The Virginia medical examiner’s office says Dave Brockie, the frontman for the heavy metal band Gwar, died of an accidental heroin overdose.
Brockie — who went by the stage name Oderus Urungus — was found dead in his Richmond home on March 23. He was 50.
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Arkuie Williams, administrator at the chief medical examiner’s office, said today that Brockie’s cause of death was acute heroin toxicity.
The Grammy-nominated band Gwar was founded in 1984 and is known for its comically grotesque costumes, stage antics and vulgar lyrics.
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Gwar released its latest album in 2013 and recently toured Australia and Japan.
Brockie remained a constant in the band, which has had a revolving door of members. In 2011, 34-year-old lead guitarist Cory Smoot was found dead on the band’s tour bus.
This article originally appeared on Billboard.com.
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