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

Dominator
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedApril 16, 2007
GenreHeavy metal
Length43:23
LabelDemolition
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
The Neon God: Part 2 – The Demise
(2004) 		Dominator
(2007) 		Babylon
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10[2]
Metal Storm7.5/10[3]
Rock Hard8.0/10[4]

Dominator is the thirteenth studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., it was released in 2007. The U.S. release was originally planned but the label deal fell through. Covers of "Burn" by Deep Purple and "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival were included on the originally announced track listing, but were dropped from the album's final cut. Dominator is based on the current American foreign policies.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blackie Lawless

No.TitleLength
1."Mercy"4:49
2."Long, Long Way to Go"3:15
3."Take Me Up"4:33
4."The Burning Man"4:39
5."Heaven's Hung in Black"7:14
6."Heaven's Blessed"5:22
7."Teacher"5:01
8."Heaven’s Hung in Black (Reprise)"3:13
9."Deal with the Devil"5:17

Personnel

W.A.S.P.
Production
  • Marc Moreau - engineer (except track 4)
  • Logan Mader - mixing (except track 4), mastering
  • Peter De Wint - engineer and mixing on track 4

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 35
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 147
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 72
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 40
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 18
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[11] 23

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - Dominator review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  2. ^ Sarampalis, Kostas (2007-08-04). "W.A.S.P. - _Dominator_". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  3. ^ "W.A.S.P. - Dominator review". Metal Storm. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  4. ^ Rönnebeck, Jenny (2007). "Review Album: W.A.S.P. - Dominator". Rock Hard (in German). No. 240. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "W.A.S.P.: Dominator" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Dominator". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Dominator" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Dominator". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Dominator". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.