Editing Gwar (section)

===''Scumdogs of the Universe'' and ''This Toilet Earth'' (1990–1994)===
With Gwar's line-up somewhat solidified, the band would set up to record ''[[Scumdogs of the Universe]]'' released worldwide on producer Ivan Healy Purvis' label Master Records, a subsidiary of [[Blue Beat Records]]. The album met a moderately large mainstream success and would mark the start of a career under the [[Metal Blade Records]] record label. The band would tour extensively in support for this album,<ref>{{cite news|last1 = Pollock|first1 = Matt|last2 = Johns|first2 = Jim|title = A firsthand account of the mayhem that is GWAR|pages = 1, 10–11|newspaper = Commonwealth Times|location = Richmond Va|date = September 18, 1990|url = https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/com/623/|access-date = May 28, 2024}}</ref> releasing the ''[[Live from Antarctica]]'' produced by Ivan Healy Purvis, VHS tape in July 1990, containing, among other things, the music video for the song ''[[Sick of You (Gwar song)|Sick of You]]''. It was shortly after the video's release when the Slave Pit took in another new, young artist, Matt Maguire, to help out with costume fabrication, as well as illustrations for comics and related material.

In August 1990, the birth of Michael Derks's daughter resulted in his taking a short break from the band. Barry 'D'live' Ward from the band [[Rich Kids on LSD]] filled in on guitar as Balsac during Gwar's 1991 European tour.<ref>{{cite book|author=Sharpe-Young, Garry.|page=162|year=2005|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|isbn=0-958268-40-1}}</ref> On September 18, 1990, Brockie wore his "Cuttlefish of Cthulhu" codpiece during a show in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], resulting in Brockie's arrest and, ultimately, a one-year ban from the band performing in the state of [[North Carolina]] - the band would later highlight the absurdity of the case by pointing out that the presiding judge over the case was called Dick Boner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jul/15/us-shock-metal-cosmic-barbarians-this-is-gwar-film|title=Metal, cosmic barbarians and a judge called Dick Boner: the glorious grotesquery of Gwar|first=Dave|last=Everley|date=July 15, 2022|website=the Guardian}}</ref> Upon returning home, Gwar filmed its first cameo in a mainstream film, ''[[Mystery Date]]''.

''Scumdogs of the Universe'' was originally released through the U.K. label Master before being picked up by Metal Blade in 1991. In the group's hunt for a larger label, they auditioned for [[Relativity Records]], one of the larger independent heavy metal labels. The group failed their audition when they arrived in costume and Slymenstra Hymen broke a blood capsule from her [[codpiece]] onto one of the office chairs, simulating menstruation.

The band suffered further line-up changes during this period, with Dewey Rowell leaving the band in 1991 and not being replaced until 1992 by Pete Lee, after the recording of ''[[America Must Be Destroyed]]''. The Charlotte, North Carolina incident from 1990 was the inspiration for Gwar's third album, ''America Must Be Destroyed'', released in 1992. The album was accompanied by the movie ''[[Phallus in Wonderland]]'', which documented the main concept and contained music videos for the album. ''Phallus in Wonderland'' was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1993. After recording for ''[[This Toilet Earth]]'' was completed, bassist Mike Bishop left the band. He was replaced by Casey Orr, from the band [[Rigor Mortis (band)|Rigor Mortis]].

''This Toilet Earth'' was released in 1994, to moderate success. The album received additional attention due to controversy surrounding "B.D.F.", a song that graphically refers to subjects such as sodomy, necrophilia, pre-natal rape, pedophilia and mutilation. 1994 also saw the music videos for "Saddam a Go-Go" and "The Road Behind" being aired on ''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]''. This would also mark the beginning of the band straying from their trademark sound, as the album contained several experimental songs as opposed to the punk of ''Hell-O'' and thrash of ''Scumdogs of the Universe''.