 3.4°
- Jupiter sextile Saturn orb 0.3°
- Saturn square Neptune orb 5.3°
- Uranus conjunction Pluto orb 6.0°
- Neptune sextile Pluto orb 1.5°
These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is presented separately and uncertainty is retained.
Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable. Moon: date based reliable. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon is evaluated across the full UTC day. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.
Sources & provenance
- Wikidata item Q7077691Wikidata / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: mediumSource ID dave-brockie:discovery_index:1. Verification: identity_discovery_only. Claims: identity.
- Official website candidateOfficial site / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID dave-brockie:official_site_candidate:2. Verification: selected_for_editorial_use. Claims: career summary, official legacy.
- GWAR official siteGWAR / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID dave-brockie:official-legacy:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: good deed or positive legacy, legacy treatment.
Official links
- Official siteOfficial Site
- GWAROfficial Site
Batch adw-publication-batch-2026-08-26-01. Research package completeness 96/100. Claims are linked to the source IDs retained in source notes.
Research last updated 2026-08-26.
Portrait provenance
Dave Brockie photo by Mark Marek Mark Marek Copyright Mark Marek Photography ©2005 URL: GWAR Picture Gallery - with Oderus Urungus on Alberta Stars; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exact source file · CC BY-SA 3.0 3.0 · Retrieved 2026-08-27.
Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.
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