Golgotha (W.A.S.P. album)

Golgotha
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded2014
StudioFort Apache Studio, Malibu, California, Stagg Street Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length55:00
LabelNapalm
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Babylon
(2009) 		Golgotha
(2015) 		ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

Golgotha is the fifteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The album was released on October 2, 2015 through Napalm Records,[4] and is W.A.S.P.'s first studio album since Babylon (2009), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career. Golgotha is also W.A.S.P.'s last studio album with drummer Mike Dupke, who left the band just prior to its release.[5]

The word "Golgotha" is another name for "Calvary"— the site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified.[6]

  1. ^ Van Horn jr., Ray. "CD Reviews: W.A.S.P. - Golgotha". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Thießies, Frank (October 2, 2015). "W.A.S.P. - Golgotha" (in German). Metal Hammer. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Kaiser, Boris (2014). "Review Album: W.A.S.P. - Golgotha". Rock Hard (in German). No. 341. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "W.A.S.P.: 'Golgotha' Cover Artwork, Release Date, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "W.A.S.P. Parts Ways With Drummer Mike Dupke". Blabbermouth.net. July 12, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  6. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Calvary" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.