W.A.S.P.
Dying For The World

W.A.S.P., W.A.S.P, W.A.S.P.... one of those bands whose very name used to make the earth tremble, while today, not even a ripple.

No one who lived through the 80s could not know the name and figure of this band, considered (at the time) a bad influence on the youth, due to the lyrics of their songs, which gradually appeared in albums like "W.A.S.P." and "The Last Command", only to achieve commercial success with "The Headless Children", marking the band's maturation, focusing their lyrics on politics, and then reaching the intense concept album "The Crimson Idol", and from then on, strangely, perhaps due to the success of 90s Grunge, the band lost the great popularity they had in the 80s. Indeed, in 2002, "Dying for the World" was released, proving to be their umpteenth masterpiece, overlooked due to the now-lost and unattainable commercial success. 

This album has a main theme, the Twin Towers, and Blackie Lawless's great group narrates the tragedy of September 11, starting with a gripping and dark piece in pure Heavy Metal style like "The Shadow Man", then moving to the fast-paced and adventurous "My Wicked Heart", a track in the style of modern W.A.S.P., with a touch of the 80s, and a goosebump-inducing solo that would excite the listener even more than they already were before, and after this exhilarating segment, we immediately move to a desperate track called "Black Bone Torso", keeping the listener in tune with the song's dark feel and the tragic theme narrated, and after this warning, we move to another piece called "Hell for Eternity", where good old Lawless shows once again that W.A.S.P. are not dead, but more alive than ever, but right after the end of this great piece, the band introduces us with a calm intro to a beautiful Power-Ballad called "Hallowed Ground", reminiscent of the intense and pure atmosphere of "The Crimson Idol", but here come W.A.S.P. again with the next track called "Revengeance", a ferocious and fast song true to Lawless's band style, but besides Lawless's rebellious side, we also find the more mature one, made evident by listening to another ballad and the next song, "Trails of Tears", which almost gently caresses the listener's ears, almost lulling them into a state of reflection and ideas about war, but this is abruptly interrupted by the next song called "Stone Cold Killers", simply "electric" and sharp, with melodies that would captivate anyone in this world, but with the menacing "Rubber Man", the end of this album is announced.

In conclusion, this Dying for the World from the now underground W.A.S.P did not disappoint me at all; rather I consider it one of their best albums produced in the 2000s. The only thorn in the side seems to be the monotony of some songs, sometimes tiring, especially in the fast tracks, and there also seems to be a musical structure in the album that includes the positioning of the tracks in the lineup, which you will surely notice immediately upon listening to the album. To finally (truly) conclude, there are some production complications that sometimes play in its favor, never disappointing. 

Give me your opinion about the album in question, and if you like, also your personal thoughts on today's W.A.S.P., whether they are making progress or if their career should be immediately halted.