W.A.S.P.

In the organizer's words:

W.A.S.P. are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album. On August 4, the US-American metallers will bring their first full-length album to the stage of the LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart.

It's been 40 years since W.A.S.P. released their first album. 40 years in which the group around frontman Blackie Lawless has established itself as one of the most important bands in its genre and still plays live today - albeit not with the original line-up - and releases albums from time to time. Reason enough to celebrate themselves in style - with an extensive "Album One Alive" tour, during which the debut album will be played in full.

The band formed in Los Angeles in 1982. Two years later, the self-titled debut album followed, with which the group made quite a name for itself. Extreme stage shows and bloody content characterized the art of the US-Americans from day one and established a rougher metal and hard rock variant than was usual for bands like Kiss or Alice Cooper at the time. The infectious energy of "W.A.S.P." is what still makes the band special today - even if numerous subsequent albums such as "The Headless Children" or "Crimson Idol" are actually musically richer. Even if the intervals were irregular, W.A.S.P have constantly provided output over the past four decades and are still welcome guests at all well-known rock and metal festivals today.