Slave Pit Records or Slave Pit Inc. is the independent record label created for releasing projects by GWAR and related side projects such as Mensrea and Locus Factor.

History 1984-1993

1984

• Hunter Jackson rents a studio in an old Richmond Dairy building, intending to shoot a space pirate movie entitled "Scumdogs of the Universe". He names his studio "The Slave Pit".

1985

• Two costumes are completed and Death Piggy moves to the Dairy building.
• Mike Delaney moves into the Dairy building and names his studio "The Swamp".
• Chuck Varga moves to Richmond and moves in with Delaney.

1986

• Don Drakulich rents studio space in the Dairy building and ultimately moves in.
• Many new artists and bands move into the Dairy building.
• Slave Pit, The Swamp, and Don's studio begin prop production for GWAR performances.

1987

• Renovations to the Dairy building force many tenants out and prop production moves to a tobacco warehouse a few miles away.
• Slave Pit is soon kicked out of the tobacco warehouse and returns to Don's cramped Dairy space.
• The artists solidify from a loose collaboration to real members of GWAR; consisting of Don Drakulich, Chuck Varga, Mike Bonner, Scott Krahl, Dave Musel, and Dave Brockie.
• In October, 801 W. Broad St. is rented as a new Slave Pit.

1988

• In October, the first complete North American tour coast to coast.

1989

• The North American tour aptly named Death Tour 89 begins.

1990

• Slave Pit Incorporated becomes a legal corporation.
• In April, Scumdogs of the Universe is recorded, and released in July.
• In September, North American Tour De Scum 90.

1991

• In September, Slave Pit Inc. moves to 2010 Chamberlayne Ave.
• In October Phallus in Wonderland filmed.

1992

• In February, Phallus in Wonderland released.

1993

• First GWAR-B-Que at the Slave Pit.

Artist roster

• GWAR
• Death Piggy
• Mensrea
• Locus Factor
• X-Cops
• Dave Brockie Experience

See also

• DRT Entertainment
• Shimmy Disc
• Metal Blade Records
• List of record labels

References

External links

• Official site
• Official GWAR site