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OCTOBER
2009
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W.A.S.P. Babylon Genre:
Hard Rock Label:
Demolition Records Catalogue Number: DEM CD 165 Released
On:12 /10/2009 |
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Tracklisting:
01.
Crazy |
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GLOBAL
MUSIC are proud to announce the return of multi-platinum US rockers,
W.A.S.P, with their strongest album to date, BABYLON, due for
release throughout Europe and the UK from OCTOBER 12TH 2009 via
Demolition Records.
Themed around biblical visions of "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse", Blackie Lawless and his crew have created a metal masterpiece that will make fans both old and new craving for more.
W.A.S.P. formed in 1982
and emerged with the L.A. scene that featured Motley Crue, 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 infamous 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 their biggest tour yet, The Crimson Idol Tour, to celebrate the 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. The Name There has been much speculation over the name of the band, and if indeed it stands for anything, since it is written as an acronym. In an interview in the 1980s the band claimed it stands for "We Are Sexual Perverts." It is not known whether this was a serious statement. It is believed by many they said it for shock value. "We Are Sexual Perverts" is inscribed on their first album into the vinyl next to the label. Alternatively some people believe the initials of W.A.S.P. stand for "We Are So Perfect" or even "We Are So Powerful". Another possible abbreviation is "White Anglo-Saxon Protestants", being the original meaning of the acronym. Although this is unlikely considering the fact that Blackie Lawless' mother is part Native American. It has also been rumored that their name is an acronym for "We Are Satan's People" or even "We Are Satan's Preachers". When asked about the band's name, Lawless has avoided giving a straight answer; in one interview he answered "We ain't sure, pal". Blackie Lawless has told another story on how W.A.S.P. got their name. He said he and a friend were walking in the backyard and while clueless as to what to call the band, saw a wasp nest on the ground under a tree and decided to go with that and call the band WASP. The band later decided to add a period (full stop) between each letter to make it stand out more when people saw it |
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LINE-UP: Blackie
Lawless - Lead Vocals, Guitar Doug
Blair - Lead Guitar, Back Vocals Mike
Duda - Bass, Back Vocals Mike Dupke - Drums |
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