W.A.S.P.’s ICONIC SECOND ALBUM THE LAST COMMAND CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY, REMASTERED AT HALF-SPEED FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2025
PRESENTED ON BLACK AND YELLOW ‘W.A.S.P.’ COLOURED VINYL
Originally released in 1985, The Last Command solidified W.A.S.P.’s place in rock history. The album, celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025, features legendary singles like “Blind in Texas” and “Wild Child”, as well as fan favourites like “Ballcrusher”, “Jack Action”, and “Widowmaker.” Known for their over-the-top theatrics and electrifying stage presence, W.A.S.P. and their anarchic frontman Blackie Lawless took the world by storm—but it was their music that won them a legion of devoted fans.
Now, freshly remastered at half-speed for a new, superior listening experience and pressed on striking Black & Yellow ‘W.A.S.P.’ coloured vinyl, this exclusive RSD2025 release breathes new life into an album that helped define 80’s heavy metal.
In 2024, W.A.S.P. celebrated the 40th anniversary of their explosive, eponymous debut W.A.S.P. With a relentless schedule of U.S. shows planned throughout November and December 2024, as well as appearances at European and South American festivals already confirmed for 2025, the band remain as fierce and vital as ever and continue to dominate stages worldwide.
W.A.S.P – The 7 Savage: 1984-1992 – CD EDITION
DUE TO HUGE DEMAND FROM THE PUBLIC, A CD EDITION OF THE 7 SAVAGE HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED
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Madfish Music proudly unveils the highly anticipated CD edition of The 7 Savage boxset, a monumental release capturing the iconic and revolutionary sound of W.A.S.P. Created in response to huge demand from fans for a CD edition of 2023’s The 7 Savage LP boxset, this deluxe collection is the ultimate tribute to a legendary band that has helped define the heavy metal genre.
Spanning W.A.S.P.’s influential Capitol Years, this 7-CD set includes their first five groundbreaking studio albums: W.A.S.P. (1984), The Last Command (1985), Inside the Electric Circus (1986), The Headless Children (1989), and The Crimson Idol (1992). Fans will also find a CD full of rare demos, B-sides, and live tracks, as well as the Live… In The Raw (1987) CD, delivering an immersive look into W.A.S.P.’s unique musical journey.
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Packaged in a sleek slipcase, The 7 Savage Boxset includes a meticulously crafted 60-page hardback book. With exclusive photographs by acclaimed metal photographers such as Ross Halfin, Tony Mottram, David Plastik, and Paul Natkin, the book also features new liner notes from Amit Sharma (Kerrang!, Planet Rock) and exclusive commentary from Blackie Lawless himself, offering further insight into the evolution of each album and the band’s enduring impact.
The 7 Savage Boxset arrives at a pivotal moment for W.A.S.P., as the band recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of their explosive, eponymous debut album in 2024. Following a triumphant world tour, W.A.S.P. continues to electrify stages worldwide, with appearances at top European and South American festivals confirmed for 2025. FULL TOUR DATES + TICKETS HERE.
With a career spanning over four decades, W.A.S.P. remains as fierce, vital, and relevant as ever. The 7 Savage Boxset is an essential addition for fans and collectors alike, cementing W.A.S.P.’s place in rock history.
W.A.S.P – The 7 Savage: 1984-1992 – 2ND EDITION
DUE TO HUGE DEMAND FROM THE PUBLIC A SECOND EDITION OF THE DELUXE 8LP BOXSET FROM THEIR ‘CAPITOL YEARS’ IS BEING RELEASED ON 8 MARCH 2024
Eddie Trunk – “The WASP 7 Savage Box Set is a true must for any fans of this great band. It’s everything you would want in a definitive collection. The classic albums sounding as good as ever, a beautiful comprehensive book, and all the rare tracks in one place. A classic collection for a classic band and one of the top reissues I’ve seen and heard”.
AFTONBLADET.SE – “The lavish and carefully crafted content is a nice time capsule and goldmine for us fans of it.”
Fistful of Metal – ’The 7 Savage 1984 – 1992’ packs a nostalgic punch”
Metal Hammer – Hoard Almighty – “A suitably big bastard”
Classic Rock — “A Blackie bonanza”
Record Collector – 4/5 – “A comprehensive early years overview”
Break Out – “W.A.S.P. history is well illuminated and depicted in the truest sense of the word”
Sweden Rock Magazine – “A fantastic booklet as well as a whole album of b-sides and covers make this colossus unmissable.” 9 / 10
W.A.S.P. is one of the most consistent and reliable forces in rock music – unstoppable and unassailable, like a heavy metal juggernaut sent back in time from a long-distant galaxy. Frontman Blackie Lawless is undoubtedly one of rock’s everlasting figures – someone’s whose attitude and vision changed the musical landscape around him, in the process bearing fruit to some of the biggest anthems of their time.
Their first five studio albums (W.A.S.P., The Last Command, Inside the Electric Circus, The Headless Children & The Crimson Idol) contributed enough on their own for W.A.S.P. to be considered one of the greatest rock bands of all-time. Those LPs are all presented in this set, mastered half-speed at Air Studios, London for a superior, sharper, more direct and engaging sound.
Packaged within a deluxe red leatherette effect double slipcase, The 7 Savage: 1984-1992 is completed on vinyl with two more LPs: 1987’s Live… in the Raw and new compilation Bonus Tracks & B-Sides featuring the controversial breakthrough anthem ‘Animal (F**k Like a Beast)’.
Compiled with the full cooperation of Blackie Lawless, the box set also includes a 60-page book with exclusive and rare pictures from legendary metal photographers (including Ross Halfin, Tony Mottram, David Plastik and Paul Natkin), along with extensive liner notes from Amit Sharma (Kerrang!, Planet Rock). Also included is an exclusive Blackie Lawless poster, plus a 6 page folding poster replica from the debut LP.
Note: The 2nd Edition has no certificate and is not numbered.
One of the heavier bands to come out of the early-’80s L.A. metal scene, W.A.S.P. quickly rose to national infamy thanks to their shock rock image, lyrics, and live concerts.
Leader Blackie Lawless (bass/vocals) was already a rock & roll veteran when he relocated to the West Coast and founded W.A.S.P. with guitarists Chris Holmes and Randy Piper and drummer Tony Richards. The band soon established a reputation as a ferocious live act, thanks in large part to Lawless’ habits of tying a semi-naked model to a torture rack and throwing raw meat into the audience. And with the release of their self-explanatory independent EP, Animal (F**k Like a Beast), W.A.S.P. became impossible to ignore.
And now, for the first time, we’re reissuing the album First Blood Last Cuts, which is their original greatest hits compilation from 1993. It includes the exclusive track “Sunset and Babylon”, W.A.S.P.’s best songs from their first five albums, and features a splattering of 90s remixes that give a different feel to these well-known songs. Available on double vinyl and CD.
“It was all about shock for W.A.S.P. , be it flaming codpieces, tying a semi-naked woman to a torture rack mid-set, tossing raw meat into the audience or Blackie Lawless’ own stupefying arrogance… One thing is for certain, in the annals of metal there are very few bands like W.A.S.P.” Metal Hammer
The Albums (click to shop)
W.A.S.P.
The Last Command
Inside the Electric Circus
Live… In the Raw
The Headless Children
The Crimson Idol
First Blood Last Cuts
Double Live Assassins
Helldorado
The Best of the Best
The Sting
