Back to 2011: The Year in Deaths and Breakups
Cory 'Flattus Maximus' Smoot
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Behind the outlandish masks, GWAR are killer musicians with a commitment to spectacle and theatricality unrivaled in heavy metal. For years, Smoot played the character of Flattus Maximus, and when he died back in November, suffering a heart attack brought on by what was revealed to be a preexisting heart condition, his passing shocked fans around the world.
