''Babylon'' is the fourteenth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released on October 12, 2009. The album was inspired by biblical visions of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse". The album contains covers of

Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...

's "Burn" (originally recorded for W.A.S.P's previous album '' Dominator'', but not used for unknown reasons) and

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

's "Promised Land". "Promised Land" was also covered in 1973 by

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

, 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 Steven Edward Duren (born September 4, 1956), better known by his stage name Blackie Lawless, is an American singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist (formerly bassist) for heavy metal band W.A.S.P.B ...

, except where noted.

Personnel

;W.A.S.P. *

– lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitars, keyboards, producer *

Doug Blair Douglas Blair Lucek, better known as Doug Blair (born February 11, 1963) is a heavy metal guitarist and member of W.A.S.P. Blair's early development as a musician took place in his home state of Connecticut. His focus on technical ability with ...

– lead & rhythm guitars * Mike Duda – bass, vocals *

Mike Dupke Mike Dupke (pronounced "DUPP-kee") is an American drummer who has played with bands W.A.S.P. and John Mellencamp. Career Early years As an undergraduate at Indiana University School of Music, he studied with drummer Kenny Aronoff. At 19 year ...

– drums, mixing assistant ;Production *Marc Moreau - engineer *

Logan Mader Logan Conrad Mader (born November 16, 1970) is a Canadian record producer and current guitarist of melodic death metal band Once Human, as well as the former lead guitarist of groove metal band Machine Head. Mader is most famous for his time i ...

- mixing and mastering

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Babylon (W.A.S.P. Album) W.A.S.P. albums 2009 albums Albums produced by Blackie Lawless