I thought this was just so cool, I wanted to share.

Saw that on Blabbermouth. The blabberjerks are all over him about it over there, like he committed some crime against humanity for "forcing" people to listen to his minute long prayer. Good for Blackie. It's nice to see guys like him, with a reputation for being a jerk, stand up for what he believes and also show some compassion.

I liked him more before, today he is to influenced by religion and dont think for himself anymore.

There's some things I like and some things I don't like about the new Blackie Lawless. What I saw in this video, I like. It was brave, heart-felt, and honest, and I mean, no matter what faith you are, if you're a decent human being then you agree with the message. So whether he puts the name Jesus or Buddha or Odin behind it isn't too important.

What I don't like about Blackie after his conversion, or re-conversion (the guy's held a lot of conflicting attitudes both for and against religion over the years), is that now he's taking away some of W.A.S.P.'s edge by refusing to play old songs, most notably Smurf Like a Beast. I feel like even Alice Cooper has a better grasp on how rock 'n' roll needs to keep its edge than Blackie does over the past few years, and I compare him to Alice because they are very similiar people in many ways. Any way, if there's one thing I know about Blackie, it's that he goes through phases, and this will change. I'm not saying he won't still be Christian, but he'll go through another rebellious streak where he goes out to shock us again with sex and gore. I could be wrong, but I'd be surprised.

Although I'm sure he is well intentioned with this prayer I don't think a W.A.S.P concert is really the best medium for it.

Watching this I can't help but feel that W.A.SP have become the opposite of what they set out to be, Blackie in particular has some kind of stuck up holier than thou attitude. He's perfectly entitled to his political and religious beliefs but to be honest I don't give a rats ass about them, just because your famous doesn't mean your opinions on these things matter more.

I'll bet you that if you went to a Gorgoroth show and Gaahl prayed to whoever he prays to, there wouldn't be this kind of complaining and moaning. Maybe it's the right place, and maybe it's not. But I don't believe there would be an uproar if he prayed to any other deity.

Don't believe me? Think about it for a minute.

if he had laced that little speech with the word "motherf*cker" about 30 times, it might have been easier for people to swallow. people seem to like to be cursed at.

Good for Blackie - it felt honest to me.

Some of you are making this a bigger deal than it really is. Blackie is now an old man who's been through a lot spiritually, and this was just a heartfelt gesture. He may be invoking his brand of religion, but I don't think this had anything to do with religion per se. Eyesore nailed the situation perfectly, imo.

I applaud Blackie for doing it. He had something on his mind and the nerve to say it.

It's a nice change from the retarded "hail satan" garbage.

Satanism at a Venom concert or christianity at a Stryper concert is expected, christianity at a WASP concert isn't. But you guys are right it isn't a big deal, I wouldn't be offended by it even though I could understand if someone was. I'm just saying that Blackie has been annoying as hell lately in general.