Blackie Lawless is best known for his work with shock rock band W.A.S.P. Although a guitarist by trade, Lawless played bass on the band's debut album, W.A.S.P. (1984), and The Last Command (1985), due ...

Blackie Lawless showed his prima donna side by walking out on a gig because of a $198 restaurant bill. The W.A.S.P. lead singer refused to pay the bill and stormed out of The Crocodile Rock only hours ...

Pamela Manning remembers meeting Blackie Lawless for the first time. It was 1982, and he invited her to his apartment in Los Angeles. She was in her 20s, working as a model and a boxer, and found ...

Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...

In the debate over the use of backing tracks in live performances, lines have been drawn and many artists are very firmly entrenched in their side. Earlier this week we learned that Tracii Guns of L.A ...

Getting old sucks, but for Blackie Lawless, there seems to finally be some relief from the suckage. Last year, frontman Blackie Lawless of legendary metal band W.A.S.P. suffered a herniated disc from ...

In 1998 an event billed as the "biggest show of the summer," the WASP Rock & Horror Expo 98 took over the Meadowlands Convention Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 29th. Things kicked ...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of W.A.S.P.’s debut album, a record that became a seminal piece of ’80s metal and remains one of the best metal debut albums of all time. The band is marking the ...

W.A.S.P. went viral over the weekend for performing against a Trump-themed stage backdrop. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Aztec Theatre Over the weekend, ’80s heavy metal band W.A.S.P. went viral for all ...

W.A.S.P. will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut by performing the album in full and in order on their fall 2024 Album ONE Alive tour. The 39-city tour will kick off Oct. 26 in ...