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      <description><![CDATA[They hope to be back on the road in 2024. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/wasp-dates-40th-never-stops-2023-north-american-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[He'll finish the shows 'come hell or high water,' he said. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/366/p/blackie-lawless-back-pain-seated-wasp-tour-dates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[What a mistake to make. <a href="https://wgrd.com/fire-department-shuts-down-wasp-show-oversold-dallas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The lead vocalist stands alone. <a href="https://wgrd.com/bands-singer-only-original-member-left-rock-metal/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Blackie Lawless Says Axl Rose Credits W.A.S.P. for One of Guns N’ Roses’ Biggest Songs</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:19:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[No big deal. <a href="https://wgrd.com/blackie-lawless-axl-rose-credits-wasp-guns-n-roses-welcome-to-the-jungle/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[No big deal. <a href="https://wgrd.com/blackie-lawless-axl-rose-credits-wasp-guns-n-roses-welcome-to-the-jungle/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauryn Schaffner]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Blackie Lawless Won’t ‘Even Consider a Woke Culture’ During Upcoming W.A.S.P. Tour</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/blackie-lawless-wont-consider-woke-culture-wasp-tour/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:05:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[They're celebrating their 40th anniversary starting next month. <a href="https://wgrd.com/blackie-lawless-wont-consider-woke-culture-wasp-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[They&apos;re celebrating their 40th anniversary starting next month. <a href="https://wgrd.com/blackie-lawless-wont-consider-woke-culture-wasp-tour/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauryn Schaffner]]></dc:creator>
      <category><![CDATA[Blackie Lawless]]></category>
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      <title>Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist Chris Holmes Reveals His ‘Cancer Is Gone’</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-cancer-update-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:29:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Fans first learned of his diagnosis earlier this year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-cancer-update-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Fans first learned of his diagnosis earlier this year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-cancer-update-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Trapp]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 20:08:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Reference anything for Dethklok. <a href="https://wgrd.com/metalocalypse-funniest-references-metal-dethklok-adult-swim/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Reference anything for Dethklok. <a href="https://wgrd.com/metalocalypse-funniest-references-metal-dethklok-adult-swim/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Adult Swim</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Blum]]></dc:creator>
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      <link>https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-cancer-diagnosis-gofundme/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Fans can donate now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-cancer-diagnosis-gofundme/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Fans can donate now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-cancer-diagnosis-gofundme/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist Chris Holmes Diagnosed With Throat + Neck Cancer</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:18:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Blackie Lawless expressed his support for Holmes in his cancer battle. <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-diagnosed-throat-neck-cancer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Blackie Lawless expressed his support for Holmes in his cancer battle. <a href="https://wgrd.com/former-wasp-guitarist-chris-holmes-diagnosed-throat-neck-cancer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chad Childers]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:58:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Three decades of excellence! <a href="https://wgrd.com/50-rock-metal-albums-turning-30-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As part of their 40th anniversary tour later this year. <a href="https://wgrd.com/blackie-lawless-wasp-may-play-animal-fuck-like-a-beast-live-again/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Would rockers get canceled for these same things now? <a href="https://wgrd.com/rock-antics-wouldnt-fly-today/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Coffman]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Megadeth cut their set short at Metalfest 2012 in Croatia after frontman Dave Mustaine was hit in the head by a rock thrown by an angry fan.
Fans chanted &quot;We want W.A.S.P.&quot; during Megadeth's performance after a rumor spread in the audience that Blackie Lawless of W... <a href="https://wgrd.com/mustaine-assaulted-by-croatian-w-a-s-p-fan-nsfw-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Megadeth cut their set short at Metalfest 2012 in Croatia after frontman Dave Mustaine was hit in the head by a rock thrown by an angry fan.
Fans chanted &amp;quot;We want W.A.S.P.&amp;quot; during Megadeth&apos;s performance after a rumor spread in the audience that Blackie Lawless of W... <a href="https://wgrd.com/mustaine-assaulted-by-croatian-w-a-s-p-fan-nsfw-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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