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Heavy metal act GWAR<\/a> has people up in arms over their gross-out performance at Riot Fest in Chicago this past week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The group, which is known for its cartoonishly gory live act, was accused of glorifying violence after footage of their festival set escaped the music world and made it to the more conservative reaches of the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While faux executions are a standard part of GWAR\u2019s schtick, some denounced the shock-rockers for their act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is incitement. They know exactly what they\u2019re doing,\u201d conservative social media agitator, Libs of TikTok, cried in an X post. \u201cDemocrats<\/a> can\u2019t help themselves. They love promoting violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A public records search was not immediately able to reveal the interplanetary band of warrior-beasts\u2019 political affiliations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A prominent meme account, whose X bio proclaimed not to \u201ccare about your feelings,\u201d shared the clip and lamented, \u201cWe\u2019re living in a culture that\u2019s both twisted and deadly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cCheap political gaslighting with cheap Halloween theatrics for a cult garbage band that should have sold its last ticket in the 90\u2032s,\u201d another critic crowed while tagging Elon Musk\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20 Years Of<\/span>Free<\/span>Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n