W.A.S.P. "Still Not Black Enough (Japan, Victor Entertainment, VICP-5560)"

Still Not Black Enough is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., first released in June 1995 in Japan and the UK. It was not released in the U.S. until August 1996 through Castle Records.

Still Not Black Enough was originally slated for release as a Blackie Lawless solo album, but due to the heavy content, Lawless changed his mind and decided to release it as a W.A.S.P. album. This had also been the case for the previous album, The Crimson Idol. Still Not Black Enough is considered somewhat a successor to The Crimson Idol, bearing a strong resemblance with its lyrical themes. However, instead of telling the story of the fictional character Jonathan, this album is mostly a collection of personal songs from Blackie Lawless, including issues involving the death of his mother and personal crises just after the world tour for The Crimson Idol.

Track listings

All songs written by Blackie Lawless, unless otherwise indicated.

Original 1995 Japan pressing

1. "Still Not Black Enough" 4:02
2. "Somebody to Love" (Original by the Great Society, popularized by Jefferson Airplane) Darby Slick 2:50
3. "Black Forever" 3:17
4. "Scared to Death" 5:02
5. "Goodbye America" 4:46
6. "Tie Your Mother Down" (Queen cover) Brian May 3:39
7. "Keep Holding On" 4:04
8. "Rock and Roll to Death" 3:44
9. "Breathe" 3:44
10. "I Can't" 3:07
11. "No Way Out of Here" 3:39

The European and 2001 remastered versions have the same track listing, without the Queen cover.

Recording information:

Mastered at Master Disk.

Blackie Lawless – producer

Mikey Davis – engineer, mixing

Chris Ashem, Mark Humphries – assistant engineers

Andy Van Dette – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Kosh – album design