W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P., the legendary American shock glam metallers who stopped by Slovenia's capital Ljubljana again last fall, have confirmed a few more European shows for this year. The band has named the new tour "1984 to Headless", which makes…

W.A.S.P.Wednesday, 29 October 2025Media Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia "El-ou-vi-i ..." Vesp (as us metal wannabes called them back in grade school) stopped off in Ljubljana for the second-to-last date of the Album One Alive tour,…

Steve Riley, former drummer of L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P., passed away on October 24, 2023, at the age of 67. Riley reportedly struggled with health problems in recent years. After a few weeks battling a severe case of pneumonia, he ended…

W.A.S.P.Sunday, May 14th, 2023Ljubljana / CUK Kino Šiška / Slovenia Some days just hit different. Days you can only call mandatory metal communion. This was one of those events that triggered a full-on pilgrimage of metal fans…

"Blackie delivered the show at a better level than anyone could have expected. Vocally, he held up incredibly well. And with his mountainous charisma and demonic charm, he proved once again that he's still the one true, die-hard rock'n'roll…

This year marks a »hairy« 25 years since the release of one of the most beloved albums, and for many W.A.S.P. fans their best studio record: »The Crimson Idol«. On their new tour the band decided to play it in full again. W.A.S.P. named the…

W.A.S.P., the legendary Los Angeles shock rockers, who in the eighties were synonymous with the wildest stage excess and provocation, deliberate antics that nearly overshadowed their own music, are back on European stages after a 4-year…

One of the Munich halls in the Theaterfabrik complex was nicely packed, and the show kicked off right on time. As usual, W.A.S.P. opened with a medley of classics, On Your Knees and Inside The Electric Circus. The sound was powerful and…

The new songs on "Golgotha" hold on to the punch and energy that defined many, if not most, of the band's past albums.

Author: Urban Bolta Location: New Age Club / Roncade (Treviso) / ItalyConcert date: October 30, 2010Attendance: 700Ticket price: €25 (presale) / €30 (day of show) W.A.S.P. are one of the few glam metal bands left that can head out on a…

"Then they come back out with Horst E. Franz, the festival's head organizer, and sum up their impressions in front of an ecstatic crowd that just wouldn't stop singing the chorus: "Valhalla, deliverance, But you ever forgot me,..." Not even…

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Messegelande / Balingen / GermanyConcert date: June 26, 2009Attendance: 20,000Ticket price: €85.00 (two-day ticket) The second day of the festival didn't exactly start on a rosy…

Venue: New Age Club / Roncade (Treviso) / ItalyConcert date: December 11, 2007Attendance: 500Ticket price: €29.00 The thing is, there's a staggering number of bands in rock 'n' roll I wouldn't go see live even if they played on my…

Out of the few dozen rock and metal records that have each left their mark on me in their own way, three really stand out among the heavy metal ones: "Streets" by Savatage, "Operation:Mindcrime" by Queensryche, and the record

Location: Treviso / Italy / New Age ClubConcert date: October 21, 2006Attendance: 600Ticket price: 30.00€ "Why are you schlepping to Treviso when they're coming to Maribor?" quite a few people asked me. The answer is dead…

As time ruthlessly marches on, Snapper Music is putting out another reissue of W.A.S.P.'s debut. What's new is a digipak sleeve and a seriously provocative, witty foreword. The only argument that actually gives me enough wiggle room and

Location: Zagreb, Tvornica KultureConcert date: November 30, 2004Attendance: 1,100Ticket price: 5,000.00 SIT This report carries a greater or lesser degree of perversity, but we're talking about the phantom glam eighties shock metallers…

Vene: After your success in the eighties, real heavy metal sort of faded into obscurity. Your band kept fighting for its ideals anyway. So you recently put out a new album, Kill, Fuck, Die. What do you expect from it overall?