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Encyclopedia > BalSac
BalSac

Background information
Birth name Chris Bopst
Genre(s) Punk rock
Shock rock
Occupation(s) Bass
Years active 1985 - 1987
Label(s) Shimmy Disc
Metal Blade Records
DRT Entertainment
Slave Pit Inc.
Associated
acts
GWAR
The Alter Natives
Website GWAR official site
This article is about the former GWAR bassist, for similarly named character and current rythmn guitarist, see Balsac the Jaws of Death.

In the original 1985 GWAR lineup, BalSac (played by Chris Bopst of the Alter Natives) played bass, while Jaws of Death was a separate character played by Death Piggy's Steve Douglas. After the first couple of shows, Douglas and Stephen Sphincter (Death Piggy drummer Sean Sumner) both left the band, and Bopst's recruited Jim Thompson (Hans Orifice) and Greg Orringer (Cornelius Carnage), both from The Alter Natives. A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Shock rock is an umbrella term for bands in many different music genres which combine rock music with elements of shock value in a stage performance involving acts of theatricality, sex and/or violence which are designed to push the limits of decency. ... Bass may refer to: Look up bass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Shimmy Disc is an influencial New York City based record label founded by Mark Kramer (or Kramer as he is famously known internationally, and was known years before the fictional character of the same name was invented). ... Metal Blade Records is an independent record label which was founded in 1981 by Brian Slagel. ... DRT Entertainment is an independent record label founded in 2003 by Derek Shulman, Ron Urban and Ted Green. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Death Piggy is a punk band that later evolved into GWAR Categories: Wikipedia requested images | Pages needing attention | Articles to be expanded | Music stubs ... Death Piggy is a punk band that later evolved into GWAR Categories: Wikipedia requested images | Pages needing attention | Articles to be expanded | Music stubs ... Cornelius Carnage was one of the two original GWAR guitarists (along with Oderus Urungus), portrayed by Chris Oranger. ...


See also

GWAR
Members
Oderus Urungus | Flattus Maximus | Balsac the Jaws of Death | Beefcake the Mighty | Jizmak Da Gusha
Side members: Sexecutioner | Sleazy P. Martini
Former members: Slymenstra Hymen | Techno Destructo | Nippleus Erectus | Johnny Slutman | Joey Slutman | Amazina | GWAR Woman | Mr. Magico | Lee Beato | Stephen Sphincter | Cornealius Carnage | Hans Orifice | Hans Sphincter | Müsel
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Hell-O | Scumdogs of the Universe | America Must Be Destroyed | The Road Behind | This Toilet Earth | RagNaRok | Carnival of Chaos | We Kill Everything | Violence Has Arrived | War Party | Beyond Hell
Live albums: You're All Worthless and Weak | Live from Mt. Fuji
Compilation albums: Slaves Going Single | Let There Be GWAR
Singles: Hate Love Songs/Penguin Attack 7" | The Art of War | RAWGWAR | Köszönöm | Wolfgang A.M. - A New World of Sound | MC Rhythmless | GWAR Lite | A Soundtrack to Kill Yourself to
Videography
Videos and DVDs: RAWGWAR | The Next Mutation | Live from Antarctica | Return of Techno-Destructo | Phallus in Wonderland | Tour De Scum | Skulhedface | Rendezvous with RagNaRok | Surprising Burst of Chocolaty Fudge | Dawn of the Day of the Night of the Penguins | It's Sleazy | The Gwarnage Campaign | The Ultimate Video Gwarchive | GWAR War Party Tour 2004 | Blood Bath and Beyond
Related articles
Dave Brockie Experience | Death Piggy | X-Cops
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