Dominator (W.A.S.P. album)

Dominator is the thirteenth studio album by the American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., it was released in 2007. The U.S. release was originally planned but the label deal fell through. Covers of "Burn" by Deep Purple and "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival were included on the originally announced track listing, but were dropped from the album's final cut. Dominator is based on the current American foreign policies.

Dominator
Studio album by W.A.S.P.
Released	April 16, 2007
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	43:23
Label	Demolition
Producer	Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P. chronology
The Neon God: Part 2 – The Demise (2004) Dominator (2007) Babylon (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	8.5/10[2]
Metal Storm	7.5/10[3]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[4]

Track listing

All tracks by Blackie Lawless

1. "Mercy" – 4:49
2. "Long, Long Way to Go" – 3:15
3. "Take Me Up" – 4:33
4. "The Burning Man" – 4:39
5. "Heaven's Hung in Black" – 7:14
6. "Heaven's Blessed" – 5:22
7. "Teacher" – 5:01
8. "Heaven’s Hung in Black (Reprise)" – 3:13
9. "Deal with the Devil" – 5:17

Personnel

W.A.S.P.

• Blackie Lawless - vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, producer
• Doug Blair - lead guitar
• Mike Duda - bass
• Mike Dupke - drums
• Darrell Roberts - lead guitar on "Deal with the Devil"

Production

• Marc Moreau - engineer (except track 4)
• Logan Mader - mixing (except track 4), mastering
• Peter De Wint - engineer and mixing on track 4

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
2007	Finnish Albums Chart[5]	35
	Norwegian Albums Chart[6]	36
	Swedish Albums Chart[7]	40
	German Albums Chart[8]	72
	French Albums Chart[9]	147

References

1. Prato, Greg. "W.A.S.P. - Dominator review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
2. Sarampalis, Kostas (2007-08-04). "W.A.S.P. - _Dominator_". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
3. "W.A.S.P. - Dominator review". Metal Storm. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
4. Rönnebeck, Jenny (2007). "Review Album: W.A.S.P. - Dominator". Rock Hard (in German). No. 240. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
5. "W.A.S.P. – Dominator (Album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
6. "W.A.S.P. – Dominator (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
7. "W.A.S.P. – Dominator (Album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
8. "Album – W.A.S.P., Dominator". Charts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
9. "W.A.S.P. – Dominator (Album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved November 22, 2019.