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:  The Last Command (Limited Edition) (2025) 

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

Label:   Madfish Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Wild Child (5:12)

 2.  Ballcrusher (3:27)

 3.  Fistful Of Diamonds (4:13)

 4.  Jack Action (4:16)

 5. WidowMaker (5:17)

Side Two:

 1.  Blind In Texas (4:21)

 2.  Cries In The Night (3:41)

 3.  The Last Command (4:10)

 4.  Running Wild In The Street (3:30)

 5.  Sex Drive (3:12)

Personnel:

Blackie Lawless:  Lead Vocals, Bass
Randy Piper:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Chris Holmes:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Steve Riley:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Carlos Cavazo, Chuck Wright:  Backing Vocals on Track 2/4

The Last Command is the second studio album by W.A.S.P., originally October 25, 1985 by Capitol Records, remastered and reissued on April 12, 2025 by Madfish Records.  Limited Edition Black & Yellow Vinyl.