W.A.S.P.

 

Artist:  W.A.S.P.
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Speed Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Metal

Original line-up:

Blackie Lawless:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards
Randy Piper:  Guitar
Rik Fox:  Bass
Tony Richards:  Drums

W.A.S.P. are an American Heavy Metal Band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1982 by Blackie Lawless (Vocals, Guitar), Randy Piper (Guitar), Rik Fox (Bass) and Tony Richards (Drums).  The band's name is "White Anglo-Saxon Protestants" and the band debut album W.A.S.P. had the words "We Are Sexual Prevents".  The band's single "I Wanna Be Somebody" was the most successful single from W.A.S.P.'s debut album and became VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs of All Time.

Title:  W.A.S.P. (40th Anniversary Limited Edition) (2024)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Speed Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Metal

Label:  Madfish Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  I Wanna Be Somebody (3:43)

 2.  L.O.V.E. Machine (3:51)

 3.  The Flame (3:41)

 4.  B.A.D. (3:56)

 5.  School Daze (3:35)

Side Two:

 1.  Hellion (3:39)

 2.  Sleeping (In The Fire) (3:55)

 3.  On Your Knees (3:48)

 4.  Tormentor (4:10)

 5.  The Torture Never Stops (3:56)

Personnel:

Blackie Lawless:  Lead Vocals, Bass
Randy Piper:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals

Chris Holmes:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Tony Richards:  Drums, Backing Vocals

W.A.S.P. is the debut studio album by W.A.S.P., originally released on August 17, 1984 by Capitol, remastered and reissued on August 17, 2024 by Madfish Music.  40th Anniversary Limited Edition Marble Vinyl.