Dying for the World
Dying for the World is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in June 2002. It follows Unholy Terror from 2001 and comes before The Neon God diptych in 2004. It sits among the band's darkest records, and Blackie Lawless dedicated it to those who died in the 9/11 attacks.
That shows most clearly on "Hallowed Ground". The record was also written and recorded in under a year, which is quick work for Lawless, a perfectionist who would normally spend two years or more getting an album finished. For anyone who knows W.A.S.P. mainly through their 1980s output, it's a sombre, heavy-hitting chapter from the band's later years, and well worth hearing.
Dying for the World: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 50:42Tracklist
- 1Shadow ManBlackie Lawless5:34
- 2My Wicked HeartBlackie Lawless5:38
- 3Black Bone TorsoBlackie Lawless2:16
- 4Hell for EternityBlackie Lawless4:38
- 5Hallowed GroundBlackie Lawless5:54
- 6Revengeance (Be Thy Name)Blackie Lawless5:21
- 7Trail of TearsBlackie Lawless5:51
- 8Stone Cold KillersBlackie Lawless4:56
- 9RubbermanBlackie Lawless4:26
- 10Hallowed Ground (acoustic)Blackie Lawless6:08
- Produced by
- Blackie Lawless
- Recorded at
- Fort Apache Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Mixed at
- Fort Apache Studios
- Engineered by
- Bill Metoyer
- Labels
- Metal-Is/Sanctuary, Victor (Japan)
- Length
- 50:42
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2002 | 39 |
| German Albums · 2002 | 72 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2002-06-11 vs 2002-07-24 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 July 2002 | ignored lone early release dated 2002-06-10 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 11 June 2002 | |
| Wikidata | 2002 | |
| US release | 2002 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 10 June 2002 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | — | other | |
| 2002 | XE | Metal-is Records | 5050749217424 | other |
| 10 June 2002 | GB | Metal-is Records | 5038456902222 | original |
| 24 July 2002 | JP | Victor | 4988002434169 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 600×600 | upscaled |