On Saturday night, President-Elect Donald Trump was back in his New York hometown, attending a UFC event at Madison Square Garden.Across the street from MSG, hair metal cult heroes W.A.S.P.
played at Hammerstein Ballroom, and they turned their show into something of an impromptu Trump rally.In the ’80s, the Parents Music Resource Center targeted W.A.S.P., among other artists for songs like “Animal (Fuck Like A Beast).” During the band’s Hammerstein set, W.A.S.P.
leader and born-again Christian spoke about Trump, describing him as a mythical hero of First Amendment rights.As Blabbermouth reports, Blackie Lawless made his big speech near the end of W.A.S.P.’s set.
Here’s what he had to say: As the band launched into final song “Blind In Texas,” Trump banners unfurled onstage, and the famous photo of Trump after the Pennsylvania assassination attempt appeared on W.A.S.P.’s screen.It feels like something that will appear in a movie about the second Trump administration in a few decades, and it’ll probably seem too broad and obvious when that happens.
But no, it happened in real life.Watch fan footage below.
In September, Portland metal band Unto Others claimed that they’d been dropped from W.A.S.P.’s tour without warning....