Back in the day, Wasp was simply unbeatable. Ive seen them live at their peak 6 times and each time was amazing.maybe im wrong for saying this but i prefer Blackie on Bass. Dude made the whole frontman/bassist dynamic look cool. Wasnt too many singer/bass players in those days. The look just fit him well
Well said... Saw them in 84 on this tour. No pretentious bullshit for posting on facebook or you tube looking for "likes". We were just kids having a great time! Rebellion in rock is dead
@@dylanbasstica8316 Lita Ford on the Dangerous Curves tour in her fishnets and chaps were THE BEST. "You guys like my butt?" Hell yeah we do Lita!" LOL
@@Coasterdude02149 lol sounds like a prince show my dad went to back in the day, prince turned around and practically asked the same question and he said all the dudes are like "he'll no" while the chick's were sweating bullets lol
Hell-hound, hot leather on your legs That smokin powder keg you're riding on is hell-bound And you're the one they claim It's going down in flames You're riding Hades' rails (Hellion) Hellion, The devil's Hellion child Hellion, will never have to die Well child, you're sweatin' and you're stoned That alcohol you downed makes you crazy- All night, you damn the hurt and pain And drink the devils rain It's screaming out your name Hellion, The devil's Hellion child Hellion, will never have to die The Gods you worship are steel At the altar of rock 'n' roll you kneel A slave who forever rocks Is chained in the devil's locks And slain by the bloody axe I wail Hellion, The devil's Hellion child Hellion, will never have to die Hellion, The devil's Hellion child Hellion, will never have to die
"The Gods you worship are steel At the altar of rock 'n' roll you kneel A slave who forever rocks Is chained in the devil's locks And slain by the bloody axe I wail" The most metal lyrics ever put to music!!!!
AWESOME!! This is the Real deal! Holy shit! I just love this Line up,Piper and Chris Holmes. The Sound is incredible,one of the Best metal bands ever!!
At least Blackie had the balls to admit that EVERY musician borrows at least something from those before them but continued to say that unless you bring something of your own to the dance and maintain it, you'll not make it. But he should NEVER have gotten rid of that line-up. Chris Holmes had major drinking problems but Steve Riley was bad-ass and had no issues.
I remember when this record came out, it blew my mind! I spent many of my teenage nights stoned on booze, buds, lsd, and whatever listening to these guys. the sound was so gritty, blackies voice. It made me want to play loud ass rebellion rock, and now I do.
I saw them open for Iron Maiden in Biloxi MS in 1985 and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. They have always been one of my favorite Metal Bands. When I first heard that voice singing L.O.V.E. I knew they were going to be good.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood But against principalities, against powers Against the rulers of the darkness of this world Against spiritual wickedness in high places.
More metal than metal! There were a lot of great LA rock and metal bands that were lumped in with the glam bands simply because of the time and place. But W.A.S.P. certainly was the best. It's just too bad Steve, I mean Blackie, tends to let his ego get the best of him.
With Blackie Lawless at 1.93 (6ft 4) and Chris Holmes at 1.96 (6ft 5) these guys would have been seriously intimidating approaching in these outfits 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
i still like all the members that have been in WASP but to see Stet play live in Ft Myers bch is amazing in band 10,000 views .Tim,John & Stet just kick butt every time
nope - saw them last year in august in munich and yesterday @ metal festival/Austria...they still rock the shit out of eweryone Most underated Metal Band of all times, they should be headliner - and who was headliner yesterday? Those damn m...f.... In Extremo
In my opinion, like '70s KISS, '70s Alice Cooper, early '80s Ozzy, and early '80s AC/DC, ONE OF THE DEFINITIONS OF A "CONCERT-SPECTACLE"-W.A.S.P.: LIVE AT THE LYSEUM! A LOT of TODAY'S concerts are NO WHERE NEAR the aforementioned shows!
When I first saw a WASP cassette in the record store and asked about them, the clerk said "I haven't listened to it yet, but I hear it's very metallic." DUH!!!
When they first came out Blackie was going for a Gene Simmons "shock vibe". As WASPs music later became more mainstream it seems Blackie decided a Paul Stanley "flamboyant vibe" was in order. Through all the member changes he also probably figured he should just be on rhythm guitar. They were my first concert in '84 opening for Maiden. I was 10 yrs old.
I saw WASP live back in 1984, not in London but in Stockholm (where the "Girl" was a bit more naked than in some other parts of that tour. I was only 12 years old, but it was my first "real" rock concert, and I loved it. WASP 4 -ever.
@hubitrece Wow, it's cool that for someone like yourself who was born in '84, you remember this stuff. Keep listening to the classics man...you'll never see talent like this again! Take care.
COB did a great cover! A "Cover" song is one that a band does of their favorite, most influencial artists in their own style. You do not try to "recreate" anything, but play it your own way. COB also does a great cover of Alice Cooper's "Bed Of Nails". Alexi and COB are awesome! WASP Kills!!!
I was at this gig at the Lyceum (which now rather sadly hosts The Lion King) and it was a fantastic gig. WASP at the time were what say, Machine Head or Trivium are now, ie, very hot. Blackie was at his best, vocals shredding the air like someone had loosed a bandsaw and it was kicking like a mule. I later got to know Blackie well. He's a very very intelligent man and a consumate performer.
Damn, geat line up!!! Too bad I was born that year, if only I'd been around a bit longer I might of had the chance to check that shit out! Greetz from Holland!
Hell YEAH! Blackie and Chris are WASP! Blackie has the perfect voice for southwest style metal! May he for-ever rock us with his south west Texas style of metal!!!!!!!
"In sounthern California, a heavy metal child thunders down the highway, he is the man that doesn't die, he is the outlaw that rides, he is Chris Fuckin Holmes!"
this has to be the best wasp line up, although i saw them in 89 touring for the headless album, great as well, what an album, never got the credit they deserved
1) Great Metal, 2) Great Band, 3) Great Live Performance, 4) When in the fuck this guitar player and David Lee Roth ever get the idea assless pants were every going to be anything but gay?
Wasp were absolutely at the top of their game here. They will never get credit for it but I think they were one of the best bands of the 80$!!
@Mr_FrederickHerbert Wrong, they were very popular, thus the reason we are talking about them.
Nooppppe
This is not a joke. My middle name is Hellion based on this song. I was born to a 18 and 20 year old in 1986. I dont mind it though. Metal metal metal
bryan avelar you could have a worse name check mine out lol 🤘🤘🤘
That’s awesome, it’s Crispin Glover’s middle name too.
bryan avelar that is pretty cool to be named after a wasp song! Love it!
I tip my cap to your parents...lol, it doesn't get more "Metal" than that. At least it wasn't "Orgasmatron."
I would use that over your first name. Love it
Dad: turn this off!
Me: why!?
Dad: we have bigger speakers downstairs
The Armored Saint/Metallica/WASP concert in St Louis somewhere around Febuary 1985 stands as one of my lifetime highlights.....
Back in the day, Wasp was simply unbeatable. Ive seen them live at their peak 6 times and each time was amazing.maybe im wrong for saying this but i prefer Blackie on Bass. Dude made the whole frontman/bassist dynamic look cool. Wasnt too many singer/bass players in those days. The look just fit him well
Randy Piper , Chris Holmes , Steve Riley , Blackie Lawless was wasps best lineup ever , seen them in 84 &86 Live in the raw tour 86 .
Easily one of the greatest metal bands of all time
W.A.S.P. at it's wicked best. Totally bad ass. A truly awesome classic..
No hands up with mobile devices taking pictures/recording movie clips. Concerts back in the days were pure emotions
Well said... Saw them in 84 on this tour. No pretentious bullshit for posting on facebook or you tube looking for "likes". We were just kids having a great time! Rebellion in rock is dead
@@besteverepicmillennial5927 it's worse than that rock itself is dead. We will never see bands like this again.
And don't forget, assless chaps for days
@@dylanbasstica8316 Lita Ford on the Dangerous Curves tour in her fishnets and chaps were THE BEST. "You guys like my butt?" Hell yeah we do Lita!" LOL
@@Coasterdude02149 lol sounds like a prince show my dad went to back in the day, prince turned around and practically asked the same question and he said all the dudes are like "he'll no" while the chick's were sweating bullets lol
Simply the best live W.A.S.P. performance EVER. Have heard this version for 25+ years and it never gets old.
rscotta831 I wish this would come out on DVD, I've worn out two copies of the VHS tape and can no longer watch it. It was an awesome show.
U can watch it on TH-cam I did +coasterdude02149
I was 18 when W.A.S.P. - the 1st album came out. I still love this album. One of the greatest albums EVER!
Hell-hound, hot leather on your legs
That smokin powder keg you're riding on is hell-bound
And you're the one they claim
It's going down in flames
You're riding Hades' rails (Hellion)
Hellion, The devil's Hellion child
Hellion, will never have to die
Well child, you're sweatin' and you're stoned
That alcohol you downed makes you crazy-
All night, you damn the hurt and pain
And drink the devils rain
It's screaming out your name
Hellion, The devil's Hellion child
Hellion, will never have to die
The Gods you worship are steel
At the altar of rock 'n' roll you kneel
A slave who forever rocks
Is chained in the devil's locks
And slain by the bloody axe I wail
Hellion, The devil's Hellion child
Hellion, will never have to die
Hellion, The devil's Hellion child
Hellion, will never have to die
"The Gods you worship are steel
At the altar of rock 'n' roll you kneel
A slave who forever rocks
Is chained in the devil's locks
And slain by the bloody axe I wail"
The most metal lyrics ever put to music!!!!
Oh god, I love them! I'd pay any money to turn back in 1984 and go to that concert!!
best metal era, great 80's track, great Blackie's voice, great guitar players...best Wasp line-up ever...
Epic!
Great song, great era, great band.
Saw them play this live last year, Blackie Lawless still has an amazing voice these days, so powerful. Awesome song!
AWESOME!!
This is the Real deal! Holy shit! I just love this Line up,Piper and Chris Holmes.
The Sound is incredible,one of the Best metal bands ever!!
Ummm, you do know this is Lip sync right?
Just a breathtaking Performance... would sell my soul to travel back in Time just to witness the pure power and emotion
....i mean,every thing is spot on,like on the studio version,with the extra edge,drummer on backing vocals! The hole nine yards.F...ing Awesome!
At least Blackie had the balls to admit that EVERY musician borrows at least something from those before them but continued to say that unless you bring something of your own to the dance and maintain it, you'll not make it. But he should NEVER have gotten rid of that line-up. Chris Holmes had major drinking problems but Steve Riley was bad-ass and had no issues.
I remember when this record came out, it blew my mind! I spent many of my teenage nights stoned on booze, buds, lsd, and whatever listening to these guys. the sound was so gritty, blackies voice. It made me want to play loud ass rebellion rock, and now I do.
Awesome quartet!! The best you can get. Randy and Holmes are real great duo guitarists. We all miss this original formation so much.
killer song!! always my fave WASP song. Thanks for posting this!
“The gods you worship are steel , on the alter of rock n’ roll you’ll kneel” .. the greatest line in all of Heavy fuckin’ Metal .
Love this video. i remeber watching this on Videos in the Raw in 89 or so. Chris Holmes is an amazing guitar player.
This live version blows the studio one away
My neiboughrs love this song, whether they like it or not!!!!!
they look like they're having so much fun, and it gives me joy
Wow,my First Metal Band i heard,i love it so much. Timeless. I have all Albums, i'm a Fan from the First Time.
This is awesome. I never saw this footage. Thanks for posting!!!
I saw them open for Iron Maiden in Biloxi MS in 1985 and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. They have always been one of my favorite Metal Bands. When I first heard that voice singing L.O.V.E. I knew they were going to be good.
Thanks Blackie for a great show in Belfast on Sunday night, havent seen you since the Ulster Hall in 89....yet again you delivered
\m/ Horns up Hellions \m/
W.A.S.P.'s new album "Dominator" is their best in a long time. Blackie STILL has it!
The most underrated band ever
Truly the Best in the 80s they were Bad ass still Kickin Ass
Maybe one of the best metal videos I've ever seen. The sleaze and hard rock is what it's all about.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood
But against principalities, against powers
Against the rulers of the darkness of this world
Against spiritual wickedness in high places.
From the first ever VHS Rock vid I bought
This track carved my name to Metal
Lawless forever
More metal than metal! There were a lot of great LA rock and metal bands that were lumped in with the glam bands simply because of the time and place. But W.A.S.P. certainly was the best. It's just too bad Steve, I mean Blackie, tends to let his ego get the best of him.
With Blackie Lawless at 1.93 (6ft 4) and Chris Holmes at 1.96 (6ft 5) these guys would have been seriously intimidating approaching in these outfits 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
i still like all the members that have been in WASP but to see Stet play live in Ft Myers bch is amazing in band 10,000 views .Tim,John & Stet just kick butt every time
He´s the man that doesn´t die, he´s he man that outlaw that rides, He is The Hellion
First song I heard by W.A.S.P. back in 86.. never ever turned my back to them since! W.A.S.P. forever!
this bands still making great music
Absolutely amazing video.Ive got the VHS somewhere.I live the sold by Piper and Holmes on this song
Now that's Rock & Roll!!
Damn that's an awsome live performance.
Simply love blackie head banging
80srockgirl OMG i didn’t expect to see this comment after 3 years 😫
TOTALLY FREAKIN' KILLER // 1984
nope - saw them last year in august in munich and yesterday @ metal festival/Austria...they still rock the shit out of eweryone
Most underated Metal Band of all times, they should be headliner - and who was headliner yesterday? Those damn m...f.... In Extremo
In my opinion, like '70s KISS, '70s Alice Cooper, early '80s Ozzy, and early '80s AC/DC, ONE OF THE DEFINITIONS OF A "CONCERT-SPECTACLE"-W.A.S.P.: LIVE AT THE LYSEUM! A LOT of TODAY'S concerts are NO WHERE NEAR the aforementioned shows!
When I first saw a WASP cassette in the record store and asked about them, the clerk said "I haven't listened to it yet, but I hear it's very metallic." DUH!!!
Very good work. Thanks. :D
Эх, 90-е))) до сих пор есть кассета с концертом WASP.
I love this song!!!
Saw them in 86, kick ass show. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Somebody, please build a time machine!
When they first came out Blackie was going for a Gene Simmons "shock vibe". As WASPs music later became more mainstream it seems Blackie decided a Paul Stanley "flamboyant vibe" was in order. Through all the member changes he also probably figured he should just be on rhythm guitar. They were my first concert in '84 opening for Maiden. I was 10 yrs old.
Seen them three times good show
I saw WASP live back in 1984, not in London but in Stockholm (where the "Girl" was a bit more naked than in some other parts of that tour. I was only 12 years old, but it was my first "real" rock concert, and I loved it.
WASP 4 -ever.
WOW Flash back ! Seen them and met them at 13 years old in Salt Lake City.
they played here last friday, it had been 16 years or so ;)
blackie came, saw & delivered
Especially Chris Holmes and Randy Piper, they were real guitar heros of the day!
can't wait to see these guys on the 29th of november
HELL YEAH
True kick ass metal!!!!!!!!!!
@hubitrece Wow, it's cool that for someone like yourself who was born in '84, you remember this stuff. Keep listening to the classics man...you'll never see talent like this again! Take care.
Quem sobreviveu a época dos anos 70 80 como eu que ja faço 70 anos somos sobreviventes felizes por que vivemos essa epoca
COB did a great cover! A "Cover" song is one that a band does of their favorite, most influencial artists in their own style. You do not try to "recreate" anything, but play it your own way. COB also does a great cover of Alice Cooper's "Bed Of Nails". Alexi and COB are awesome! WASP Kills!!!
Great Era ! Very Cool People ! Leather Jackets and Muscle Cars ! Heeelliionnn
I was at this gig at the Lyceum (which now rather sadly hosts The Lion King) and it was a fantastic gig. WASP at the time were what say, Machine Head or Trivium are now, ie, very hot. Blackie was at his best, vocals shredding the air like someone had loosed a bandsaw and it was kicking like a mule. I later got to know Blackie well. He's a very very intelligent man and a consumate performer.
Damn, geat line up!!! Too bad I was born that year, if only I'd been around a bit longer I might of had the chance to check that shit out! Greetz from Holland!
One of the best
ahhh this is fucking great. I used to have this record when i was a kid. Loved it then, sure as fuck love it now.
They are coming to Istanbul next month . It is priceless to see Blackie on stage for real.
W.A.S.P THE MASTERS OF ESCENE OF METAL FOR EVER W.A.S.P
one of my favs
this is pretty good quality for a VHS tape!
I saw WASP back in the 80's with Helloween and Grim Reaper....I still think about that GREAT concert!!!
Thank you, sir.
Just saw them yesterday and it KICKED ASS :D
Back in those days, there were 4 really pissed off guys. No act, they were truely angry people.
I can go 40mph on a BMX bike down a busy street to this song blasting in my ear.
Hell YEAH! Blackie and Chris are WASP! Blackie has the perfect voice for southwest style metal! May he for-ever rock us with his south west Texas style of metal!!!!!!!
"In sounthern California, a heavy metal child thunders down the highway, he is the man that doesn't die, he is the outlaw that rides, he is Chris Fuckin Holmes!"
WE NEVER HAVE TO DIIIE! --SCREAMING AT YOUR NAAAAAAAEEEEEM!!!
@TheSgaia You arent alone here! I would love to see most metal bands "back in the day" :)
Perfect Music to Racing your Muscle Car ! Gto Judge, Mach1 , V8
Whoa! Blackie has such a sinister voice when he announced the song!
i really like this band, always have.
HELL OF A TRACK
this has to be the best wasp line up, although i saw them in 89 touring for the headless album, great as well, what an album, never got the credit they deserved
the alter of rock n roll you'll kneel!! Classic!
1) Great Metal, 2) Great Band, 3) Great Live Performance, 4) When in the fuck this guitar player and David Lee Roth ever get the idea assless pants were every going to be anything but gay?
🇦🇷🤘❤️🤘🤘🤘!!!!!!
Just really isn't a way to define this. Just fucking EPIC!!!!
Will see them 4th november in gothenburg sweden! Saw them earlier this year in norway. It was epic, and i hope it will be as good in gothenburg!
im going in gothenburg aswell:D hope Fredrik from Bandit rock radio station is gonna interview him!
el recuerdo de una generacion perdida de alcohol demencia y heavy metal
i wish i was born in 1970 to have listened to these songs first hand and live...
WASP ещё отличаются группой, у которой очень трудолюбивый барабанщик. Количество переходов и сложных барабанных ритмов просто зашкаливает!