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W.A.S.P. Album: “W.A.S.P.”
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Release Date:2006-12-12
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hard Rock, Metal
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Label:Snapper
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:829410138062
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Review - :
With {\glam rock} making a comeback of sorts in 1984 ({$Mötley Crüe}, {$Ratt}, etc.), another Los Angeles band, {$W.A.S.P.}, couldn't have picked a better time to release its self-titled debut. By merging lyrics that dealt with the expected {\heavy metal} themes (sex, Satanism, etc.) alongside {$Blackie Lawless}' rough vocals and {$Chris Holmes}' guitar riffing, the band sounded and looked more menacing than your average L.A. {\glam} band at the time. Add to it a stage show that was gimmick-heavy ({$Lawless} would drink blood from a skull and rip open a pillow, while wearing buttless leather pants and saw blades on his arms), and you had a "can't miss" recipe for controversy and publicity -- resulting in the debut's eventual gold certification. The album contains most of their best-known tracks, such as the raging singles/videos {&"I Wanna Be Somebody"} and {&"L.O.V.E. Machine,"} plus the anti-establishment {&"School Daze,"} the semi-{\ballad} {&"Sleeping (In the Fire),"} and the angst-filled anthems {&"The Flame,"} {&"Hellion,"} {&"On Your Knees,"} and {&"Tormentor."} [The 1998 CD reissue contains three bonus tracks, including a cover of {$the Rolling Stones}' {&"Paint It Black,"} as well as their overtly sexual early fan fav, {&"Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)."}] ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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