Kill Fuck Die
Kill Fuck Die is W.A.S.P.'s seventh studio album, released on 29 April 1997. It turned away from the band's earlier records with a harder, more aggressive sound that draws on industrial metal. Guitarist Chris Holmes returned for it, a surprise move at the time. Blackie Lawless has said that he and Holmes had both just come out of bad relationships, and that the album carries the mark of that. He has also pointed to the film Apocalypse Now as an inspiration.
Lawless billed it as "snuff rock", and the tour matched the description with a deliberately shocking stage show. Some listeners hear another concept piece in the way the songs run together and keep returning to love and pain, in the manner of The Crimson Idol, though the band has never confirmed that. Lawless himself has called it the most creative record he has made, praising its imagery.
Kill Fuck Die: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 45:51Tracklist
- 1Kill Fuck DieChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless4:20
- 2Take the AddictionChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless3:41
- 3My Tortured EyesChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless4:03
- 4KillaheadChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless4:08
- 5Kill Your Pretty FaceChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless5:50
- 6FetusChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless1:23
- 7Little DeathChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless4:12
- 8UChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless5:10
- 9Wicked LoveChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless4:36
- 10The HorrorChris Holmes and Blackie Lawless8:27
- Produced by
- Blackie Lawless
- Labels
- Raw Power, Raw Power/Castle, Victor (Japan)
- Length
- 45:51
Singles
- “Kill Fuck Die” · February 1997
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1997 | 94 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 1997 | 8 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1997-03-05 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 March 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 April 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 29 April 1997 | |
| US release | 1997 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | XE | Raw Power | 5026389411423 | other |
| 1997 | US | Castle Records | 600234013526 | other |
| 5 March 1997 | JP | Victor | 4988002347315 | original |
| 2015 | — | The W.A.S.P. Nation! | 4988002347315 | 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 | 600×534 | rejected |