GWAR Ventures Into NFT Territory: What Metal Addicts Need To Know

The iconic heavy metal band GWAR has invaded the non-fungible token realm with a selection of music and original art.

What Happened: The GWAR Official NFT Collection went on sale Monday at 12 p.m. ET, and the NFTs are minted and backed on the Ethereum ETH/USD blockchain.

One of the NFTs, the “Scumdog Legionnaire,” was in a 10-item limited edition for a direct purchase for $250 and sold out within two hours of going online. Still available, as of this writing, is the “Slave of GWAR,” a 50 limited edition NFT available for direct purchase of $40, and the “Bohab 4 Lyfe” 250 limited edition NFTs available for direct purchase for $20.

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What It Involves: The NFTs include the band’s decibel-blasting music and digital art by co-lead vocalist Matt Maguire. GWAR partnered on this offering with Fanaply, the NFT platform that recently launched official NFTs for American Express AXP and Churchill Downs CHDN.

“Our manager Sleazy P. Martini tells me that with these NFTs, our fans will get some cool, original, never-before-seen GWAR art, and they can own a little piece of the GWAR universe,” said lead singer The Berserker Blóthar. “He also tells me that if we sell enough of them, I can buy lots of curly fries.”

“We’re thrilled to be bringing limited-edition digital assets to the incredible fans of the iconic band GWAR,” added Grant Dexter, co-founder and CEO of Fanaply. “NFTs offer bands a new and creative way to express themselves to their fan communities, while allowing those fans to collect, commemorate and celebrate the bands creations via our digital collectibles.”