India, Sept. 23 -- A heavy metal band called Gwar pretended to "murder President Trump" and even staged a mock "beheading of Elon Musk" at Chicago's Riot Fest this weekend.

Video shows Gwar members were dressed up asogres carrying swords, severing the chainsaw-wielding Musk mannequin's head before fake blood poured out and covered the spectators.

Many people in the crowd cheered, while others at Riot Fest captured the action on their cell phones.

According to The Mirror US, the announcement coincides with a wave of accusations that the band is "normalising" violence.

"That's not edgy, it's grotesque and reckless and normalizes violence against a real person. This is not okay. Riot Fest and GWAR crossed a major line," one X user wrote ...