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W.A.S.P. is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Mötley Crüe, Steppenwolf, Bob Kulick, New York Dolls and Actress. Those roots explain a lot about how W.A.S.P. arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Manowar, Quiet Riot, Savatage, Great White and Y&T, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mortiis, Accept, Fozzy, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beast in Black, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around W.A.S.P., reaching back through Mötley Crüe and forward to Mortiis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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W.A.S.P. connections
W.A.S.P. grew out of Mötley Crüe, Steppenwolf, Bob Kulick and New York Dolls, shares an orbit with Manowar, Quiet Riot, Savatage and Great White, went on to shape Mortiis, Accept, Fozzy and Red Hot Chili Peppers. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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