Wake the Sleeper is the 21st studio album by the rock band Uriah Heep, released on 2 June 2008 in Europe and on 26 August 2008 in the United States. The announced September 2007 release was rescheduled (initially to March 2008) as a result of the purchase of Sanctuary Records by Universal Music.
Innocent Victim, released in 1977, is the eleventh studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep and represents a key transitional moment in the band’s career during the late 1970s. Arriving at a time when musical tastes were shifting rapidly, the album reflects Uriah Heep’s effort to adapt to a changing rock landscape while preserving elements of their classic hard rock identity.
Released in 1985, The Last Command captures W. A. S. P. at the height of their raw power — unapologetic, aggressive, and driven by a sense of confrontation that defined mid 80s American heavy metal. While often overshadowed by later, more conceptual works, this album represents the band’s most direct and dangerous statement.
The central idea of The Headless Children is not subtle — humanity without conscience, societies driven by ideology rather than empathy, and individuals reduced to instruments of power.
Released in 1986, Inside the Electric Circus is one of the most debated albums in W. A. S. P.’s catalog — often labeled as excessive, chaotic, or unfocused. Yet, when placed within its historical and cultural context, the album reveals itself as a raw snapshot of a band trapped between rising fame, external pressure, and internal identity conflict.
