W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1982. The band is considered to be an integral part of the early Sunset Strip scene of hard rock and glam metal, and they became recognized for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics, and live performances. The band has sold over 12 million records worldwide, with their first two full-length studio albums, W.A.S.P. (1984) and The Last Command (1985), being certified as gold by the RIAA. W.A.S.P. was a target in the mid-1980s by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), an organization that pushed for warning labels on recorded music. The band immortalized its fight with the PMRC on the song "Harder, Faster" from their 1987 live album, Live... in the Raw. Their most popular songs include "Animal (F**k Like a Beast)", "I Wanna Be Somebody", "L.O.V.E. Machine", "Wild Child", "Blind in Texas", "Forever Free", "The Headless Children", "Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)" and "The Idol", as well as their cover versions of Ray Charles' "I Don't Need No Doctor" and The Who's "The Real Me". The band's most recent studio album, Golgotha, was released in 2015 and they are currently working on new material. In...
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Vinyl
Members
24 people from MusicBrainz
- 1982–1982Don Costa
- 1982–1982Rik Fox
- 1982–1984Tony Richards
- 1982–1986Randy Piper
- 1982–Blackie Lawless
- 1983–1990Chris Holmes
- 1984–1987Steve Riley
- 1986–1989Johnny Rod
- 1987–1987Glenn Soderling
- 1989–1990Frankie Banali
- 1991–1991Doug Blair
- 1991–2006Stet Howland
- 1992–1992Frankie Banali
- 1992–1993Johnny Rod
- 1993–1993David Chirico
- 1995–1995Frankie Banali
- 1996–2001Chris Holmes
- 1997–Mike Duda
- 2001–2001Frankie Banali
- 2001–2001Doug Blair
- 2001–2006Darrell Roberts
- 2004–2004Frankie Banali
- 2006–Mike Dupke
- 2006–Doug Blair
Discography
57 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 3 in my collection
Albums (16)
- 1984★W.A.S.P.
- 1985★The Last Command
- 1986Inside the Electric Circus
- 1989The Headless Children
- 1992The Crimson Idol
- 1995Still Not Black Enough
- 1997Kill Fuck Die
- 1999Helldorado
- 2001Unholy Terror
- 2002Dying for the World
- 2004The Neon God, Part 1: The Rise
- 2004The Neon God, Part 2: The Demise
- 2007Dominator
- 2009Babylon
- 2015Golgotha
- 2018Reidolized: The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol
EPs (1)
- 1987Animal (F**k Like A Beast) / Live... Animal
Singles (25)
- 1984Animal (F**k Like a Beast)
- 1984I Wanna Be Somebody
- 1984L.O.V.E. Machine
- 1984School Daze
- 1985Blind in Texas
- 19869.5.-N.A.S.T.Y.
- 1986Wild Child
- 1986Wild Child (The Wild Remix)
- 1987I Don't Need No Doctor
- 1987Scream Until You Like It
- 1988Live Animal (F**k Like a Beast)
- 1989Forever Free
- 1989Mean Man
- 1989The Real Me
- 1992Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)
- 1992Hold On to My Heart
- 1992I Am One
- 1992The Idol
- 1992The Story Of Jonathan Part I & II
- 1993Sunset & Babylon
- 1995Black Forever
- 1997Kill Fuck Die
- 1999Helldorado
- 2001Shadow Man
- 2017Doctor Rockter
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (6)
- 1987★Live... In the Raw
- 1998Double Live Assassins
- 2000The Sting: Live at the Key Club, L.A.
- 2017Live in Japan 1986
- 2022Dancing With Danger (Live 1986)
- 2024Live At Irvine Meadows 1985
Compilations (8)
- 1993First Blood... Last Cuts
- 1998Business the American Way
- 2000W.A.S.P. - The Best Of The Best 1984-2000
- 2002Let the Torture Begin: The Lost Demos 1979 to 1982
- 2002W.A.S.P. & The Last Command
- 2003Inside the Electric Circus / The Headless Children
- 2007First blood... Last visions...
- 2025Bonus Tracks and B Sides
Others (1)
- 1983Face the Attack