W.A.S.P.
 | Formed |
| in Los Angeles, CA | |
| Active Decades | |
| 19001020304050607080902000 | |
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 {
ock} image, lyrics, and live concerts. Unfortunately, once the novelty and scandal began to wear off, the band found it difficult to expand, or even maintain, their audience by relying only on their music.
Leader Blackie Lawless (bass/vocals) was already a { ock & 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.
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Leader Blackie Lawless (bass/vocals) was already a { ock & 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.
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