18 Facts About Dave Brockie

David Murray Brockie was a Canadian-American musician.

Dave Brockie was the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Gwar, in which he performed as Oderus Urungus, and he was a bassist and lead singer in the bands Death Piggy, X-Cops, and the Dave Brockie Experience.

Dave Brockie additionally played the Oderus Urungus character in the comedy horror TV sitcom Holliston.

David Dave Brockie was the younger of two adopted sons of William and Marion Dave Brockie, both of whom were originally from the United Kingdom.

Dave Brockie attended Oak View Elementary School and graduated from James W Robinson Secondary High School in 1981.

Dave Brockie possessed a vivid imagination and was very creative throughout his youth, contributing comics and artwork in 1983 to Nihil Obstat, a Richmond, Virginia-based fanzine.

Dave Brockie portrayed Oderus Urungus, Gwar's lead singer, from Gwar's inception in 1984 until his death.

Dave Brockie first started out as a relatively normal-looking character with a papier-mache helmet with spikes that appeared to be made out of aluminum foil.

In 2001, after the filming of "It's Sleazy", Dave Brockie redesigned the shoulder pads to feature two skulls with longer, more blade-shaped points.

Dave Brockie toured and appeared with his castmates as "Oderus Urungus" at many live performances of Holliston across the United States in 2012 and 2013.

In 1990, Dave Brockie was arrested by police for obscenity after a Charlotte, North Carolina, concert, that almost led to him being deported, taking the "Cuttlefish of Cthulhu" into custody as "evidence".

Dave Brockie's original position was as one of the guitarists, though other Slave Pit members claimed that he was a very poor guitarist.

Dave Brockie played bass on the tracks "Eat Steel" and "Fight", on Gwar's album This Toilet Earth.

Dave Brockie stated he grew up a "rocker"; he started out listening to heavy metal as a kid, then immediately became more absorbed into punk rock as a teenager, especially the 1980s hardcore punk scene.

Dave Brockie stated his favorite punk bands were Bad Brains, Black Flag, Dayglo Abortions and Charged GBH.

Dave Brockie got back into heavy metal when thrash metal bands, such as Metallica and Slayer began to emerge.

On Sunday March 23,2014, Dave Brockie was found dead, his body sitting upright in a chair in his home, by a fellow band member.

Dave Brockie is not buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, but has a memorial marker.