The Last Command is the second album by heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band W.A.S.P. on November 9, 1985. The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who also produced Metal Health

Metal Health

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by Quiet Riot

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It featured a new drummer, Steve Riley. The album made No. 47 on Billboard's top 200 album chart in early 1986. it also sold over 1 million copies, their first album to do so. It was also the last album to feature Randy Piper

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 on guitar until 2002.

Susperia

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, Nokturnal Mortum

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, Crystal Viper and Nightwish

Nightwish

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 have covered the song "Wild Child".

Track listing

• All songs written by Blackie Lawless, unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Wild Child" (Lawless/Holmes) – 5:12
2. "Ballcrusher" (Lawless/Holmes) – 3:27
3. "Fistful of Diamonds" – 4:13
4. "Jack Action" (Lawless/Riley) – 4:16
5. "Widowmaker" – 5:17
6. "Blind in Texas" – 4:21
7. "Cries in the Night" – 3:41
8. "The Last Command" – 4:10
9. "Running Wild in the Streets" – 3:30
10. "Sex Drive" (Lawless/Holmes) – 3:12

1998 CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "Mississippi Queen
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    " (Mountain
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    ) – 3:21
12. "Savage" (Lawless/Piper/Holmes) – 3:32
13. "On Your Knees" (live, October 1984) – 4:38
14. "Hellion" (live, October 1984) – 4:45
15. "Sleeping (In the Fire)" (live, October 1984) – 5:44
16. "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)" (live, October 1984) – 4:37
17. "I Wanna Be Somebody" (live, October 1984) – 5:54

W.A.S.P

• Blackie Lawless
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  : Vocals, Bass
• Chris Holmes
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  : Lead & rhythm guitar
• Randy Piper
  Randy Piper
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  : Lead & rhythm guitars, Backing vocals
• Steve Riley: Drums, Backing vocals

Production

• Produced By Spencer Proffer
• Production Assistant: Suzanna DuBarry
• Engineered By Spencer Proffer & Hanspeter Huber
• Assistant Engineer: Alex Woltman
• Mastering: Steve Hall