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

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]

Golgotha
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
GenreHeavy metal
Length55:00
LabelNapalm
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Babylon
(2009)		 Golgotha
(2015)		 ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8.5/10[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)6/7[2]
Rock Hard9.0/10[3]

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
  • Michael Dupke, Mark Zavon, Jun Murakawa – engineers
  • Logan Mader – mixing

Charts
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 92
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 52
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 153
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 18
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 199
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 17
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 50
UK Independent Albums Chart[18] 10
Top Hard Rock Albums (US)[19] 5
Top Independent Albums (US)[19] 9
Billboard 200 (US)[19] 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. "Austriancharts.at – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. "Ultratop.be – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. "Ultratop.be – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  9. "W.A.S.P.: Golgotha" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  10. "Lescharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. "ゴルゴタの丘". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  14. "Spanishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  17. "W.A.S.P. | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  18. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 - 9 October 2015 - 15 October 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  19. "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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