Originally composed as the soundtrack to a previously unreleased film, The Crimson Idol is a heavy-metal concept album following the trials and tribulations of a teenage runaway who becomes a rock star. From anthems like "Chainsaw Charlie" and "Doctor Rockter" to languid guitar instrumental "Michael's Song" and W.A.S.P. founder Blackie Lawless' soulful crooning on the partially acoustic "The Gypsy Meets the Boy," this expanded edition features some of Lawless' most ambitious and emotive songwriting.