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* GroinAttack: Blackie used to wear a codpiece on stage that had Roman candles shoot out sparks. One night it backfired and hit Blackie in the crotch with the force of a shotgun. He had to put a ''lot'' of ice on it, but other than that he was fine.
** Supposedly, while he was recovering backstage he said "We wouldn't have to do this shit [[TakeThatUs if we wrote better songs!]]"

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* GroinAttack: Blackie used to wear a codpiece on stage that had Roman candles shoot out sparks. One night it backfired and hit Blackie in the crotch with the force of a shotgun. He had to put a ''lot'' of ice on it, but other than that he was fine.
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fine. Supposedly, while he was recovering backstage he said "We wouldn't have to do this shit [[TakeThatUs [[SelfDeprecation if we wrote better songs!]]"



* IWasQuiteALooker: Blackie Lawless has never been a heart throb exactly, but he was at least quite handsome in his [[http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/5753004/454full-blackie-lawless.jpg younger days]]. Fast forward to [[http://www.metalsucks.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blackie-lawless-2014.jpg 2015]]...

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* IWasQuiteALooker: Blackie Lawless has never been a heart throb heartthrob exactly, but he was at least quite handsome in his [[http://iv1.lisimg.com/image/5753004/454full-blackie-lawless.jpg younger days]]. Fast forward to [[http://www.metalsucks.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blackie-lawless-2014.jpg 2015]]...
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* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Paint It Black"]], "[[Music/UriahHeep Easy Living]]", "[[Music/JethroTull Locomotive Breath]]", [[Music/TheWho "The Real Me"]], [[Music/LedZeppelin "When the Levee Breaks"]], [[Music/{{AC/DC}} "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], "[[Music/EltonJohn Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]", "Promised Land" by Music/ChuckBerry, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Music/RayCharles, "Somebody to Love" by Music/JeffersonAirplane, "Burn" by Music/DeepPurple.

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* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Paint It Black"]], "[[Music/UriahHeep Easy Living]]", "[[Music/JethroTull Locomotive Breath]]", [[Music/TheWho "The Real Me"]], [[Music/LedZeppelin "When the Levee Breaks"]], [[Music/{{AC/DC}} [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], "[[Music/EltonJohn Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]", "Promised Land" by Music/ChuckBerry, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Music/RayCharles, "Somebody to Love" by Music/JeffersonAirplane, "Burn" by Music/DeepPurple.
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Per TRS.


* BadassBaritone: Blackie's normal voice is this and sounds completely different from his singing voice.
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W.A.S.P. is a Heavy Metal band from USA. Initially formed from the ashes of Sister, Circus Circus and London, W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock antics (throwing raw meat to the audience, naked models tied to torture racks etc.) and the feud with PMRC in the 1980's over their "objectionable" lyrics. Despite its attempts to ban the band, [[StreisandEffect the outrage only resulted in higher album sales]]. The band took a more serious turn lyrically and sonically in the 90's with ''The Crimson Idol'' and, with the exception of ''Helldorado'', has continued to this day. The frontman, Blackie Lawless, is the only member of the band from the original albums, very much a case of IAmTheBand.

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W.A.S.P. is a Heavy Metal band from Los Angeles USA. Initially formed from the ashes of Sister, Circus Circus and London, W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock antics (throwing raw meat to the audience, naked models tied to torture racks etc.) and the feud with PMRC in the 1980's over their "objectionable" lyrics. Despite its attempts to ban the band, [[StreisandEffect the outrage only resulted in higher album sales]]. The band took a more serious turn lyrically and sonically in the 90's with ''The Crimson Idol'' and, with the exception of ''Helldorado'', has continued to this day. The frontman, Blackie Lawless, is the only member of the band from the original albums, very much a case of IAmTheBand.
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* TheAlcoholic: Former lead guitarist Chris Holmes was definitely this in the 80's, as his infamous interview in "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II" proves. He's been sober for years now, though.

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* TheAlcoholic: Former lead guitarist Chris Holmes was definitely this in the 80's, 1980s, as his infamous interview in "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II" II: The Metal Years" proves. He's been sober for years now, though.



* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Paint It Black"]], "[[Music/UriahHeep Easy Living]]", "[[Music/JethroTull Locomotive Breath]]", [[Music/TheWho "The Real Me"]], [[Music/LedZeppelin "When the Levee Breaks"]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], "[[Music/EltonJohn Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]", "Promised Land" by Music/ChuckBerry, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Music/RayCharles, "Somebody to Love" by Music/JeffersonAirplane, "Burn" by Music/DeepPurple.

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* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Paint It Black"]], "[[Music/UriahHeep Easy Living]]", "[[Music/JethroTull Locomotive Breath]]", [[Music/TheWho "The Real Me"]], [[Music/LedZeppelin "When the Levee Breaks"]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} [[Music/{{AC/DC}} "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], "[[Music/EltonJohn Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]", "Promised Land" by Music/ChuckBerry, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Music/RayCharles, "Somebody to Love" by Music/JeffersonAirplane, "Burn" by Music/DeepPurple.



* DrugsAreBad: Blackie Lawless is one of the VERY few 80s rockers who didn't do drugs (though he did drink alcohol). ''The Headless Children'' album's anti-drug message was somewhat lost on most hard-partying fans in the late 80s.

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* DrugsAreBad: Blackie Lawless is one of the VERY few 80s 1980s rockers who didn't do drugs (though he did drink alcohol). ''The Headless Children'' album's anti-drug message was somewhat lost on most hard-partying fans in the late 80s.1980s.
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W.A.S.P. is a Heavy Metal band from USA. Initially formed from the ashes of Sister, Circus Circus and London, W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock antics (throwing raw meat to the audience, naked models tied to torture racks etc.) and the feud with PMRC in the 80's over their "objectionable" lyrics. Despite its attempts to ban the band, [[StreisandEffect the outrage only resulted in higher album sales]]. The band took a more serious turn lyrically and sonically in the 90's with ''The Crimson Idol'' and, with the exception of ''Helldorado'', has continued to this day. The frontman, Blackie Lawless, is the only member of the band from the original albums, very much a case of IAmTheBand.

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W.A.S.P. is a Heavy Metal band from USA. Initially formed from the ashes of Sister, Circus Circus and London, W.A.S.P. gained notoriety for their shock rock antics (throwing raw meat to the audience, naked models tied to torture racks etc.) and the feud with PMRC in the 80's 1980's over their "objectionable" lyrics. Despite its attempts to ban the band, [[StreisandEffect the outrage only resulted in higher album sales]]. The band took a more serious turn lyrically and sonically in the 90's with ''The Crimson Idol'' and, with the exception of ''Helldorado'', has continued to this day. The frontman, Blackie Lawless, is the only member of the band from the original albums, very much a case of IAmTheBand.
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* NotChristianRock: Songs like "My Wicked Heart", "Golgotha", and "Babylon's Burning".
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* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/TheRollingStones "Paint It Black"]], "[[Music/UriahHeep Easy Living]]", "[[Music/JethroTull Locomotive Breath]]", [[Music/TheWho "The Real Me"]], [[Music/LedZeppelin "When the Levee Breaks"]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], "[[Music/EltonJohn Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]", "Promised Land" by Music/ChuckBerry, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Music/RayCharles, "Somebody to Love" by Music/JeffersonAirplane, "Burn" by Music/DeepPurple.

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* CoverVersion: They have covered [[Music/TheRollingStones [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand "Paint It Black"]], "[[Music/UriahHeep Easy Living]]", "[[Music/JethroTull Locomotive Breath]]", [[Music/TheWho "The Real Me"]], [[Music/LedZeppelin "When the Levee Breaks"]], [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Whole Lotta Rosie"]], [[Music/{{Queen}} "Tie Your Mother Down"]], "[[Music/EltonJohn Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]", "Promised Land" by Music/ChuckBerry, "Mississippi Queen" by Mountain, "I Don't Need No Doctor" by Music/RayCharles, "Somebody to Love" by Music/JeffersonAirplane, "Burn" by Music/DeepPurple.
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