W.A.S.P.
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W.A.S.P....out more when people saw it. A former member, Rik Fox has stated that he was the "friend" that coined the name WASP. The original lineup of W.A.S.P. was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1982 by Blackie Lawless, Rik Fox, Randy Piper and... In this article: W.A.S.P., Blackie Lawless, Chris Holmes, Randy Piper, The Crimson Idol, Animal, Quiet Riot, Rik Fox, and The Last Command |
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Ultimate Guitar | November 03, 2009
WASP To Tour The US In February [News]
WASP To Tour The US In February, date: november 03, 2009 W.A.S.P. will hit the road in the U.S. in February 2010. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. W.A.S.P.'s new album, "Babylon", entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at...
In this article: US, Wild Child, Amazon.co.uk, Blackie Lawless, Demolition Records, and Haugesund, Norway
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Ultimate Guitar | October 26, 2009
WASP 'Babylon' Lands On UK 'Rock Albums' Chart [News]
WASP 'Babylon' Lands On UK 'Rock Albums' Chart, date: october 26, 2009 "Babylon", the new album from W.A.S.P., has entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. "Babylon" was released on October 12 through Global Music (via...
In this article: U.K., Blackie Lawless, and Demolition Records
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MTV.com | October 20, 2009
Where Does Rihanna's 'Russian Roulette' Fit In The History Of Racy Covers?
...tight trousers as his bloody hands hold onto a metal codpiece, or the title Animal (F*** Like a Beast)? Whatever you think, metal band W.A.S.P. found out in 1983 that what really offended people was foul language, so a pair of stars were...
In this article: Rihanna, Russian roulette, Holy Wood, Guns N' Roses, Wal-Mart, Perry Farrell, God, First Amendment, and Cocaine
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Wild Child (W.A.S.P. song)
...the album ''The Last Command '' by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. It was released as a single in 1986, and remains a staple of W.A.S.P.'s live performances to the current day. Nokturnal Mortum, Susperia and Nightwish have also...
In this article: Wild Child, Nokturnal Mortum, Susperia, Blackie Lawless, and Nightwish
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Ultimate Guitar | October 06, 2009
Children Of Bodom: Skeletons In The Closet [Reviews]
...even on the covers of bands with world renown singers who do not scream, such as Iron Maiden's Aces High, Alice Cooper's Bed of Nails, and W.A.S.P.'s Hellion, Alexi Laiho still manages to break out in the most terrifying screams I have ever...
In this article: Children of Bodom, Alexi Laiho, King Diamond, Antisocial, Anthrax, Britney Spears, Bloodrunk, Alice Cooper, Garage Inc., and Power metal
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Ultimate Guitar | September 22, 2009
WASP Frontman Talks New Album [News]
Karagiannidis Panagiotis of Metalpaths recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metalpaths: So let's start with the new [W.A.S.P.] album ["Babylon"], of course. What...
In this article: European Union, Babylon, Crazy, Blackie Lawless, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Suicide, Elvis Presley, and Kurt Cobain
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Ultimate Guitar | September 15, 2009
WASP: 'Babylon' Audio Samples Available [News]
Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on "Babylon", the new album from US rockers W.A.S.P., are available at Amazon.co.uk. Due on October 12 through Global Music (via Demolition Records), the CD is themed around biblical visions of...
In this article: Amazon.co.uk, Demolition Records, Thessaloniki, Greece, Europe, and US
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Northern Star | September 14, 2009
Beck's Record Club brings both old and new with 'genius' concept
...take, in one day and without rehearsal. Brian LeBarton (Beck's keyboardist who has also programmed for Propellerheads), Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. fame, and actor Giovanni Ribisi ("That Thing You Do!", "Public Enemies"). You can hear...
In this article: Beck, NIU, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, Northern Star, Banana, All Tomorrow's Parties, and The Velvet Underground and Nico
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Wikipedia | August 18, 2009
W.A.S.P. (album)
W.A.S.P. is the debut eponymous album by W.A.S.P. , released August 17, 1984 (see 1984 in music). The album has been known under three different names. The spine of the vinyl release has Winged Assassins printed on it. Cassette releases of...
In this article: VH1, Witchery, School's Out, Beast, Lullacry, and Catamenia
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Ultimate Guitar | April 29, 2009
Wasp To Play First-Ever Audience Request [News]
...of the U.K.'s Hard Rock Hell festival has revealed to Rock Radio that he has persuaded Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. to play the band's first-ever request-only set at this year's event, which is scheduled to take place in December at...
In this article: Blackie Lawless, Rock Radio, New York Dolls, Thessaloniki, Greece, Prestatyn, Wales, and U.K.
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W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and emerged with the L.A. scene that featured Mötley Crüe, Ratt and Quiet Riot. The band's popularity peaked in the 1980s and yet they continue to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast heavy metal bands. W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock themed image, lyrics and live performances.
The band in the mid-1980s were a prominent target of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) led by Tipper Gore, wife of then-Sen. Al Gore (D-Tenn.), an organization that pushed for labels on recorded music. The band immortalized its fight with the PMRC on the song, "Harder, Faster," on their 1987 live album, Live...In the Raw.
The band writes and performs today, though Blackie Lawless remains the only member from the original line-up. They released a new album in April, 2007 entitled Dominator.
In October 2007, W.A.S.P. embarked on The Crimson Idol Tour, to celebrate that album's 15th anniversary. It is the first time that the album, often regarded to be among the band's finest work, will be played in full from start to finish. The tour kicked off in Greece, in Thessaloniki at the Principal Club Theater on October 26 2007. It has also been announced that this tour will be W.A.S.P.'s last tour for a while to come.
- Name:
- W.A.S.P.
- Origin:
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Years Active:
- 1982–present
- Current members:
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- Mike Dupke
- Blackie Lawless
- Mike Duda
- Doug Blair
- Former Members:
- See: W.A.S.P. former members section
- Associated With:
- London, New York Dolls, Sister
- Record Label:
- Demolition
- Website:
- http://www.waspnation.com/
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