W.A.S.P. - The Best Of The Best (SMACD1328) CD Due 18th October

Blackie Lawless launched W.A.S.P on the unsuspecting world in 1983 & before long tales of their outrageous music & intense stage shows were legendary.

In the last few years of the old century, W.A.S.P. made some of their most striking & brave albums. The ferocious, blood- splattered 'Kill Fuck Die' & the celebratory sleazefest of 'Helldorado' had provided solid proof that Blackie Lawless' songwriting skills were as keen & unique as ever & unlike the majority of his 80's contemporaries, this most dogged & determined of frontmen was entering a new era full of confidence, with that blazing inferno in his eyes clearly a long way from fizzling out.

The 15 tracks featured on 'The Best Of The Best' prove that while the theatrics & shock tactics of Blackie Lawless might have gained the headlines, it was what W.A.S.P. did on record that gained them legions of fans. 

1. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting 
2. Animal ( Fuck Like A Beast ) 
3. I Wanna Be Somebody 
4. L.O.V.E. Machine 
5. On Your Knees 
6. Show No Mercy 
7. Blind In Texas 
8. Wild Child 
9. Sex Drive ( Live ) 
10. 9.5. - N.A.S.T.Y. 
11. Mean Man
12. Chainsaw Charlie ( Murders In The New Morgue ) 
13. Unreal
14. Helldorado 
15. Dirty Balls