Beyond Hell
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| Studio album by Gwar | ||||
| Released | August 29, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | April – August 2006 | |||
| Studio | Slave Pit Studios, Richmond, Virginia, and Devin Townsend Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, comedy rock | |||
| Length | 46:46 | |||
| Label | DRT Entertainment | |||
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Beyond Hell is the tenth studio album by Gwar. Released on August 29, 2006, the album was originally announced through the band's official website on February 23, 2006. Unlike the band's output since 2001, it is a concept album and a rock opera, centering on Gwar's journey to Hell as they escape from the attacking armies of humanity.
The concept of this album is the closest thing to a rock opera that Gwar has done since RagNaRok. Most of the albums after RagNaRok either don't follow any plot, or follow it too loosely. The concept revolves around the band's journey to hell and their epic battle with the devil. The album follows the sound Gwar set with Violence Has Arrived and perfected with War Party.
The album had previously been tentatively titled Go To Hell! and Greetings From Hell!. Beyond Hell is one of the two albums by Gwar to have no other lead vocalist than Oderus Urungus (the other is Violence Has Arrived).
A single for Gwar's cover of Alice Cooper's song "School's Out" was released for radio play before the release of the album, and a video for it was shot in August, premiering on MTV's Headbanger's Ball on August 19.
Beyond Hell was produced by Devin Townsend of Strapping Young Lad (who also provided backing vocals in "Tormentor") and Cory Smoot. The album was demo'd and recorded in Smoot's personal recording studio (christened SlavePit Studios) with the exception of Dave Brockie's vocals, which were done in Vancouver at Devin Townsend's studio.
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