Wasteland or waste land may refer to: *

Desert A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the la ...

barren Barren primarily refers to a state of barrenness (infertility) Barren may also refer to: Places * Barren, Missouri *Barren County, Kentucky *Barren Island (Andaman Islands) * Barren Island, Brooklyn * Barren River Lake Other uses * ''Barren Coun ...

area * an uncultivated area of land, whether wooded or not, whether

common land Common land is collective land (sometimes only open to those whose nation governs the land) in which all persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel. A person ...

or not

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Wasteland'' (DC Comics), 1987–1989 anthology-style horror/humor comic by John Ostrander and Del Close * ''Wasteland'' (comics), 2006–2015 comic book series by Antony Johnston and Christopher Mitten * Wastelands, setting of ''

Old Man Logan Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the superhero Wolverine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe in which the supervillains overth ...

'' and its several spin-offs, since 2008 * Marvel's ''Wastelanders'', 2021 ongoing series of radio drama podcasts produced by SiriusXM

Fictional entities

* Wasteland (''Warhammer''), a fictional region in the world of ''Warhammer Fantasy'' * Wasteland, the post-Great War United States in the ''

Fallout Nuclear fallout is residual radioactive material that is created by the reactions producing a nuclear explosion. It is initially present in the radioactive cloud created by the explosion, and "falls out" of the cloud as it is moved by the ...

'' series of video games * Wasteland, a world in which ''

Epic Mickey ''Epic Mickey'' is a 2010 platform game developed by Junction Point Studios and published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Wii. It was released in November 2010 in North America and PAL territories. The game focuses on Mickey Mouse, who a ...

'' and ''Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two'' take place

Films

* ''Wasteland'' (1960 film), a 1960 French film directed by Marcel Carné, based on Hal Ellson's novel ''Tomboy'' * ''Waste Land'' (film), a 2010 documentary about Brazilian trash-pickers * ''Wasteland'', North American title of the 2012 British film '' The Rise'' * ''Wasteland'' (2013 film), a zombie horror film * '' Mad Max: The Wasteland'', a prospective film in the ''Mad Max'' franchise * The Wasteland (2020 film), an Iranian drama film * The Wasteland (2021 film), a Spanish horror drama film

Games

* ''Wasteland'' (video game), a 1988 computer role-playing game ** ''

Wasteland 2 ''Wasteland 2'' is a post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by inXile Entertainment and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 1988's '' Wasteland'', and was successfully crowdfunded through Kickstarter. After the postponeme ...

'', a 2014 sequel to the above game ** '' Wasteland 3'', 2020 sequel

Literature

* Wasteland (mythology), the Celtic motif of the land of the Fisher King * ''Wasteland'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Francesca Lia Block * "Wastelands" (short story), a 2002 short story by Stephen Dedman * '' The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands'', a 1991 novel by Stephen King * ''

The Waste Land ''The Waste Land'' is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important English-language poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line poem first appeared in the United ...

'', a 1922 poem by T. S. Eliot * '' Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse'', a 2008 anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction

Music

Albums

* ''Wasteland'' (The Jam album), 1992 * ''The Waste Lands'' (album), a 1992 album by Venom * ''Wasteland'' (Atargatis album), 2006 * ''

Grace/Wastelands ''Grace/Wastelands'' is the debut solo studio album from the Babyshambles frontman and the Libertines co-frontman Peter Doherty. It was released in Australia on 13 March 2009, in the UK on 16 March, and in the US on 24 March, with the single " L ...

'', a 2009 album by Pete Doherty * ''Wastelands'' (album), a 2013 album by Eskimo Joe * ''Wasteland'' (Riverside album), 2018 * ''Wasteland'' (Brent Faiyaz album), 2022 * ''Wasteland'' (Wolves at the Gate album), 2025

Songs

* "Wasteland" (Billy Idol song), 1993 * "The Wasteland" (Elton John song), 2001 * "Wasteland" (Poison song), 2002 * "Wasteland" (Maxïmo Park song), 2005 * "Wasteland" (10 Years song), 2005 * "Wasteland" (The View song), 2007 * "Wasteland" (Needtobreathe song), 2014 * "Wastelands" (Linkin Park song), 2014 * "Wastelands" (Suede song), 2018 * "Wasteland", a song by Against the Current from the album '' In Our Bones'' * "Wasteland", a song by All That Remains from the album ''

Victim of the New Disease ''Victim of the New Disease'' is the ninth studio album by the American heavy metal band All That Remains. It was released on November 9, 2018 on Razor & Tie Records. It is the final album to feature founding guitarist Oli Herbert, who died on ...

'' * "Wastelands", a song by Amoral from the album ''

Beneath Beneath may refer to: Film and television * ''Beneath'' (2007 film), an American thriller directed by Dagen Merrill * ''Beneath'' (2013 film), an American horror film directed by Larry Fessenden *''Beneath'', a 2013 film directed by Ben Ketai * "B ...

'' * "Wastelands", a song by Avantasia from the album ''

The Wicked Symphony ''The Wicked Symphony'' is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with ''Angel of Babylon''. ''The Wicked Symphony'' was released both as part of a box set, with the ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by Bury Tomorrow from the album '' Will You Haunt Me, with That Same Patience'' * "Wasteland", a song by Chelsea Grin from the album '' Desolation of Eden'' * "Wastelands", a song by Extol from the album ''

Extol Extol is an extreme metal band from Bekkestua, Norway, that was formed in 1993. The band is known for playing a variety of different styles of heavy metal music, metal which include progressive metal, Christian death metal, black metal and thra ...

'' * "Wastelands", a song by Hawkwind from the album '' Alien 4'' * "Wasteland", a song by The Jam from the album ''

Setting Sons ''Setting Sons'' is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Jam, released on 16 November 1979 by Polydor Records. It reached No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart upon the first week of release, continuing the commercial (and critical) favo ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by John Cale from the album '' blackAcetate'' * "Wastelands", a song by Midge Ure from the album '' The Gift'' * "Wasteland", a song by The Mission from the album ''

God's Own Medicine ''God's Own Medicine'' is the debut studio album by the English gothic rock band the Mission. It was released on 10 November 1986 by Mercury Records. The original LP version contains 10 songs. The CD and cassette versions had the songs "Blood Br ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by Shadows Fall from the album ''

Fire from the Sky ''Fire from the Sky'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Shadows Fall. It was released on May 15, 2012. The band released the title track as the first single on March 28, 2012, and the opening track, "The Unknown", as the ...

'' * "Wasteland (Vechnost)", a song by Silent Planet from the album '' The Night God Slept'' * "Wasteland", a song by Trapt from the album ''

Only Through the Pain ''Only Through the Pain'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Trapt. It was released on August 5, 2008 through Allen Kovac and Nikki Sixx's label, Eleven Seven Music. It is their first album to feature guitarist Robb Torres, who re ...

'' * "Wasteland", a song by X Ambassadors from ''Orion'' * "Wasteland", a song by Royal & the Serpent from the Arcane soundtrack

Television

* ''Wasteland'' (American TV series), an American television drama, debuted in 1999 * ''Wasteland'' (Czech TV series), a Czech television series * Wasteland Speech, a 1961 speech by FCC chairman Newton N. Minow

Other uses

* Wasteland (event), a bi-annual fetish event held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands * Wasteland Weekend, an immersive post apocalyptic event held annually in the Mojave Desert since 2010