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Babylon
Babylon
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released	October 12, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	43:30
Label	Demolition
Producer	Blackie Lawless
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blabbermouth.net	7.5/10^[3]
Classic Rock	^[4]
Kerrang!	2/5^[5]
Metal Storm	9.0/10^[6]
Sleaze Roxx	^[7]

Babylon is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released on October 12, 2009.^[8] The album was inspired by biblical visions of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse".^[9] The album contains covers of Deep Purple's "Burn" (originally recorded for W.A.S.P's previous album Dominator, but not used for unknown reasons) and Chuck Berry's "Promised Land". "Promised Land" was also covered in 1973 by Elvis Presley, and it was Elvis' version that the band had in mind as demonstrated by the ending comment "How about one of them peanut butter & banana sandwiches."

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Blackie Lawless, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Crazy"			5:10
2.	"Live to Die Another Day"			4:41
3.	"Babylon's Burning"			5:00
4.	"Burn"	David Coverdale	Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Coverdale, Ian Paice	4:50
5.	"Into the Fire"			5:54
6.	"Thunder Red"			4:20
7.	"Seas of Fire"			4:34
8.	"Godless Run"			5:43
9.	"Promised Land"	Chuck Berry	Berry	3:13

Personnel

W.A.S.P.

Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitars, keyboards, producer
Doug Blair – lead & rhythm guitars
Mike Duda – bass, vocals
Mike Dupke – drums, mixing assistant

Production

Marc Moreau – engineer
Logan Mader – mixing and mastering

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	61
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[12]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	54
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[14]	19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[15]	15

References

^ "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
^ Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - Babylon review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ Alisoglu, Scott (2009). "W.A.S.P. - "Babylon"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ Lawson, Dom (November 2009). "W.A.S.P. - Babylon". Classic Rock. No. 138. pp. 88–89.
^ Winwood, Ian (October 10, 2009). "Blackie Lawless Returns with More Tales of Outlaws and Drinking". Kerrang!. No. 1282. p. 52.
^ "W.A.S.P. - Babylon review". Metal Storm. November 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ Mosqueda, Ruben (November 1, 2009). "W.A.S.P. - Babylon". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
^ "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
^ "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.
^ "W.A.S.P.: Babylon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Babylon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[1] "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.

[2] Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - Babylon review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[3] Alisoglu, Scott (2009). "W.A.S.P. - "Babylon"". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[classic-4] Lawson, Dom (November 2009). "W.A.S.P. - Babylon". Classic Rock. No. 138. pp. 88–89.

[kerrang-5] Winwood, Ian (October 10, 2009). "Blackie Lawless Returns with More Tales of Outlaws and Drinking". Kerrang!. No. 1282. p. 52.

[6] "W.A.S.P. - Babylon review". Metal Storm. November 4, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[7] Mosqueda, Ruben (November 1, 2009). "W.A.S.P. - Babylon". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

[8] "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.

[9] "W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009.

[ac_Finland_W.A.S.P.-10] "W.A.S.P.: Babylon" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[ac_Germany4_W.A.S.P.-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Babylon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[ac_Sweden_W.A.S.P.-12] "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_W.A.S.P.-13] "Swisscharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Babylon". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[ac_UKIndependent_-14] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

[ac_UKRock_-15] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.

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+'''''Babylon''''' is the fourteenth studio album by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]], released on October 12, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125199 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817211917/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125199 |archivedate=August 17, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> The album was inspired by biblical visions of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse".<ref>{{cite news|title=W.A.S.P.: New Album Details Revealed - Aug. 13, 2009 |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125199 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817211917/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125199 |archivedate=August 17, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> The album contains covers of [[Deep Purple]]'s "Burn" (originally recorded for W.A.S.P's previous album ''[[Dominator (W.A.S.P. album)|Dominator]]'', but not used for unknown reasons) and [[Chuck Berry]]'s "Promised Land". "Promised Land" was also covered in 1973 by [[Elvis Presley]], and it was Elvis' version that the band had in mind as demonstrated by the ending comment "How about one of them peanut butter & banana sandwiches."
+== Track listing ==
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+== Personnel ==
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-*[[Blackie Lawless]] – lead vocals, guitars
-*[[Doug Blair]] – lead & rhythm guitars
+* [[Blackie Lawless]] – lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitars, keyboards, producer
-*[[Mike Duda]] – bass
+* [[Doug Blair]] – lead & rhythm guitars
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v t e W.A.S.P.
Blackie Lawless Doug Blair Mike Duda Aquiles Priester Mike Dupke Stet Howland Tony Richards Johnny Rod Frankie Banali Chris Holmes Bob Kulick Randy Piper Steve Riley Darrell Roberts Rik Fox
Studio albums	W.A.S.P. The Last Command Inside the Electric Circus The Headless Children The Crimson Idol Still Not Black Enough Kill Fuck Die Helldorado Unholy Terror Dying for the World The Neon God: Part 1 – The Rise The Neon God: Part 2 – The Demise Dominator Babylon Golgotha ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)
Live albums	Live... in the Raw Double Live Assassins The Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A.
Compilation albums	First Blood Last Cuts
Singles	"Animal (F**k Like a Beast)" "I Wanna Be Somebody" "Wild Child"
Related articles	Discography Members