W.A.S.P - Host The Headbangers Ball 1987 

It's pretty cool watching shows like the Ball, those of you who like traditional 80's Metal can kinda see what it was like in the heyday.

Ikr!

Yeah! I mean, even when it came to the subject of the group Stryper, Blackie Lawless (Who was raised in The Baptist Church, from what I understand, and that later actually received Jesus Christ as his own personal Savior and Lord!), was actually very cautious and careful what he said about Stryper. He taught us a little lesson in respect there, folks! Who'd of thought that Blackie would show that much respect for Stryper that way?!? It truly is a small World, after all!

​@@ronaldshank7589 Stryper was actually attacked more then anybody by the 80's televangelists.

Not just his albums.

52-58 in age?

@@re8746 54 tomorrow.

@@oregontribal1 right on - ill be 53 in April. What I would do to go back to 1981-89.

Kinda sums up their entire relationship

So was I lol

I wasn’t born yet

He did

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They didn't though, three of their albums were quite popular in Europe and they were a major hit in Norway and Sweden. 3 albums charted in the top 10, one of them went #1 on the billboard charts. For whatever reason, they didn't find that level of success in America, two of their albums barely cracked the top 100 on the billboard charts. They were quite famous in Europe, particularly Scandinavian countries, germany etc...They sold 5 million records worldwide.

Lol I was thinking the same.

No, they flopped because the record label wanted them to write tasteless, Poison-like sex tunes instead of advanced and meaningful lyrics with complex and technical musicianship. The band refused to do so, so the label didn't do shit to promote them.

Ethan Hopper disgusting

I was saying that too😂

Ted Nugent is complete trash and always has been

TheRatPack168 I'm surprised TNT is still around lol. I know WASP will forever will be. But I'm gonna have to check these TNT guys out.

@@bulldogchvke Ronnie is a fucking beast at guitar. No shocker there.

No they werent blackie gave nikki alot of ideas

Blackie offered the song wild child to motley they said no thanks...what popped up on Motley's next album wild side 🤔🤔... GRT times being young and for metal....

what are you talking lol,Nikki and Blackie was friends since the early 80s they make big partys together when Crüe was on the SATD Tour and Nikki Vince loves WASPS music

+macinegott Early WASP wasn't that corp dude, their best work.

I actually saw them in 1984-84 at Lamour in Brooklyn.. No the early stuff was not.. nor was Motley Crues first album bad either but.. they sold the fuck out and now Blackie found Jebbus.. so erase their names from the book of death and ignore them..ha.

+macinegott In your opinion, how do YOU define "metal?" In my opinion, THAT'S the problem with the so-called "modern rock/metal" bands: it's ALL ABOUT (THE) MONEY AND CHART POSITION-and NOTHING ELSE. In my opinion, when I got into rock/metal music in 1978, it was all about, NOT JUST THE MUSIC, but about the ESCAPE, the FUN, and HAVING A GREAT TIME (that included "dressing up as rock/metal fan to show one's support"). Sorry, in my opinion, what the business is promoting, what music stores are selling, and what rock radio stations are playing, right now, ISN'T metal!

+AngelofAnguish To be perfectly honest I stopped listening to American Anything, Metal included twenty years ago for a better and evolving German Industrial scene. On another note I can't stand what happened to metal with its glamification, nothing even against glam but the bad drag act Glam metal underwent sucked balls, I actually really like the NY Dolls but Metal is not supposed to be that and it almost completely destroyed American Metal turning it into a corporate rock fucking joke, had it not been for some classics like Slayer and Judas Priest carrying the torch for traditional Metal who the fuck would care about this shit... and I could care less about chart positioning particularly in the US market which is nothing but a bland musical ghetto.. almost always has been and always will be .

ok elitist...