“Album One Alive! – North American Tour 2024” marked the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s debut album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. performed for the first time in 40 years, the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish, on their North American tour 2024. The 39-city run kicked off on Saturday, October 26 in San Luis Obispo, CA, making stops across North America in Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON, Minneapolis, MN, Dallas, TX, New York, NY, Orlando, FL and more before wrapping up this past Saturday, December 14 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA. Support was provided by iconic heavy metal outfit ARMORED SAINT.
Lead vocalist Blackie Lawless said, “It was an angry record made by an angry band. It was a record that not only reflected the attitude of the band members who made it, but also a record that reflected its time.” This record became a central piece of the 80s metal scene and remains one of the best metal debut albums of all time. Along with bassist Mike Duda and lead guitarist Doug Blair, whose tenures in the band are 29 and 26 years respectively, W.A.S.P. is joined by long-time drummer extraordinaire Aquiles Priester.
Metal Addicts was at the last show of the North American tour 2024 in Hollywood CA to bring you very exclusive shots from this amazing night. As for now the band will have a break until next year, They will start their European tour 2025 including festival appearences.
Reeder, the visionary behind Metal Addicts, has transformed his lifelong passion for metal into a thriving online community for metal aficionados. As a fervent devotee of black metal, Reeder is captivated by its dark, atmospheric, and often unorthodox soundscapes.