W.A.S.P. (album)

W.A.S.P.
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released August 17, 1984
Recorded 1984
Genre Heavy metal, shock rock
Length 38:21
Label Capitol
Producer Blackie Lawless, Mike Varney
W.A.S.P. chronology
W.A.S.P.
(1984)		 The Last Command
(1985)
Singles from W.A.S.P.
  1. "L.O.V.E. Machine"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Sleeping (In The Fire)"
    Released: 1984 (promotional single)
  3. "I Wanna Be Somebody"
    Released: 1984
  4. "School Daze"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Metal Crypt[2]
Ultimate Metal Reviews(7.3/10)[3]

W.A.S.P. is the debut album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released August 17, 1984. The album has been known under three different names; the spine of the original vinyl release had Winged Assassins printed on it, while early cassette releases of the album had the name of the album's first track, "I Wanna Be Somebody", printed in bold letters on the cover. The album is officially entitled simply W.A.S.P., which it is typically referred to as.

Overview

Upon its original release, controversial track "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" was deleted from the album. The Parents Music Resource Center had labeled the song as one of its "Filthy 15", songs that the group determined to be morally objectionable. Capitol Records subsequently bowed to pressure and pulled the song. The band released the song on an independent label in the UK as a single in 1984, and it was reinstated on the album's 1998 reissue.

The song "I Wanna Be Somebody", released as the album's first single with accompanying music video, achieved such success that it was ranked No. 84 on VH1's list of the "Top 100 Hard Rock Songs" of all time.[4]

Several of the album's songs have been covered by other bands. "Sleeping (In the Fire)" has been covered by Tiamat and Anders Manga, "Hellion" by Children of Bodom, "L.O.V.E. Machine" by Fallen Man,[5] Lullacry, Fozzy and Alghazanth, "I Wanna Be Somebody" by Sentenced, Catamenia, Witchery, and Gates of Ishtar, and "The Torture Never Stops" by the death metal group Torture Division.[6]

The song "Tormentor" was heard in the films The Dungeonmaster (1984) and TerrorVision (1986).

Track listing

Original

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Wanna Be Somebody"    3:43
2. "L.O.V.E. Machine"    3:51
3. "The Flame"  Lawless, Chris Holmes, J. Marquez 3:41
4. "B.A.D."    3:56
5. "School Daze"    3:35
6. "Hellion"    3:39
7. "Sleeping (In the Fire)"    3:55
8. "On Your Knees"    3:48
9. "Tormentor"  Lawless, Holmes 4:10
10. "The Torture Never Stops"    3:56

Chart positions

Album

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[8] 74

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
U.S.[9] Gold June 4, 1998 500,000

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. W.A.S.P. review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  2. ↑ Arroyo, Hermer. "Classic Review: W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P.". Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  3. ↑ "W.A.S.P.--W.A.S.P. (1984)". Ultimate Metal Reviews. UMR. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  4. ↑ Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs
  5. ↑ Fallen Man
  6. ↑ Torture Division » Downloadgraphy
  7. ↑ W.A.S.P
  8. ↑ "W.A.S.P. Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  9. ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved August 10, 2009)
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