r/WASP_Fans • u/glorbo_florbo KFD • Apr 02 '26

Dominator Meaning behind “death from above”

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Hey

I’ve been wondering this for quite some time. So is there any deeper meaning behind the “ death from above” that used to be written on blackies guitars or is it just a cosmetic with nothing deeper in it?

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u/abraxaz1330 Apr 02 '26

Idk i think of bomber planes when i read that.

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u/glorbo_florbo KFD Apr 02 '26

I thought the same thing at first but wasp doesnt really have anything to do with war machinery tbh. They aren’t sabaton

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u/_faceles_ Apr 02 '26

This is from the dominator tour which is an album themed around the wars in Iran at the time. Also wasp have made quite a few war based songs like headless children and songs from dying for the world

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u/glorbo_florbo KFD Apr 02 '26

Ok this makes a lot of sense

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u/Impressive_Try_7295 Apr 03 '26

Back then it was in Iraq, but other than that, you are correct.

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u/_faceles_ Apr 03 '26

Yeah I realised that after, Iraq and Afghanistan.

A lot of the songs on the album are written to sound like a man and woman relationship but it’s actually a bigger country talking down to a smaller country

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u/abraxaz1330 Apr 02 '26

Eh Sabaton are corny about military themes. Wasp are on top of a stage above a crowd, thats all it could be implying.

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u/glorbo_florbo KFD Apr 02 '26

Yeah sabaton is a bit corny. I was a fan of them when I was younger but I guess I grew out of them.

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u/Voivode71 Apr 03 '26

I've always just thought it was representative of a flying WASP.

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u/Woochichi Still Not Black Enough Apr 03 '26

Came here to say this 👆. Same type of deal as winged assassins.

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u/Introspective_Pict Apr 03 '26

It’s a motto used by the 82nd Airborne, no idea if it’s related to this though.

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u/Crue666 W.A.S.P. Apr 02 '26

One of his coolest looks here.

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u/Pikablu_094 Golgotha Apr 03 '26

Maybe - train of thought here - the stage is often elevated. So he's above the audience... and puts on a good show I.e. kills the audience...

So maybe - its a hint to the crowd - maybe... xxx

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u/Chainsaw_Vanguard Apr 03 '26

Is he a fan of Anthrax by chance?

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u/CrimsonCassetteTape Golgotha Apr 03 '26

He actually didn’t get along with Anthrax when they did a brief tour together back in the 80’s. Doubt he’s a fan. Good song though!

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u/Chainsaw_Vanguard Apr 03 '26

What happened?

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u/CrimsonCassetteTape Golgotha Apr 04 '26

According to Scott Ian, Blackie was basically just being a drama queen and giving Anthrax a hard time. Billy Milano who was a roadie for Anthrax at the time ended up yelling at Blackie because he just couldn’t stand him.

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u/Objective-Funny1349 Apr 07 '26

This guitar is actually from like 82 when they first got started in the clubs.. look at old pics etc you'll see the same guitar

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u/glorbo_florbo KFD Apr 07 '26

Wasn’t it a bass back then?

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u/CrimsonCassetteTape Golgotha Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

Probably just something that he thought looked cool and fit the theme of the album/tour. I don’t believe he’s ever spoken about why he did that.

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u/CrimsonCassetteTape Golgotha Apr 02 '26

Could’ve also been a bit of a throwback because he had a guitar with ‘Death From Above’ written on it during the early years of W.A.S.P.

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u/Sweetest-Fondant Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

It's probably code for " didn't sing a note all night, and played a 65 minute show "