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Oct 25, 2022 · In a new interview with Rockin' Metal Revival, W.A.S.P. leader Blackie Lawless spoke about the status of his long-in-the-works autobiography.
Nov 9, 2022 · Blackie Lawless knew things had got out of hand when somebody tried to kill him. It was 1985, and the mastermind behind controversial shock rockers WASP was America’s new favourite bogeyman. It’s not clear exactly why the puritanical right objected to Lawless and his band.
Aug 2, 2022 · The Blackie Lawless-fronted quartet will kick off their stateside trek on Oct. 28 in Las Vegas, marking their first show on U.S. soil since 2013 and their first proper tour of the country...
Jul 11, 2022 · W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless talks to UCR about the band's origins and 'meteoric' rise to fame in a July 2022 interview.
Aug 2, 2022 · Ahead of W.A.S.P.'s 40th-anniversary fall 2022 U.S. tour, frontman Blackie Lawless told Ultimate Classic Rock that he has no intention to retire anytime soon.
Blackie Lawless, was born Steven Duren on 4th September 1956. He lived in Staten Island, New York, where he hung out with Ace Frehley of Kiss Fame. At the age of 13, Blackie was stabbed in a fight and at 14 he was sent to Military School to learn discipline. After 18 months of a two year sentence he was thrown out after beating up a Sargent Major.
To this day, there are four puncture-mark scars on Blackie Lawless’ left leg. They’re from the sawblade codpiece that Lawless, one of the ’80s’ most memorable front men, wore onstage with W.A.S.P. back then, during the Los Angeles band’s jaw-dropping spectacle of a live show.
