Metal Mythos: W.A.S.P.

A complete career retrospective of American Metal titans: W.A.S.P.!
Table of Torment:
00:01:32 - W.A.S.P. (1984)
00:08:00 - The Last Command (1985)
00:11:15 - RANT: "B-but W.A.S.P. is just HAIR METAL!!1"
00:13:24 - Inside The Electric Circus (1986)
00:19:24 - The Headless Children (1989)
00:25:28 - The Crimson Idol (1992)
00:28:49 - Still Not Black Enough (1995)
00:30:44 - K.F.D. (1997)
00:35:33 - Helldorado (1999)
00:37:34 - Unholy Terror (2001)
00:40:59 - Dying for the World (2002)
00:44:53 - The Neon God (2004)
00:49:04 - Dominator (2007)
00:52:10 - Babylon (2009)
00:58:10 - Golgotha (2015)

[@TheRageaholic]

Table of Contents (For Mobile): 00:01:32 - W.A.S.P. (1984) 00:08:00 - The Last Command (1985) 00:11:15 - RANT: "B-but W.A.S.P. is just HAIR METAL!!1" 00:13:24 - Inside The Electric Circus (1986) 00:19:24 - The Headless Children (1989) 00:25:28 - The Crimson Idol (1992) 00:28:49 - Still Not Black Enough (1995) 00:30:44 - K.F.D. (1997) 00:35:33 - Helldorado (1999) 00:37:34 - Unholy Terror (2001) 00:40:59 - Dying for the World (2002) 00:44:53 - The Neon God (2004) 00:49:04 - Dominator (2007) 00:52:10 - Babylon (2009) 00:58:10 - Golgotha (2015)

[@sabata9239]

This was awesome! W.A.S.P never gets enough praise. Please do Scorpions and Michael Schenker Mythos next.

[@sabata9239]

Chainsaw Charlie...more like Chainsaw Weinstein. That song really goes deep into the depravity of Hollywood and the mainstream entertainment industry.

[@odinsire3879]

WAFFEN COLLIDER What NSDAP stuff?

[@cyprianmontague8016]

I like what you said about not sacrificing melody on the altar of rage. I miss singing in metal. For me melody and great vocals are still important.

[@alistersutherland896]

Razor, Ive no idea why you dont get more credit for these, theay are 100x better than most tributes you catch on YT or tv. any chance you could do the "pirates of metal" ""running wild". "pile of skulls" album is flawless.

[@tandrei2001]

this show does justice to this awesome band! They survived grunge, hair, industrial, nu metal and whatever genre was fashionable at the time. WASP deserves more recognition for their music.

[@simondiamond4380]

While the music is timeless, Blackie’s interviews are also classic and entertaining. One of metal’s more intelligent characters and his newer material is genius

[@bricktop.]

" Razorfist, just do every metal band ever" - Your viewers.

[@elhermeneutico]

He would likely please at least one of those requesting with his random choices.

[@aroncarey]

@@elhermeneutico m

[@ericolsen5592]

It'd be interesting to hear yet another opinion on Metallica. Let's face it, everybody has one.

[@oz_jones]

@@ericolsen5592 A decent thrash-band, that had 3 good heavy metal albums, the rest is pretty trite. I kinda liked Death Magnetic.

[@ericolsen5592]

@@oz_jones Oh hey I haven't heard that opinion yet

[@johnnyrivers8110]

The hair metal rant is still to this day, the best promo I’ve ever heard.

[@maedrosGR]

"IT WAS THE 80S, IT WAS THE LOOK!!!" absolutely right,plus that 80s feeling

[@jhinnefeld1992]

I came into this video thinking WASP were just a cash grab ripoff of Alice Cooper, 1 hour later I believe WASP has become my favorite band

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

Now your a metalhead! Lol.

[@brianreed1859]

Hell yea welcome to the Electric Circus. This is flat out a great band

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

Welcome to the ball. The gods you worship are steel, at the alter of rock you kneel and slain by the bloody axe I wail!

[@lukasstrait9307]

Offender, All their stuff is good. But, that first album is a masterpiece. I wanna be somebody, BAD, Sleeping in the fire, Hellion, School Daze and especially On Your Knees and The Flame. In 1985, The Flame sounded more like AC⚡DC than AC/DC did. Still one of my favorite albums to this day. I have played it for many who never heard WASP and they were all knocked out. Seriously great hooky hard Rock & Roll. Blackie could sing his ass off too. I have an old VHS somewhere of WASP LIVE AT THE LYCEUM from '84. I only got to see them once. 1985 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. Tiny little auditorium. It was the only place that would book them. I had never been there before. It was a beautiful old (but tiny) theatre. They played at the same volume they would have played in an arena. It was insane. And insane loud. And they wore it out. Fantastic show. Stripped down stage for lack of room. But sounded great and just slammed.

[@i_____am_____realitybroski6421]

Best band of all time

[@Metal_Archaeologist]

This guy sound like a classic wrestling promo. I love it

[@monkeyking4997]

Fred Hobbs How old is he even?

[@monkeyking4997]

Fred Hobbs oh wait I’m just drunk

[@monkeyking4997]

@Michael Hall Yeah I don’t know what that means

[@monkeyking4997]

michael hall LOL Oh dude thanks for turning me on to that track. I totally get it now 🤣

[@tremblingcolors]

No metal band has ever had better choruses that WASP, imo. Blackie's bringing back of the two part harmony from acts like The Everly Brothers was genius and fit so well with this band.

[@Frankenberry]

Don't forget his voice in general.... Blackie has one of the best and most unique voices in all of metal... to put a cherry on top, he's JUST as good live as on record.. and can still pull it off even at his age today

[@McSorleyFan33]

Van Halen and W.A.S.P. Are best backing vocals in music 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@outis439-A]

so true, Amazingly catchy chorus

[@billhogue9523]

W.A.S.P. will never get the credit they deserve...Blackie will never get the credit her deserves....neither will Chris Holmes!!!

[@billhogue9523]

@Jimbo s yes I did....his part can't be understated

[@billjannusch]

Hails to Metal Mythos. Hails Razor-Rageaholic. This is one of my all time favorite Metal Mythos episodes you have done besides King Diamond, Dokken, and Yngwie Malmsteen. I started as a W.A.S.P. fan at 12 years old when the first album came out in 1984! But after about 3 more albums, I kind of lost touch with them since I love so many bands, but you brought me back to them with a vengeance! I recently re-bought their whole cd catalogue because of this documentary! I have been having a non stop W.A.S.P. fest for about a week straight listening to all of the rarities!!! I am a massive King Diamond freak too. That was a killer episode too! You are a true pleasure to watch brother and very informative too. Your Bathory episode was top notch too.

[@tfunkhou88]

Dude...when you were talking about Slayer and said “mindlessly noodling over a song whose melody had taken a smoke break” I lost it 😂

[@notramesses4790]

It's funny because it's true.

[@ericolsen5592]

I'm a Slayer fan and can't argue with that

[@ModernDayWarrior2112]

WASP is one of those bands that you can honestly say never put out a bad album. They’ve been consistently solid their entire career.

[@TreatzTMA]

Awesome as always. How is Blackie’s voice still so inexplicably underrated?!? The man has serious pipes

[@Mindforprogress]

he is one of the most amazing metal singers ever!

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

Correction: When life goves you lemons, throw the lemons in the trash and drink bourbon.

[@thomasedmundrichards]

Goves?

[@questionitall3053]

Lemmy couldn't have put it better himself, well said.

[@jaimiday7048]

I too approve of approve of that message 🥃🥃

[@brotherdoom2406]

To quote Halford: “It’s all Heavy Metal”. 🤘

[@anz2441]

Blackie Lawless's voice...pure heaven to my ears

[@Lookimataco13]

Rich Bell He's a wild screaming eagle 🤘

[@michaelhall736]

And today he still sounds exactly the same. Not many singers of the 70s and 80s still fully retain their voices. The only ones I can think of are Rob Halford, Don Dokken, and Ozzy Osbourne.

[@TheBestComicKing]

Much like Lemmy, Blackie has a very consistent voice.

[@k3kmeister]

Good ol’ Ronnie James Dio did a good job of preserving his voice

[@kartikayysola]

@@PortlandSucksss Don actually sounds pretty solid lately, if a bit conservative in terms of range. But Ozzy is a mess for sure. For my money, Michael Sweet aged the best out of all of them, his voice now is MILES beyond what he sounded like in the 80s, and he sounded pretty good then too!

[@Razorider1]

Chris holmes is right when he says " no one plays guitar like me, no one ". His leads and tone are unique

[@chrisoakley5830]

Holmes is great, love his playing.

[@karenedwards8946]

Love how you called him Blackie flawless, because he his, he has the best voice 👍👍👍

[@seantravis9095]

Actually he said Blackie Fucking Flawless. But otherwise I couldn't agree more. Nuff said.

[@ALLMETAL1970]

Now, not so much.

[@MyDearGhoul]

Damn man, your rants are legendary! Way to give W.A.S.P. the respect they deserve!

[@erikgoeree9628]

"W.A.S.P. was Mötley Crüe on crack" Does that imply Mötley Crüe wasn't on crack? :P

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

I don't think he was stating that Motley Crue were on crack, but rather saying the energy and intensity of the music, and the amplification of W.A.S.P. was overly driven and much heavier than MOTLEY CRUE.

[@antoniorc8795]

Correct, or maybe it could be as "Motley Crue on Steroids"

[@deaconcarter3459]

Double crack

[@chrischaney4592]

Motley crue were on heroin

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

I don't think there were any implications there. I think it just means that W.A.S.P. are harder, heavier more intense & louder.

[@Ceabrus74]

Razorfist, I checked out wasp 9 years ago and honestly, I was underwhelmed. Your video prompted me to check them out again and I'm so glad I did. My taste in music has matured a bit since then, and I'm completely floored by how fucking great this band is. Fucking thank you. I'm hooked.

[@MrRoman-lo6ih]

One of the most important and underrated bands. My favorite band ever.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

100% agreed on all fronts.

[@jhinnefeld1992]

My most viewed episode of mythos, I come back to this every month or so for the saga of Blackie and Da Bois. A band I had heard of in passing as "that vulgar gimmicky hair band" quickly became one of my all time favorites thanks to this retrospective. Thank you Razor, God-fuckin-speed

[@InterstitialistRecords]

I have to thank you for introducing me to the KFD album. "The Horror" blew my fucking mind, wow, what an incredible song! The vocals are unhinged primal madness. Blackie just wailing into the abyss. A perfect companion piece to Apocalypse Now. I was only familiar with Wasp's earlier stuff, so the idea of an industrial album had me skeptical. I was SO wrong. It's outstanding. I severely underestimated Blackie's talent.

[@Nightbreed82]

W.A.S.P. has one of the most consistently solid catalogs in all of heavy metal! Not a stinker in the bunch, as evidenced here. Great Metal Mythos episode btw, possibly my favorite. I've watched this several times since January. Keep 'em coming! \m/

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

I could not agree more with those statements. 100% agree all the way.

[@djay6651]

K.F.D. wasn't my favorite. To much industrial influence.

[@seantravis9095]

I couldn't agree more. Agreed 100%.

[@truthcrusader2024]

True heavy metal all the way from their first self titled LP to the latest “Golgotha” pure heavy metal. No sell out band like other “heavy metal” bands

[@dengie75]

truth is as i remember Wasp was generally liked amongst Death metal and thrash fans, they got it.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

That is really interesting to know. I was not aware of that fact. A lot of people I knew hated them. Cool. Thanks for posting.

[@michaelhall736]

That's true. I think the guys from Anthrax are fans of W.A.S.P. I think Scott Ian said that on an episode of That Metal Show, but I'm not 100% sure since it was about ten years ago.

[@matthewherbert8875]

@El señor de la tienda to be fair W.A.S.P. did have a number of songs about getting blown and fucking. After all their first single was Fuck Like A Beast.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

This is true but not all their songs were about that.

[@asmodai2025]

@@matthewherbert8875 Yeah, but unlike Poison and Mötley Crüe, W.A.S.P. actually writes really good riffs and songs.

[@mrRufffnTumble]

1:24 "we're not gonna take it" is rated violent? Tipper Gore was such a goober.

[@your_belief_vs_everything]

Look who she fucking married.

[@dudejrryan]

The video was,where the kids throw the adult out a window. Been a long time, going from memory, & the Twisted Sister fan club S.M.F the "Sick Motherfucking Fans".So yep, T.S. Drew their attention. All the PMRC accomplished was record album sales simply by putting "Over 18" & other warning labels on albums, it just made us kids want the record more!

[@questionitall3053]

Tipper Bore, more like.

[@matthewhodgson4447]

The first album to receive the Parental Advisory label was Purple Rain by Prince.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Al Gore you mean?

[@seantravis9095]

I love Razor fist's reaction to the term hair metal.

[@AURORATHEANIMATOR]

I had no idea WASP had so many albums!!!! Lawless is definitely one of the most underrated metal vocalists of all time 🤘🖤🤘

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

Welcome to the world of W.A.S.P. Enjoy!

[@jrod291]

The gods you worship are steel, at the alter of rock and roll you kneel

[@scottvankeuren950]

From the first tour t-shirt. I got sent home for wearing that shirt to school. lol

[@erikrandan7294]

The slave who forever rocks is chained by the devil's locks and slain by the bloody axe I wail. Rock on Hellions!

[@lobowolf9406]

GREAT BAND GREAT ARTISTS.

[@michaelhall736]

@@scottvankeuren950 W.A.S.P. got you a day out of school. Now if I went to school and that happened with me they would be my favorite band of all time. W.A.S.P. fucking rules.

[@colinm.5127]

Jesus christ... WASP is more metal and intense than most metal bands...

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Colin McCreery yeah, I heard about dumping raw meat on people, but i had no idea he knife raped a mother fucking crucified nun. Holy shit.

[@EmperorNero]

FallaciousScotsman well it was not a real hun.

[@themadmattster9647]

i used to hate how WASP were clumped in with Hair Metal, but I don't give a fuck anymore, because I like a lot of what's considered Hair Metal. Some people I know hate it, and are close minded to that shit, but sometimes you need to cleanse the palette after hearing about doom and gloom all the fucking time. Sometimes, it's good to hear about actual fucking, with shred guitar solos. THEIR LOSS if they don't like it. Just don't make fun of me for liking it. I should note, love WASP, just ordered Re-Idolized, not because the world needs a rerecording of the Crimson Idol, but because it's going to be cool to see the Crimson Idol film that's never been released.

[@GrayWoIf]

Wasp is like motley crue if only crue didn't lose their balls after shout at the devil

[@themadmattster9647]

totally true.

[@jeffbenjamin6480]

The Headless Children was and is one of the best metal albums I've ever heard

[@Jabberstax]

W.A.S.P are one of the rare bands whose later output i prefer to their early work.

[@AndyDowling]

I totally understand that I am almost 3 years late here, but this might be the best video I've watched in 2020. What a band and what a fucking amazing retrospective.

[@chrisw6164]

Thanks for this. WASP doesn’t get enough love.

[@darkstar6909]

Totally under appreciated, they were probably in the top three that came out of the LA scene. I think they were just marketed wrong, they should have ditched their look when Crue hit big with the same look. A lot of my friends wrote them off as a slightly raunchier ripoff of Motley Crue without actually listening to WASP's music.

[@EmperorNero]

darkstar6909 What sucks is their look was more Alice Cooper than Motley Crue.

[@timhauswirth7135]

Blackie Lawless remains criminally underrated as a vocalist.

[@guillaumepepin762]

+darkstar6909 motley crue ripped off Sister ... Which was Wasp in more occult and Crude .. but in 1976-1978.. With the pentagram and all that shit That even Black metal and death metal borrowed way later . and Motley crue didnt existed at that time . nikki was friend with blackie in 1978 .. and took the Outfits when Sistet broke up.. because Sister was too soon and too schoking ( the stage shows implied to set on fire and .. eat live worms ) ..ahead of the time . they scared everyone . it wasnt cool for have more shows especially in that Punk wave / New wave / Disco ..tough for hard and heavy bands ... but Sister was more extreme so..

[@guillaumepepin762]

+Caesar Nero before Alice there was Arthur Brown and Screamin lord sutch & the savages ( With ritchie blackmore on guitar ) who kind of created the concept of Horror rock show in 1963 and 1968.. .. and Blackie was fan of it as well . alice borrowed from theses guys too

[@GrantH]

Blackie becoming a born-again Christian is probably one of the biggest ironies in metal history. I guess that 1987 tour with Stryper did have an affect on him after all.

[@robotbjorn4952]

GrantH True, but Stryper did sacrafice that goat onstage in '88, so I guess it goes both ways.

[@GrantH]

Never heard that story, sounds neat.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

GrantH apparently he grew up baptist and did his rebirth as a preteen. Sort of a Baptist equivalent of a kid’s first communion. Man didn’t exactly grow up decrying religion. Same thing happened with mustaine. Grew up Js witness, became born Again after cleaning himself up around mid 40s

[@themadmattster9647]

yes, but I have to say, it doesn't effect his music as much as Dave Mustaine had his christianity effect his. Maybe it's just personal taste and I like the latter day WASP better than latter day Megadeth though, who knows.

[@mbgrafix]

Visit Facebook page... Christian Metalheads International

[@l.f.simutis7231]

I literely shouted out "YES!" when I saw this in my subscription box.

[@daniellehman8695]

Doctor Faustus Same lol

[@jezbount6165]

Same here haha.

[@Chesterseventythree]

Me too!

[@ergoodman]

Vindication!!! Finally!!

[@blakejohnson996]

Dude me too! After a long day at work this totally was a perfect ending to the day!

[@robert1979]

Damn.. I usually watch this channel to see if there are some nice "sleeper albums", but after watching this, I want the whole discography!! Keep it going!!

[@Grindtone603]

I played back the rant on Kerry King so many times, that description is solid gold

[@ashwilliams9790]

KFD is a metal masterpiece. I don't care what anyone says.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

I agree totally about KFD.

[@THEshaggyrogers]

Ash Williams ipme too. KFC is amazing

[@emmabb2076]

@@THEshaggyrogers who doesn't like a bit of dirty bird?

[@THEshaggyrogers]

Emma BB true especially in my pants

[@dannypartridge6104]

K.F.D. a masterpiece and a great show

[@Pogokoala]

This is my first time watching Metal Mytho, WASP Blackie Lawless, aka OUR GUY! I'm a huge fan of WASP even more now lmfao thanks for making this RazorFist.

[@richardasher4602]

Sorry so late to the party! This video does nothing but make me love and respect Blackie more than ever!!! Plus your documentary style is absolutely fucking amazing!

[@Tomekkplk]

I’m a late founder of W.A.S.P. But these guys kick serious ass. The 80’s were the height of this kind of music and that will go on forever

[@Tamerlane666RLSV]

One of my favorite youtubers. So good bro. W.A.S.P. is the definition of an underrated band.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

I agree 110%. Definitely most underrated. In some ways though that's not too bad. Unlike some groups W.A.S.P. just continued to do what they wanted to do. It's all good.

[@jhalkiasdura]

Finally Metal Mythos! It's been too long.

[@THEshaggyrogers]

It takes too damn long for episodes at time like now. I wonder what he’s up to il just rewind

[@jakewilson487]

Blackie’s voice still kicks ass even today. Got to see them last october and they were amazing

[@Malentor]

Jake Wilson saw them in November, and they were absolutely superb.

[@tonemarieantonsen1597]

Jake Wilson Saw them in Oslo last year. My first ever wasp show and had a blast 🤗

[@mistysprxgeny]

I've lost count how many times I've watch this Mythos. Gotta thank you Razör for introducing me to W.A.S.P. who have become one of my all time favorites 🤘🤘

[@patska78]

I believe W.A.S.P. may simply be the the best band out there in 80's/90's/00's(hell even 2010 =>) rock 'n' roll, really. They have it all IMO; the genius lyrics from Blackie & the catchy versatile musical songwriting is outstanding...what more do you want? W.A.S.P. are severely underrated. Please do listen to their entire discography with an open mind. They certainly are my favorite all time hard rock/heavy metal band, easily. I understand that music is a matter of taste. But this band deserves hella more attention than what they are getting.

[@ladykorine]

One of my favorite bands in high school. That first time I heard Wild Child I knew I was hooked. To this day the Crimson Idol is one of my favorite albums!

[@musicman1977]

W.A.S.P, Mötley Crüe, Dokken and Ratt are great LA bands and this is coming from a guy (me) who listens to Sepultura, Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost and Slayer, alright? Metal elitists, 🖕🤘if the music sounds good, it’s got my 100% approval.

[@jackthomas8217]

Daniel Guerrero especially if it's badass

[@neugey]

Definitely agree. Cherry picking what I like personally from widely different genres is a whole lot of what makes music fun and fresh. If I had the mindset of an elitist I would have burned out on music a long time ago.

[@musicman1977]

Mike N yes exactly spot on bro 👍

[@themadmattster9647]

I was in the camp of hating hair metal, because it was the thing to do back in the day, but now I meet metal elitists who still hate it, and try to walk in their shoes again, even if it's hard, to try to see from their point of view. Fact is, as a guitar player, it was inevitable with learning stuff that I got into hair metal. George Lynch is mentioned by every guitar instructional book on metal worth their salt, as are many of the other players lumped in with that genre.

[@scottvankeuren950]

I agree man. To hell with labels, if a songs hits you just right... enjoy the thing!

[@crittergamingUK]

Rod Smallwood also managed German power metal Helloween as well, so that fact about Rod only managing Maiden and WASP is wrong!

[@djay6651]

Starting out with "The Torture Never Stops?" Solid choice.

[@howardfiske9229]

Terrific job, sir. Glad to see someone shares the same enthusiasm for a somewhat forgotten band as I do.

[@alekskot9240]

THIS IS THE BEST WASP REVIEW EVER!. Im proundly saying that im a huge WASP fan since the 90s. Almost all of their albums are masterpieces, completely diferent between them, and eachone album has changed in diferent times of my life my thoughts and my opinion in life, and made me more sceptical as a human. Blackie is unique and one of the hardest singer out theare.

[@chabadoogi]

Alek Skot agreed actually. Their albums have always challenged me! I love KFD, Electric Circus, and Dying for the World. How do you even tell someone to listen to those without being effected!?

[@chrisjones4352]

Alek Skot agreed...this guy (Metal Methos) fucking RULES!!

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

All their albums are masterpieces indeed. Each one to be savored like a bottle of fine wine. I am a Proudly huge W.A.S.P. FAN TOO!

[@alexkogan9755]

Ah Headless Children. An A-1 fucking MASTERPIECE of an album. So glad seeing a Mythos episode for W.A.S.P.

[@warbrush]

The headless children album makes my iron the BIG IRON!

[@Zaluskowsky]

Heck yes

[@DeathOfBalance]

W.A.S.P. deserves so much more recognition than they get. Great fucking documentary/review! I love the Thief 2 poster in the back. :)

[@onthe6ix811]

Thank you for helping me to rediscover W.A.S.P., a band I truly loved in the 80’s. Keep up the great videos.

[@Razorider1]

great breakdown of W.a.s.p. history and the iconic albums they made. An amazing band.

[@somecoder3054]

Got a signed single of the band. Prized possession.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

Awesome!! I'm jealous lol.

[@seantravis9095]

Where's mine? lol. Very jealous lol. Very lucky person. Kudos to you! :)

[@arthurmckay4202]

Which single?

[@MaineConservative76]

Well done good sir! Ive been a fan of W.A.S.P. since the age ten (1986) yeah I'm getting up there in age. \m/

[@scottvankeuren950]

Ugh I was 22 when W.A.S.P dropped... you are a youngin still! lol

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

Couldn't agree more. Been a fan since the age of fourteen(1986). I'm getting up there too lol.

[@scrotube]

Thank you for this fantastic review of their work. They were absolutely one of the most powerful bands in my life and even 30 years after still stir my soul and energise my eardrums

[@403patriot3]

Spot on comments on Kerry King, broseph

[@martinsexton3580]

Being from the UK I admit that I only knew a couple of their songs as we have a lot of good Metal and Rock bands here (obviously some of the biggest ones such as Motorhead, Maiden, Sabbath and Priest. But also a fair few that were criminally underrated or overlooked elsewhere ). These metal mythos episodes are great for me, as it is usually the first time I'm hearing about these bands without the post 90s " hair metal " stigma prevelant in the UK ( alt and indie rock is huge over here). Keep up the good work exposing us to kick ass music mate.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

WASP was pretty big in the UK back in the day. They made the cover of Kerrang quite a few times

[@bossfan49]

WASP had a lot going for them. Heavy sound, hard driving grooves, catchy hooks, underrated guitar work, but what impressed me the most was Blackie's vocals and the harmonies.

[@greggwigen8196]

It's true, Blackie's voice is possibly the most raw, most powerful in the history of Glam/Hair/Arena rock. (Take a listen to the title track from Headless Children. How he hits those notes and maintains that rasp...) But Holmes guitar really was something special. It's too bad they ended up parting ways.

[@dxgypsyful]

The band that got me into metal as a kid. A hidden gem on The Last Command is the song Widowmaker. My absolute favorite WASP song of all time. Crushing riff once it gets fired up, and powerful lyrics make for a hidden epic. P.S. Great rant on the arrogant ramblings of that overhyped douchebag Kerry King. Slayer is great because of the incredible talents of every member not named Kerry King.

[@narooma_falcon_]

Widow makers one of my favorite songs

[@7sins979]

Widowmaker FTW.

[@hisholiness4537]

Jeff Handlebar was the real talent

[@imperatorglaber1752]

IMO the most underrated 80s metal band of all time

[@Weedmonzo]

This host is awesome. Funny as heck, but passionate!

[@johnrambo5619]

He kinda reminds me of Dee Snider

[@jimthar17]

@@johnrambo5619 Dude I was thinking the exact same thing. I've watched about 6 of these videos and one of the first things that popped in my head was, "He sounds like Dee Snider."

[@davidperez5089]

He gives Saul Goodman a run for his money!

[@conanthegamer]

Marilyn Manson, once you get past the shock value there is nothing there. Like sugar, just empty calories with nothing to worth remembering. Just a vain, vacuous, empty "icon" with nothing iconic about him. Marilyn Manson wishes he could have the talent of Blackie Lawless.

[@TheRageaholic]

Funny story: Manson is an actual W.A.S.P. fan. And apparently he invited them to play his birthday party in the K.F.D. era. W.A.S.P. blew him off. And shortly thereafter, did the thing with the Manson mannequin. Apparently, Blackie took it as a condescending insult. Knowing Manson, Blackie may have been right.

[@professor.dickweed]

marilyn manson was the embodiment of myspace emos. he looks like one, talks like one, tries to be edgy. he also got arrested for having a wank on a security guard

[@themadmattster9647]

I saw Marilyn Manson open up for NIN during the Downward Spiral tour in 1994. Back then, I thought they were a halfassed mix between My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Ministry/NIN and Alien Sex Fiend with some Alice Cooper mannerisms thrown in. I didn't like it then, it was bland to me then, and is now. I understand people younger and even just a bit younger than me why they like it though.

[@warbossgegguz679]

Manson and a ton of other industrial crap were what I thought was cool when I was, like, 12. And I guessing that's the case for a lot of his fans. As I got older though, you grow numb to it and you realize that these people actually have zero balls. Their a flash in the pan. Like KISS, only angry. Same goes for most thrash (and no offense but, to me, a lot of not most black metal and death metal) Thank God my Mom and Brother were both into classic rock and early metal, or else I might still be under the illusion.

[@themadmattster9647]

Skinny Puppy and Ministry (Are/were) great, as well as Coil and aren't "flash in the pan"

[@GentleHeretic]

Jeez, I'd never heard W.A.S.P. before, and I thought this was just going to be some fun glam metal, maybe something like Dokken. This was not lighthearted fun, this was the frigging Apocalypse.

[@Malentor]

Jacob Smith you're in for a fucking treat if you take the suggestion and start listening.

[@GentleHeretic]

Malentor Oh, I plan to, starting with Crimson Idol tonight.

[@MetalMe55iah]

welcome to the club fellow hellion

[@Dman9fp]

Man.. first heard about them circa 09, "I wanna be somebody" was on a vh1 rock song list show.. almost 10 years later still my fav band :)

[@robbraddock5004]

Good for you man. Headless Children should rock your world

[@redheadphones6]

I'm not really a fan of metal, or know anything about it, but these videos are still really interesting to me. It's cool seeing the history of these bands and their rises and falls. Great video series!

[@2012Parag]

redheadphones6 Indeed, what makes these videos interesting is the incredible detail with which razorfist explores a band's career, amazing work.

[@scottvankeuren950]

The thing with metal and metalheads, if you are not one you will never get it. Sorry, but, we metalheads are our own tribe. You either understand or you don't. No middle ground.

[@Fiction_Supreme]

Get into it. You will turn your back on every other genre forever.

[@simondiamond4380]

Blackie is an awesome interview - quick witted and charismatic. Musically, he has improved with age and the later stuff is more mature and genius.

[@damageincorporated8558]

Almost 30 years later, still loving it,LOUD!

[@rodneyprill4618]

W.A.S.P are most definitely Metal!

[@juicy5836]

I Rev 2 my hero I ... do the same thing for 😔 bolt thrower yo😎

[@guillaumepepin762]

i never understood this hair or glam label of Wasp ... its balls out heavy metal with schock rock acts .

[@CobwebsandCandlesticks]

Blackie sounds amazing after 30 years, unreal. Vince Neil has always sounded like shit and people bought his albums, what gives?

[@night_fiend6]

Mick Mars and Nikki Six's riffs. WASP is a higher tier of course.

[@murphyjack90]

WASP was everything that Crue was, only better.

[@MemeDogger]

Unfortunately, these replies aged like spoiled milk.

[@youtoobe169]

Thanks for posting this! I've always liked WASP but this makes me want to go out and buy the albums I don't yet have.

[@johncase2031]

Love the attitude! Your choice of words is definitely 80's metal speak. Good job on W.A.S.P. one of my favorite bands from the golden days of HEAVY METAL. Keep up the work I look forward to seeing more of your videos. RICK ON!!

[@Jermyn78]

I had to laugh at the comments about "cargo shorts and battle vests" as that was my teenage years!

[@crackpippi]

Thanks for the insightful thoughts about 'W.A.S.P.'! Really enjoyed the video.

[@CulturamaJoe]

Amazing. Do you ever check iTunes trending after you drop one of these Mythos? Because I just bought 4 WASP albums.

[@Malentor]

Vinyl is hipster trash.

[@dametalone]

I see where you're coming from however, I started collecting vinyl in the early 2000s when I was like 14? When vinyl sounds good, its awesome. However, the hipsters did indeed ruin it. People were practically throwing away great records that now sell for like $50 a pop.

[@glynnie7796]

#workingclassproblems

[@HashTagMediaGuy]

Cassette sounds far superior to mp3

[@AndrewReddyMusic]

Early mp3 yea but the encoders are much better now. Most people dont have the ears or the speakers to discern the difference

[@piratestyleadventures7185]

Nothing like, and never will be like, the trademark sound that is W.A.S.P! On my MT. Rushmore of metal.

[@triumphantsam]

Entertaining. I am not a W.A.S.P. fan (I have a few songs I listen to once a year for nostalgias sake), but I really enjoyed this presentation. I had no idea Blackie was so articulate, well read and interested in anything beyond hair metal tropes. Thank you for posting this and I look forward to more from you.

[@miikkavalimaki]

"Didn't you die soy poisoning?" That made me order this channel.

[@RememberingGames]

Metal Mythos, sooooo good. Just bought the whole WASP discography after looking at this episode. Personal wish for Metal Mythos: Testament! This band has such an interesting story and still rocking strong! Cheers

[@TheJordanHageman]

Would love to see at some point: Mercyful Fate/King Diamond Bathory Venom Black Sabbath Judas Iscariot

[@TheRageaholic]

I'm not your comedy jukebox, pal. I make what I'm inspired to make.

[@TheJordanHageman]

The Rageaholic never said you were. Just throwing out ideas

[@charlesm8482]

The Rageaholic get to work jester.

[@michaelhall736]

@@srh361 As much as I like Razorfist, I agree that was a little uncalled for.

[@musicman1977]

Sabbath and Bathory are on bro

[@DokkenSabbath]

W.A.S.P. is one of the greatest Metal bands of all-time! Huge fan since childhood. Thanks for finally giving them some love! Great video.

[@antonio_cdja2919]

I entered on youtube to listen some W.A.S.P. and start my day but I saw new Metal Mythos...day could not start any better!

[@jameshawk8995]

Thanks for turning me onto W.A.S.P! I never would have checked them out if not for this vid. Now they are my favorite!

[@metalrebel7506]

That rant was the most amazing thing ever. Yes. I personally love hair metal all the 80s shit. Heavy n Hair metal is my life

[@notramesses4790]

Ain't nothing wrong with that.

[@oz_jones]

I too have hair and love metal! Snark aside, I have always loved "hair" metal. I am a sucker for theatrics.

[@gungriffen]

Metal Mythos for Savatage!

[@tapevault9444]

fuckin A

[@sumphunguy]

Awesome to see Metal Mythos again!

[@brainiacpoststudios5479]

I was like, YES! As soon as I saw this. Blackey is one of the most unknown geniuses in metal. I fucking love LOVE WASP! The albums have challenged me conceptually for 4 years since I first heard Forever free. Their best song!

[@tonemarieantonsen1597]

Brainiac Post Studios Blackie is amazing songwriter and artist 🤗

[@Frankenberry]

I remember being about 10 years old, and buying the "last command" record.. absolutely awesome... I can still remember opening it up and finding the image of all their heads on pikes lol... at that age to me, that was the coolest image I'd ever seen lol... until about a year later when I ordered the ANIMAL single through a magazine lol.. The one with the Doberman on the cover... (the other with the cod piece is cool too) but there was just something about the cover with the dog on it ( I THINK it was the European version... can't remember for sure).

[@kasramarooned6034]

i still remember the day. i was 11 and mostly listening to techno and rap music. one day I accidentally heard let it roar track and as you guess, it turned me into a metalhead. yeah, it's funny to hear someones first impression to metal music be let it roar and he's not running away :D it's been 14 years of being metalhead and i still rank "unholy terror" in my top ten albums with albums from black sabbath and Iron maiden and other classic Gods + gojira(the only after 2000 metal band that does not suck). i really liked your video keep up the good work Love and Peace from Iran \m/

[@oz_jones]

My first foray into metal was probably Burzum or POSSIBLY Dimmu Borigr. I was 9 at the time. Nearly 30 years ago. I have listened to other genres and really like some of them but I keep returning to metal (especially black) because it just works.

[@johnnyterminator2004]

Best retrospective of WASP yet. You’ve made a new subscriber

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

A truly classic song. WILD CHILD. My favorite song from them. Gives me goose bumps every time I hear it. Especially the middle part.

[@liviofraschetti4713]

King diamond next metal mythos ?

[@dametalone]

Yea my vote would go to a Mercyful Fate/King Diamond mythos.

[@kingstea1]

King Diamond would be epic! That has to happen

[@samunden]

Concur!!

[@aintnice]

Add another vote for King Diamond

[@sarty23]

Livio Fraschetti absolutely!

[@christophercrowder872]

Crimson Idol is a masterpiece.

[@phoenixarchfire7367]

Definitely a masterpiece. Perhaps their best work. In my opinion.

[@ddstanfield9259]

Yes I love them all but the idol was well thought out

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Excellent rundown Razor. Seems I got some catching up to do on metal. I retreated into my books and missed anything metal from mid to late 90's so now I can look forward to catching up on one of my old favorites.

[@hal900x]

I remember Slayer getting booed offstage in the Bay Area when they showed up in the gayest spandex & makeup you've ever seen on the likes of Poison. Yes, it happened, before they got a helpful explanation from the likes of Paul "Poser Killer" Baloff on proper thrash attire (jeans and tshirts) via bare knuckled fists and thrown beer cans. Perhaps Kerry is getting Alzheimers in his old age. And Slayer is still my all time favorite band, but truth is truth.

[@MB-oc1nw]

Slayer are mehhhh and King is a douche who can't play guitar.

[@ghostwolf1435]

That's my era kids , I remember the Bay Area Bashers. Exodus in it's original form was as nasty as they come

[@ghostwolf1435]

That Old Scene was insane

[@longtrang5706]

hal900x ya big four thrash is were it is at.

[@hal900x]

Ghost Wolf: Nice. I just got back from "Killian on Command" benefit in SF, it was phenomenal. Hopefully Shawn pulls through, although he didn't look too hot tbh. But seeing all the classic lineups of Bay Area thrash cover Vio-lence songs was truly epic. They all did a great job...even Rob and Phil from Machinehead showed up to do a song with the original Violence lineup.