From the buzzsaws and sparks, to Chris Holmes’ appearance in The Decline of Western Civilization Part 2, to being the poster child for the P.M.R.C., love them or hate them, W.A.S.P. carved their niche in the metal world. 

What I always found interesting about W.A.S.P. was the mix they presented. They had theatrics from KISS and Alice Cooper. Blackie Lawless pranced about the stage like David Lee Roth, which isn’t surprising given they came from the L.A. glam scene. In fact, there’s a lot of L.A. glam present in W.A.S.P. too. The music was a bit harder edged for L.A. tho. Still, they managed to stand out and Blackie has turned out quite a long career for himself.

While I prefer songs like “I Wanna Be Somebody”, “Wild Child”, or even their cover of The Who’s “The Real Me”, the sense of humor displayed in the video for “Blind In Texas” just can’t be passed up.