The Last Command (album)

The Last Command
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedOctober 25, 1985[1]
StudioPasha Music House, Hollywood, California
GenreHeavy metal[2]
Length41:19
LabelCapitol
ProducerSpencer Proffer
W.A.S.P. chronology
W.A.S.P.
(1984) 		The Last Command
(1985) 		Inside the Electric Circus
(1986)
Singles from The Last Command
  1. "Blind in Texas"
    Released: October 1985
  2. "Wild Child"
    Released: May 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[4]
Kerrang![5]
The Metal Crypt[2]
Rock Hard6.5/10[6]

The Last Command is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released on October 25, 1985. The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who was perhaps best known for producing the six-time Platinum selling album Metal Health by Quiet Riot in 1983.

The song "Running Wild in the Streets" was originally written by Proffer and demoed by Spectre General a.k.a. Kick Axe and Black Sabbath with Ron Keel before release on this album. "Sex Drive" was originally written by Blackie Lawless and Randy Piper's previous band Sister. "Cries in the Night" is based on a song called "Mr. Cool", released on a 1976 single by the Killer Kane Band where Blackie was a member at the time.

The Last Command is the first W.A.S.P. album to feature the work of drummer Steve Riley and the last album to feature founding member Randy Piper on guitar. The album reached No. 49 on the Billboard 200 album chart in early 1986.[7] It was certified gold by the RIAA on June 4, 1998.[1]

  1. ^ a b "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ a b Arroyo, Hermer. "Review: W.A.S.P. - The Last Command". The Metal Crypt. Michel Renaud/The Metal Crypt. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - The Last Command review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  5. ^ Dickson, Dave (November 1, 1985). "Commando Fade". Kerrang!. No. 106. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 20.
  6. ^ Deese, Uwe (1985). "Review Album : W.A.S.P. - The Last Command". Rock Hard (in German). No. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "W.A.S.P. Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2012.