GWAR honors Chuck Varga's legacy after the death of the founding member who helped bring the Sexecutioner character to life.

He portrayed the heavy metal band's Sexecutioner character for nearly four decades.

Chuck Varga, a founding member and vocalist of the heavy metal band Gwar, died on Friday following a battle with cancer. He was 68. Gwar bassist Casey Orr announced his death in a statement shared to ...

Gwar bassist Casey Orr announced Varga’s death in a Facebook statement on Friday, Sept. 25 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...

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Chuck Varga, a founding member of the shock metal band GWAR who performed as the character "the Sexecutioner," has died at the age of 68. Varga's death was announced Friday by GWAR bassist Casey ...

Gwar’s legacy as an iconic rock band is second only to their equally iconic legacy as incredibly performative artists. Now, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, the band has teamed with art collective ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of your alien overlords in GWAR, pioneers of shock rock who have redefined live performance with their over-the-top theatrics, grotesque costumes, and unapologetic ...

Varga, known as “Sexecutioner,” was 68. A fundraiser was launched in June to help Varga and his wife Bambi pay their bills as the role-playing singer battled cancer. “He was there when this strange, ...

"I'm better for having known him and the world is lesser for his leaving," Gwar bassist Casey Orr announced in a Facebook statement on Friday, Sept. 25 Varga was the "Sexecutioner" in Gwar from 1985 ...