W.A.S.P. (album)

W.A.S.P.
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedAugust 17, 1984 (1984-08-17)
Genre
Length38:14
LabelCapitol
ProducerBlackie Lawless, Mike Varney
W.A.S.P. chronology
W.A.S.P.
(1984) 		The Last Command
(1985)
Singles from W.A.S.P.
  1. "I Wanna Be Somebody"
    Released: August 1984
  2. "School Daze"
    Released: November 1984
  3. "L.O.V.E. Machine"
    Released: 1984 (Japan)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[3]
Metal Crypt[4]
Rock Hard9.0/10[5]

W.A.S.P. is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released on August 17, 1984. The album has been known under three different names; the spine of the original European vinyl release had Winged Assassins printed on it, while early cassette releases of the album had the name of the album's first track, "I Wanna Be Somebody", printed in bold letters on the cover. The album is officially entitled simply W.A.S.P., which it is typically referred to as.

  1. ^ "10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck". Consequence of Sound. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  4. ^ Arroyo, Hermer. "Classic Review: W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P." Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. ^ Götz, Kühnemund (1984). "Review Album : W.A.S.P. - I Wanna Be Somebody". Rock Hard (in German). No. 8. Retrieved October 17, 2019.