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\nLegendary W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless has never been afraid to speak his mind – and prod his loyal following while using thought-provoking imagery (both lyrically and on stage). And this is certainly apparent on the group\u2019s fourteenth studio album overall, Babylon. Due to the album\u2019s success overseas (charting high in almost every European country following its release on October 12th), the U.S. release of Babylon will occur much sooner than its originally-planned early 2010 release date, so that fans do not have to shell out extra money for the disc as an import. The CD will be available in the States in record stores on November 17th, with an official release date of December 8th.
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\nThe album – for which work began in February of this year – saw Lawless take a good look in the mirror about not only himself, but also the current state of the world. \u201cAs the recordings progressed, I found myself once again asking the question – \u2018Who am I?\u2019, but more specifically \u2018Who am I now, and where am I in my life?\u2019\u201d explains Lawless. \u201cYou all know that I\u2019ve said repeatedly that any art: be it movies, painting or music should reflect its maker\u2019s vision of themselves, and the world around them at that precise moment of their lives. If they are indeed truthful with that art, it then gives the viewer or listener a pretty good snapshot inside the head and heart of the one creating it.\u201d
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\nWith the world in a state of flux due to a global financial meltdown, Lawless began doing some research, which led to the genesis of what became Babylon. \u201cI went back and did a detailed study of the Book of Revelation and refreshed my memory with some pretty amazing reading. That reading inspires powerful images. Enough for me to take those images of the 6th chapter of Revelation and the four horsemen of the apocalypse and write \u201cBabylon\u2019s Burning.\u201d \u201cBabylon\u2019s Burning\u201d is based on that imagery in the same way \u201cHeadless Children\u201d was. It\u2019s an overview of what we allow ourselves to become and the consequences that befall us for the poor choices we make.\u201d
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\nAs evidenced by such standout tracks as \u201cCrazy\u201d (the lead-off single) and \u201cBabylon\u2019s Burning\u201d (for which a video is being filmed), W.A.S.P. fans will be rewarded with an album that is both thought-provoking and rocking. And Lawless couldn\u2019t have picked two finer covers to round out the album – killer renditions of Deep Purple\u2019s \u201cBurn\u201d and Chuck Berry\u2019s \u201cPromised Land.\u201d W.A.S.P. is currently on tour in Europe, and is aiming to slay U.S. audiences early in 2010…you have been warned!
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\nTrack Listing:
\n1.) Crazy
\n2.) Live To Die Another Day
\n3.) Babylon\u2019s Burning
\n4.) Burn
\n5.) Into The Fire
\n6.) Thunder Red
\n7.) Seas of Fire
\n8.) Godless Run
\n9.) Promised Land
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