Golgotha (W.A.S.P. album)

2015 studio album by W.A.S.P.

Golgotha is the fifteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P. The album was released on October 2, 2015 through Napalm Records,^[4] and is W.A.S.P.'s first studio album since Babylon (2009), marking the longest gap between two studio albums in their career. Golgotha is also W.A.S.P.'s last studio album with drummer Mike Dupke, who left the band just prior to its release.^[5]

The word "Golgotha" is another name for "Calvary"— the site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus was crucified.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blackie Lawless

Personnel

W.A.S.P.

• Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, producer
• Doug Blair – lead guitars, backing vocals
• Mike Duda – bass
• Michael Dupke – drums

Production

• Michael Dupke, Mark Zavon, Jun Murakawa – engineers
• Logan Mader – mixing

Charts

References

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