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.
Released	October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded	2014
Studio	Fort Apache Studio, Malibu, California, Stagg Street Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	55:00
Label	Napalm
Producer	Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Babylon (2009) Golgotha (2015) ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol) (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8.5/10[1]
Metal Hammer (GER)	6/7[2]
Rock Hard	9.0/10[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blackie Lawless.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
10.	"Shotgun (Alternative)"	5:02
Total length:		59:23

Personnel

W.A.S.P.

• Blackie Lawless – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, producer
• Doug Blair – lead guitars, backing vocals
• Mike Duda – bass

Additional musicians

• Michael Dupke – drums

Production

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

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2015	Top Hard Rock Albums (US)[6]	5
	Swedish Albums Chart[7]	6
	Top Independent Albums (US)[6]	9
	UK Independent Albums Chart[8]	10
	Finnish Albums Chart[9]	13
	Norwegian Albums Chart[10]	17
	German Albums Chart[11]	18
	Spanish Albums Chart[12]	32
	Austrian Top 40 Albums[13]	33
	Swiss Albums Top 100[14]	36
	UK Albums Chart[15]	50
	Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia)[16]	52
	Belgian Ultratop (Flanders)[17]	93
	Billboard 200 (US)[6]	93
	French Albums Chart[18]	153

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. "W.A.S.P. Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
7. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 - 9 October 2015 - 15 October 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
9. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha (Album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
10. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
11. "Album – W.A.S.P., Golgotha". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
12. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha (Album)". Spanishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
13. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
14. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
15. "W.A.S.P. Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
16. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Ultratop.be (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
17. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha". Ultratop.be (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
18. "W.A.S.P. – Golgotha (Album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019.