W.A.S.P.

Release Year: 2015
Artist Origin: USA
Style: savage furious dramatic heavy metal

as politically-charged and global topics oriented as the seminal The Headless Children, weighing in on the complicated state of the world, as conceptually well-written as The Crimson Idol and as heavy as you might expect W.A.S.P. to ever be, this ambitious, consistent and solid opus [2007] in nine parts brings a lot of anger and venom with clearly patriotic approach in such opening rockers as Mercy and The Burning Man, culminating with soothing Heaven's Hung in Black's epic touch lurking in the shadows, carrying the signature style of the legendary entity along a handful of standout solos and emotional vocals, turning into a definite must for fans of Blackie and company; recent Austrian jewel case re-issue