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Current label: Steamhammer. Years active: 1981-present. Contact: virginsteele@optonline.net. Since the early-to-mid '90s, David DeFeis has referred to Virgin Steele's music and lyrics as "barbaric-romantic metal". The band was formed in 1981 by guitarist Jack Starr, who soon found drummer Joey Ayvazian and bassist Kelly Nickels.
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May 10, 2023 · May 10, 2023. Cult U.S. metal band VIRGIN STEELE has released a new single and lyric video, "Spiritual Warfare". The song is taken from the group's upcoming album, "The Passion Of Dionysus", due ...
May 1, 2023 · The new album The Passion Of Dionysus will be released worldwide on June 30, 2023 through SPV/Steamhammer in the following formats: => CD DigiPak (incl. poster and 24 pages booklet) => 2LP Gatefold (in purple-violet vinyl), CD/LP bundle with shirt (only at the Steamhammer Shop) => Download and Stream. VIRGIN STEELE is:
May 1, 2023 · The new album "The Passion Of Dionysus" will be released on June 30th, 2023 worldwide through SPV/Steamhammer as CD DigiPak (incl. poster and 24 pages booklet), 2LP Gatefold (in purple-violet vinyl), CD/LP bundle with shirt (only at the Steamhammer Shop), download and stream: The Passion of Dionysus. Line Up: VIRGIN STEELE live 2023: 12.08.
Jul 2, 2024 · Virgin Steele are one of those bands that can confidently be called "legends". Yet the band has changed again and again in the 40+ years of its existence: Raw heavy metal in the 80s, short excursions towards glam rock, brilliant power metal in the 90s and increasingly esoteric-progressive-symphonic stuff in the 21st century.
Jul 17, 2012 · THE BOOK OF BURNING-when first released featured new versions of classic VIRGIN STEELE tracks like DON’T SAY GOODBYE, A CRY IN THE NIGHT…. etc., but that wasn’t all…It wouldn’t have been VIRGIN STEELE if we didn’t include a full-length album’s worth of brand new material inside it as well, so…that’s just what we did, adding songs like CONJURATION OF THE WATCHER, RAIN OF FIRE ...
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"In other NEWS: A new album has been recorded... final work is nearing completion (artwork, mastering, etc.), and we are currently in discussions with the label regarding release." DeFeis guested on an Eternal Winter track in 2020 and he's still doing the auto-tuned, ad-libbed style from the couple of recent albums.
