Helldorado (album)

Helldorado
Studio album by
W.A.S.P.
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:50
LabelCMC International
Victor (Japan)
ProducerBlackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
Double Live Assassins
(1998) 		Helldorado
(1999) 		The Sting
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chronicles of Chaos4/10[2]
Metal Rules3.5/5[3]
Rock Hard8.5/10[4]

Helldorado is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released in 1999. In a 2025 interview with eonmusic, Blackie Lawless said that the album's sound was a reaction to their previous release, Kill Fuck Die. "Helldorado was a rebellion, if you like, against what we had just gone through. It's like we don't want to go back to that place, we don't want to go back inside that pit, it's like; "we're out, we're going to have a celebration", and so that's really what Helldorado was; it was a celebration of getting your freedom back, getting your life back".[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Blackie Lawless

No.TitleLength
1."Drive By"0:55
2."Helldorado"5:05
3."Don't Cry (Just Suck)"4:16
4."Damnation Angels"6:27
5."Dirty Balls"5:19
6."High on the Flames"4:11
7."Cocaine Cowboys"3:57
8."Can't Die Tonight"4:04
9."Saturday Night Cockfight"3:20
10."Hot Rods to Hell (Helldorado Reprise)"4:15

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
11."Don't Cry (Just Suck)" (Karaoke Mix)4:26
12."Dirty Balls" (Karaoke Mix)5:35

Personnel

W.A.S.P.
Production
  • Bill Metoyer – engineer
  • Eddy Schreyer, Gene Grimaldi – mastering at Oasis Mastering, Burbank, California
  • Roy Z – technical support
  • Kosh and Paul Pierandozzi – art direction

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 59
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 49
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[8] 5

References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "W.A.S.P. - Helldorado". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Bromley, Adrian. "W.A.S.P. - _Helldorado_". Chronicles of Chaos. Gino Filicetti. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Joe. "W.A.S.P. - Helldorado". Metal Rules. Metal-Rules.com. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. ^ Kühnemund, Götz (1999). "Review Album: W.A.S.P. - Helldorado". Rock Hard (in German). No. 145. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Blackie Lawless Talks 'Album One Alive' & W.A.S.P's Storied History". eonmusic: music for life. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – W.A.S.P. – Helldorado" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – W.A.S.P. – Helldorado". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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