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

===''Golgotha'', 25th anniversary of ''The Crimson Idol'' and next album (2015–present)===
W.A.S.P.'s fifteenth studio album, ''[[Golgotha (W.A.S.P. album)|Golgotha]]'', was released on October 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-golgotha-cover-artwork-release-date-track-listing-revealed/|title=W.A.S.P.: 'Golgotha' Cover Artwork, Release Date, Track Listing Revealed|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=July 14, 2015|access-date=August 14, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812085534/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-golgotha-cover-artwork-release-date-track-listing-revealed/|archive-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> The album took four years to materialize.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waspnation.com/makingofgolgotha.htm|title=W.A.S.P. Nation - Making of Golgotha|publisher=waspnation.com|access-date=August 14, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823072412/http://www.waspnation.com/makingofgolgotha.htm|archive-date=August 23, 2015}}</ref>

W.A.S.P. toured in 2017 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of ''[[The Crimson Idol]]''. To coincide with this anniversary, the band released ''[[The Crimson Idol#Reidolized: The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol (2018)|Reidolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)]]'' on February 2, 2018, which came with the original ''The Crimson Idol'' movie on DVD and Blu-ray, and includes six tracks that were originally intended to be part of the original version of the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=W.A.S.P. To Release 'Reidolized (The Soundtrack To The Crimson Idol)' In February|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-to-release-reidolized-the-soundtrack-to-the-crimson-idol-in-february/|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=December 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042931/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-to-release-reidolized-the-soundtrack-to-the-crimson-idol-in-february/|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref>

In December 2017, it was reported that W.A.S.P. had been working on new material for the follow-up to ''Golgotha''.<ref name="newmaterial"/> No news on the album had surfaced for more than three years, until December 2020 when ''[[Loudwire]]'' listed it as one of the 88 "Most Anticipated Rock + Metal Albums" of 2021.<ref name="loudwire" /> Progress on a new album had continued to be slow by January 2022, when frontman [[Blackie Lawless]] stated in an interview with [[Eddie Trunk]] that the band has "quite a bit of material that [they've] been working on diligently actually."<ref name="metalstorm"/> He reiterated the album's slow progress in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=54611|title=W.A.S.P. - Update On New Album From Blackie Lawless|publisher=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|access-date=July 3, 2024|date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

Former W.A.S.P. drummer [[Frankie Banali]] died of pancreatic cancer on August 20, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|author=Joe DiVita|url=https://loudwire.com/quiet-riot-drummer-frankie-banali-dead-68/|title=Quiet Riot Drummer Frankie Banali Dead at 68|website=[[Loudwire]]|date=August 21, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> making him the second deceased member of ''[[The Crimson Idol]]''-era lineup, following [[Bob Kulick]] who had died three months earlier.<ref>{{cite web|author=Matt Friedlander|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/5/29/kiss-collaborator-bob-kulick-acclaimed-guitarist-and-produce.html|title=KISS collaborator Bob Kulick, acclaimed guitarist and producer, dead at 70|website=[[ABC News Radio]]|date=May 29, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref>

The band embarked on their first North American tour in over a decade from October to December 2022, with support from [[Armored Saint]], and on selected dates, [[Michael Schenker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-announces-first-u-s-tour-in-decade-armored-saint-to-support/|title=W.A.S.P. Announces First U.S. Tour In A Decade; ARMORED SAINT To Support|date=January 12, 2022|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref> While on their North American tour, Lawless stated that he and the band use backing tracks in their live performances during a Q&A session.<ref>{{cite web |title=W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless Admits To Using Backing Tracks During Live Performances |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-s-blackie-lawless-admits-to-using-backing-tracks-during-live-performances |website=Blabbermouth |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=en |date=27 November 2022}}</ref> Additional tours, including in Europe and North America, were rescheduled to spring 2023 and again to 2024 due to the pandemic situation in Europe as well as Lawless' "extensive back injuries".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-postpones-european-40th-anniversary-tour-until-2023/|title=W.A.S.P. Postpones European 40th-Anniversary Tour Until 2023|date=February 15, 2022|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=44446|title=W.A.S.P. - Announce Shows In Russia|publisher=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|access-date=January 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/w-a-s-p-cancels-2023-u-s-tour-due-to-blackie-lawlesss-extensive-back-injuries|title=W.A.S.P. Cancels 2023 U.S. Tour Due To BLACKIE LAWLESS's 'Extensive Back Injuries'|date=July 21, 2023|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>

Don Costa, who was bassist in 1982, died on May 29, 2024, aged 65.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}