Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway

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2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark album release from Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P., ‘The Crimson Idol‘. The record was a conceptual album telling the tale of Jonathan Aaron Steele, a musician who struggles to achieve fame. Once he realizes his dream, the excesses and resulting darkness of them is a storyline right from the pages of the real rock and roll lives of so many artists we know all too well.

What many W.A.S.P. fans didn’t know is ‘The Crimson Idol’ was intended to be accompanied by a film. One where several hundred hours of film were shot to create approximately 60 minutes of movie footage. The album is still considered to be the best of W.A.S.P.’s career, and one of the greatest concept albums of all time!

Unfortunately, although the album was released and toured for, the movie never was officially released…until now.

Napalm Records now proudly presents ‘ReIdolized (The Soundtrack To The Crimson Idol)’, the 25th anniversary of the iconic hit album plus the original ‘The Crimson Idol‘ movie on DVD and Blu-Ray! For the first time EVER as originally intended – film and soundtrack united and released as one special product! The product will also feature four missing songs that were originally intended to be part of the original ‘The Crimson Idol’.

‘ReIdolized (The Soundtrack To The Crimson Idol)’ will be released worldwide on February 2nd, 2018 via Napalm Records! Pre-order is available now at this location.

Available formats:
2CD & Bluray & DVD in Slipcase
2LP Gatefold + DVD
Deluxe Box
2CD Digipack (Re-Press)
2CD Jewelcase (Re-Press)
Digital Album

Tracklists:

CD1:
01. The Titanic Overture
02. The Invisible Boy
03. Arena Of Pleasure
04. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue)
05. The Gypsy Meets The Boy
06. Michael’s Song
07. Miss You
08. Doctor Rockter

CD2:
01. I Am One
02. The Idol
03. Hold On To My Heart
04. Hey Mama
05. The Lost Boy
06. The Peace
07. Show Time
08. The Great Misconceptions Of Me

2017, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Napalm Records, W.A.S.P.