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Unsurprisingly, The Headless Children beat Double Live Assassins with a vote of 20 to 4. Both are great albums, but it was really no competition. Headless is an absolute classic W.A.S.P. album and it would’ve been shocking if it didn’t win that round. Double Live Assassins did do better than expected though with 4 votes.

For round 13 we have The Crimson Idol vs. Unholy Terror. Again, two great albums but it would be shocking if this went one way instead of the other. Still will be interesting to see how these albums stack up against each other though. Comment below with the name of the album you want to see move onto the next round!

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Something I’ve been thinking about recently. As the years go on, it’s starting to seem more and more unlikely that a new W.A.S.P. album will become a reality. I’ve always thought that Golgotha would be a perfect final chapter for Blackie and the band, and as much as I’d like a new album I just don’t know that Blackie would be able to deliver something on the same level as this (or really anything prior to it). He’s also alluded to this as well. And now that we know Blackie has no problem with AI, what’s to stop him from using it to not only create album artwork, but also to enhance vocals/instrumentation, and possibly even assist with writing lyrics? That’s the thing that scares me more than anything else about a new W.A.S.P. album. The fact that Blackie could do something extremely inauthentic and try to pass it off as his own, and as deceptive as he can be, I wouldn’t put it past him to try something like that.

So that goes back to Golgotha. How would you feel if it turned out to be the swan song for W.A.S.P.? Is it a strong enough album that you’d be okay with it as their final output, or do you feel that it would be a weak closing chapter to their career?

Round 11 was possibly the most interesting and unexpected round we’ve had so far. Dominator beat Inside The Electric Circus with 17 votes to 11. Personally I do agree with that outcome and think that Dominator is one of the strongest W.A.S.P. albums while Inside The Electric Circus just isn’t. Still surprising to see a modern album beat a classic like that. ITEC does have plenty of fans though and I’ve seen people say it’s one of, if not their most favorite W.A.S.P. album, but a good upset always makes things more fun!

Round 12 will not be quite as interesting unfortunately. We have The Headless Children taking on Double Live Assassins. This round is pretty much just a formality and it would be absolutely shocking if it went one way instead of the other. We all know what the outcome will be, but we’ll go through the motions anyway. Comment below with the name of the album you want to see move onto the next round!

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Unholy Terror defeated The Neon God in round 10 with a total of 17 votes to 3. Can’t say I’m too shocked by that. It is the better of the two albums. The Neon God does still have some great songs though and I think if it weren’t so bloated, it would’ve had a better chance.

For round 11, we have two albums that are both very different from one another, Inside The Electric Circus and Dominator. I do think that this is an interesting matchup though because we’ll see how what’s generally considered to be one of the weaker “classic” W.A.S.P. albums can hold up against a more modern fan favorite. Comment below with the name of the album you want to see move onto the next round!

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Summer is here! Which W.A.S.P. songs do you like to play loud on a hot summer day?

I was probably one of the first 50 people to follow this account when it was created back in 2021, but Blackie “Mr. Freedom Of Speech” Lawless apparently doesn’t like it when you give him anything other than praise online. Or, at least his horrible social media manager doesn’t like it, which in turn makes Blackie look like a total hypocrite. Myself along with plenty of other people commented on the shitty AI posts they’ve been making recently and I guess that was enough for Blackie’s little lap dog to remove some long time die hard fans from the page, all because we have higher expectations from this band than the garbage that’s currently being spewed by them. Anybody who has been here long enough knows how much I love this band, and that all I want is to see them at their absolute best, so it’s a bit disappointing that instead of listening to the fans and trying to give them a better overall experience, they decide that it’s easier just to silence the critics so they can continue to circle the drain. So much for freedom of speech and anti censorship.

Sad state of affairs. Wish there was some way to notify Blackie about all of this, but it seems to be a lost cause. At least it’ll be documented here so that maybe he will stumble across it and see how his online team treats his fans. And if by some chance Blackie does see this, all I can say is please look into what’s happening on your social media pages. Your team does not respect your fanbase and a lot of fans are becoming fed up with what’s happening. This has been going on for far too long now. You, your band, and your legacy deserve so much better and it’s really hard to watch everything that you’ve built be reduced to this. I implore you to please listen to your fans and take what we have to say into consideration.

To the surprise of pretty much no one, The Crimson Idol defeated Still Not Black Enough with a vote of 16 to 3. Both are great albums but it’s hard to beat a classic. Would’ve hoped it was a bit closer, but also can’t say it’s unexpected.

Round 10 will hopefully be a bit more interesting. Unholy Terror and The Neon God are both mid-career W.A.S.P. albums with some great songs. Tough to say how this one will turn out but I’m curious to see what happens. Comment below with the name of the album you want to see move onto the next round!

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Round 8 was pretty close, but in the end Double Live Assassins beat Live… In The Raw with a vote of 12 to 8. Not really a whole lot to say about that. In my view, both albums are equally as good but in different ways so it could’ve gone either way. And as I mentioned, it was more of a bonus round than anything do I would be shocked if DLA goes any further.

Round 9 brings us out of the initial round of matchups for the first time. The Crimson Idol and Still Not Black Enough are two fan favorites and two of the strongest albums in the W.A.S.P. catalog. Both have plenty of similarities, so it makes sense that they would meet at some point. Definitely excited to see how this one plays out! Comment below with the name of the album you want to see move onto the next round!

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Let’s talk about the band today! Feel free to share any thoughts you have on them. Good or bad, it’s all part of their history and deserves to be discussed.