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

Babylon
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedOctober 12, 2009 [1]
Recorded2009
GenreHeavy metal
Length43:30
LabelDemolition
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Dominator
(2007) 		Babylon
(2009) 		Golgotha
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net7.5/10[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Kerrang!2/5[5]
Metal Storm9.0/10[6]
Sleaze Roxx[7]

Babylon is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released on October 12, 2009.[8] The album was inspired by biblical visions of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse".[9] The album contains covers of Deep Purple's "Burn" (originally recorded for W.A.S.P's previous album Dominator, but not used for unknown reasons) and Chuck Berry's "Promised Land". "Promised Land" was also covered in 1973 by Elvis Presley, and it was Elvis' version that the band had in mind as demonstrated by the ending comment "How about one of them peanut butter & banana sandwiches."

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Blackie Lawless, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Crazy"  5:10
2."Live to Die Another Day"  4:41
3."Babylon's Burning"  5:00
4."Burn"David CoverdaleRitchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Coverdale, Ian Paice4:50
5."Into the Fire"  5:54
6."Thunder Red"  4:20
7."Seas of Fire"  4:34
8."Godless Run"  5:43
9."Promised Land"Chuck BerryBerry3:13

Personnel

W.A.S.P.
  • Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitars, keyboards, producer
  • Doug Blair – lead & rhythm guitars
  • Mike Duda – bass, vocals
  • Mike Dupke – drums, mixing assistant
Production
  • Marc Moreau – engineer
  • Logan Mader – mixing and mastering

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 54
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 15

References

  1. ^ "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - Babylon review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Alisoglu, Scott (2009). "W.A.S.P. - "Babylon"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Lawson, Dom (November 2009). "W.A.S.P. - Babylon". Classic Rock. No. 138. pp. 88–89.
  5. ^ Winwood, Ian (October 10, 2009). "Blackie Lawless Returns with More Tales of Outlaws and Drinking". Kerrang!. No. 1282. p. 52.
  6. ^ "W.A.S.P. - Babylon review". Metal Storm. November 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Mosqueda, Ruben (November 1, 2009). "W.A.S.P. - Babylon". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
  9. ^ "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
  10. ^ "W.A.S.P.: Babylon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Babylon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.