GWAR Reveal New Vocalist, Vulvatron

Otherworldly (or maybe Virginian) thrash metal luminaries GWAR have unveiled the newest addition to their travelling circus in the form of a second new vocalist, joining the recently welcomed Blothar (Mike Bishop): Vulvatron.

Vulvatron, real name Kim Dylla, made her debut at last weekend's Riot Fest in Chicago, and is the first female recruit to the mythologically mysterious outfit since Slymenstra Hymen (Danielle Stampe) hung in for a 12-year run from 1988-2000, and the first ever to occupy more than a support role.

Typically, the women of GWAR — The Temptress, Amazina, GWAR Woman — have been relegated to spots as back-up dancers/vocalists or fire-twirlers (and the like), so Vulvatron's ascent to a co-fronting position is a pretty monumental change for the long-serving thrashers. She's yet to say too much about the role on her newly set-up social media accounts, but has been dropping plenty of teaser-style content to give you a pretty good idea of what the enigmatic new member is all about (including ramming giant swords through T-Rex's skulls).

The debuts of Vulvatron and, earlier, Blothar (whose human alter-ego previously served as GWAR's bassist, Beefcake The Mighty, on-and-off between 1987 and 1999) come about six months after the death of founding member and long-time frontman Oderus Urungus, aka Dave Brockie, who passed away in March following an accidental heroin overdose.