206 - W.A.S.P. L.O.V.E. Machine 1984

In 1983 four gasoline fuelled rebels emerged from the LA-cesspool and put their own special mark on US Metal. Far more over the top than the Glam Metal-bands that where playing around, W.A.S.P. fused Rock'n'Roll with Heavy Metal. "W.A.S.P." was released in August of 1984 and the singles "I Wanna Be Somebody" and "Love Machine", and the band's outrageous stage show captured the attention of metal heads around the world. Filled with fire, raw meat being tossed into the audience, naked women, and a saw blade protruding from Blackie's codpiece, theatrical metal reached new heights. The course of their career was set.