Blackie Lawless
Biography
Blackie Lawless, born Steven Edward Duren on September 4, 1956, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. He co-founded Killer Kane and later Sister, before transitioning to bass for W.A.S.P. in 1982, penning songs that often explored themes of Christianity and the apocalypse, which earned the band significant commercial success from 1985 to 1988.