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

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Golgotha
W.A.S.P. - Golgotha.jpeg
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded2014
StudioFort Apache Studio, Malibu, California
Stagg Street Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length55:00
Label Napalm
Producer Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Babylon
(2009)		Golgotha
(2015)		 ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [1]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7 [2]
Rock Hard 9.0/10 [3]

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]

Contents

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.

No.TitleLength
1."Scream"4:55
2."Last Runaway"5:20
3."Shotgun"6:08
4."Miss You"7:42
5."Fallen Under"4:57
6."Slaves of the New World Order"7:45
7."Eyes of My Maker"5:01
8."Hero of the World"4:52
9."Golgotha"7:37
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Shotgun (Alternative)"5:02
Total length:59:23

Personnel

W.A.S.P.
Production

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 52
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 13
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 153
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 18
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] 199
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 17
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 40
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [16] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 36
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 50
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [20] 10
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [21] 6
Top Hard Rock Albums (US) [22] 5
Top Independent Albums (US) [22] 9
Billboard 200 (US) [22] 93

References

  1. ↑ Van Horn jr., Ray. "CD Reviews: W.A.S.P. - Golgotha". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Thießies, Frank (October 2, 2015). "W.A.S.P. - Golgotha" (in German). Metal Hammer . Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kaiser, Boris (2014). "Review Album: W.A.S.P. - Golgotha". Rock Hard (in German). No. 341. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "W.A.S.P.: 'Golgotha' Cover Artwork, Release Date, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "W.A.S.P. Parts Ways With Drummer Mike Dupke". Blabbermouth.net. July 12, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Calvary"  . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "W.A.S.P.: Golgotha" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "ゴルゴタの丘". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  22. 1 2 3 "W.A.S.P. Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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