Editing W.A.S.P. (band) (section)

===Post-Chris Holmes period (1989–1995)===
[[File:Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. in performance (2006).jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Blackie Lawless]] and W.A.S.P. performing in Norway]]
Chris Holmes left the band in August 1989, stating that he wanted to "have fun, you know." Lawless responded with a caustic remark about the fact that "some guys want to stay at home and wear aprons," hinting at the nature of Chris Holmes' relationship with his new wife [[Lita Ford]]. The band effectively disbanded a few months later, with Blackie Lawless embarking on a short lived solo career.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Lawless was originally slated to play the [[T-1000]] terminator in the movie ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', but was later replaced by [[Robert Patrick]] after [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] deemed Lawless "too tall" (1.93m).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/7376/aolchat2.html |title=AOL chat with Blackie Lawless 1999 |publisher=Webcitation.org |access-date=February 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024015649/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/7376/aolchat2.html |archive-date=October 24, 2009 }}</ref> Blackie commenced work on his solo project, but under pressure from both promoters and fans, he released it as a W.A.S.P. album. Ironically, many critics feel that the resulting concept album, ''[[The Crimson Idol]]'', has been the best W.A.S.P. output so far.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

The follow-up to ''The Crimson Idol'' was ''[[Still Not Black Enough]]'' (1995), a collection of dark, introspective tunes that extended the ''Crimson Idol'' mythology.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> This time, rather than "hiding behind" [[alter ego]] Jonathan Steele, Lawless spoke directly to the audience about his own feelings (as stated in the liner notes). While the album lacked the cohesiveness of its predecessor, the lyrics still explored similar topics to ''Crimson Idol'': being an outcast and misfit, the pressures of fame and society, and the search for love. ''Still Not Black Enough'' also included cover songs as "bonus tracks". The initial European edition included a different track listing from the American version and a subsequent American re-issue featured yet a different track listing. No version to date includes all the various tracks on one disc.