Apr 7, 2025 - News

GWAR storms Richmond Waffle House after coffee launch

Karri Peifer

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - JUNE 14: Blöthar the Berserker and Balsac the Jaws of Death of GWAR perform at Iron City on June 14, 2024 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by David A. Smith/Getty Images) — Blöthar the Berserker and Balsac the Jaws of Death of GWAR perform in Birmingham, Alabama last year. Photo: David A. Smith/Getty Images

Members of GWAR, Richmond's homegrown costume metal band, popped by a Henrico Waffle House on Saturday night.

Why it matters: Richmond might be the only city in the world where it's perfectly normal(ish) to see two middle-aged men dressed in little more than loincloths and leather masks in a Waffle House.

Driving the news: GWAR was in town and in costume for the launch of their new "Berserker Mode" coffee, a "savagely sticky with muddy molassesness and foul-fruited candy sweetness" collab with Concept Cafes Coffee, per the website.

The launch was at GWARbar, of course.
It looks like some of the members stopped by the Waffle House on Parham near Staples Mill after the event, where a diner captured some of the band at play and posted the video on Instagram.

What's next: The members appeared to be making a video of their own, so stay tuned.

Then next month they'll set off on their 40th anniversary tour, which includes a show in Richmond on July 24.

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GWAR storms Richmond Waffle House after coffee launch

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