In a new conversation with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, Blackie Lawless revealed that the new W.A.S.P. album goes in a different direction than he expected.
The singer said he initially aimed for a heavy rock record, but his writing took a deeper direction. He talked about his inspirations for the upcoming record:
“Well, when we got ready to start this record a couple years ago, my mindset was I wanted to do a heavy, nasty, stinky rock and roll record. And that’s where my heart was at. But when I started to write, that’s not what was coming out.”
Lawless Wants To Work More On The Album
The music became more complex than he planned:
“And so when you first start the process, you think, ‘Okay. We’ll go along with whatever comes out to begin with, but I wanna try to start steering this ship in a different direction as time goes by.’ And that’s just not what was happening. It was stuff that was more in-depth. And I thought, we did call ‘Golgotha’, that’s one of those thinking man’s records, and I thought, I don’t wanna do that this time.”
Lawless wants to revisit the album after tours:
“I wanna do something that’s a little lighter, like I said, a little nastier, stinkier old-time rock and roll, but as hard as I was trying to force it in that direction, that’s not what was happening. Now, when we get done with this tour and the European tour next year, then it’ll be time to start looking at that again in earnest. So who knows where we’ll come out of it again? To give you an honest answer, I’d need a crystal ball right now to tell you that, ’cause I don’t know.”
Upcoming Touring Plans Of W.A.S.P.
W.A.S.P. announced in late May they will perform their debut album on tour for the first time in 40 years. The band shared this in a statement on their website:
“‘Album ONE Alive!,’ the title of W.A.S.P.’s upcoming North American Tour. August 17, 2024, marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish, on their North American tour this fall.”
W.A.S.P. will begin a tour of 39 cities starting October 26 in San Luis Obispo, and ending December 14 in Los Angeles. Death Angel and Unto Others will join them for most shows.
You can listen to Lawless’ full interview below.