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The Neon God, Pt. 2: The Demise

 
Album Review: The Neon God, Pt. 2: The Demise

  • Artist: W.A.S.P.
  • Rating: StarHalf Star
  • Release Date: September 28, 2004
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

W.A.S.P. circa 2004 was clearly "the Blackie Lawless show," as Lawless remains the only original member left in attendance (in addition to -- as always -- handling the lion's share of the songwriting). A mere five months after the appearance of The Neon God, Pt. 1 comes The Neon God, Pt. 2: The Demise, an album that explores similar sonic terrain as its predecessor. Although W.A.S.P. is best known for its theatricality and sleaze metal anthems -- after all, this was the group that gave us "Animal (F*ck Like a Beast)" -- leader Lawless tends to think on a grand scale. And besides, this isn't the first time he's explored the concept album domain, as evidenced by such previous efforts as 1988's The Headless Children and 1993's The Crimson Idol. The Neon God, Pt. 2 tends to work best on the tracks where Lawless manages to incorporate the expected W.A.S.P. ingredients -- while also working in the story line -- especially the hard rockers "Resurrector" and "Clockwork Mary." While it's admirable that Lawless flexes his songwriting muscles on concept works like this, most W.A.S.P. fans would probably agree that he's best off when he's cranking out anthems about "love machines" and "being blind in Texas." ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Never Say Die (Lyrics) W.A.S.P. (4:39)
Resurrector (Lyrics) W.A.S.P. (4:24)
The Demise W.A.S.P. (4:00)
Clockwork Mary (Lyrics) W.A.S.P. (4:19)
Tear Down the Walls W.A.S.P. (3:39)
Come Back to Black (Lyrics) W.A.S.P. (4:49)
All My Life (Lyrics) W.A.S.P. (2:34)
Destinies to Come (Neon Dion) W.A.S.P. (4:34)
The Last Redemption W.A.S.P. (13:39)

Credits

Bob Stone (Mastering), Blackie Lawless (Bass), Blackie Lawless (Guitar), Blackie Lawless (Percussion), Blackie Lawless (Keyboards), Blackie Lawless (Vocals), Blackie Lawless (Producer), Blackie Lawless (Group Member), W.A.S.P. (Main Performer), Kosh (Artwork), Stet Howland (Percussion), Stet Howland (Drums), Stet Howland (Group Member), Marc Moreau (Mixing), Mike Duda (Bass), Mike Duda (Group Member), Roberts Darrell (Guitar), Roberts Darrell (Percussion), Roberts Darrell (Vocals), Roberts Darrell (Executive Producer), Roberts Darrell (Group Member)
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The Neon God: Part 2- The Demise
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released September 28, 2004
Genre Heavy metal
Length 45:17
Label Sanctuary Records
Producer Blackie Lawless
Professional reviews
W.A.S.P. chronology
The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise
(2002)
The Neon God: Part 2- The Demise
(2004)
Dominator
(2007)

The Neon God: Part 2- The Demise, is the second of two-part conceptual album by W.A.S.P. about an abused and orphaned boy named Jesse, who finds that he has the ability to read and manipulate people. The first album is titled The Neon God: Part 1 - The Rise.

Track listing

  1. "Never Say Die" – 4:40
  2. "Resurrector" – 4:25
  3. "The Demise" – 4:01
  4. "Clockwork Mary" – 4:19
  5. "Tear Down The Walls" – 3:40
  6. "Come Back To Black" – 4:49
  7. "All My Life" – 2:35
  8. "Destinies To Come (Neon Dion)" – 4:35
  9. "The Last Redemption" – 13:39

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