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The Crimson Idol

The Crimson Idol
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedJune 1992
StudioFort Apache Recording Studio, Hollywood, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length57:47
LabelParlophone
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
The Headless Children
(1989) 		The Crimson Idol
(1992) 		First Blood Last Cuts
(1993)
Singles from The Crimson Idol
  1. "Chainsaw Charlie (Murders in the New Morgue)"
    Released: March 1992[1]
  2. "The Idol"
    Released: May 1992
  3. "I Am One"
    Released: October 1992
  4. "Hold On to My Heart"
    Released: 1992 (EU)

The Crimson Idol is the fifth studio album by heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in June 1992 through Capitol Records, their last album for the label.[1] It was the first album by W.A.S.P. since the band's temporary breakup in 1990;[2][3] this was because vocalist and rhythm guitarist Blackie Lawless had intended to release The Crimson Idol as a solo album, until he decided to release it as a W.A.S.P. album.[4][5] The album charted within the top 40 in five countries.[6] The Crimson Idol is a rock opera, telling the story of the rise and fall of a fictional rock star named Jonathan Steel.[7]

A remastered edition was reissued in 1998, containing a bonus disc of B-sides and live material from 1992.[8] In 2018, Napalm Records released a re-recording of the album, along with a DVD of the film that was originally to accompany the album, under the title of ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol).

  1. ^ a b Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 885. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "W.A.S.P.: The End?". Kerrang!. 1990. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Welch, Chris (June 1991). "W.A.S.P.: A Sting in the Tale". Metal Hammer. pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blackie in the saddle again". Kerrang!. June 1991. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, Andy (June 1992). "W.A.S.P.: The Work of Idol Hands". Metal Hammer. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol (album)". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Story of Jonathan Parts 1 & 2". waspnation.com. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Crimson Idol". waspnation.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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