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After the ridiculously good part one, it was expected Virgin Steele to have a break in quality, but fuck no! Virgin Steele is a damn Power Metal express and the engine is at full throttle. Choo Choo motherfucker! Part 2 is as good as part 1, the change they make is stylistic, they go bigger, more epic, less tender, and a tad more progressive.
Mar 9, 2019 · However, while they don’t really cause much of a detraction here, it is worth pointing out that this marks the first album where some of the more “questionable” aspects of later Virgin Steele releases make their appearance… namely the demanding 75+ minute run-time, a slew of interlude tracks, and slightly un-intuitive “detour” song-writing structures.
Jul 2, 2024 · An epic killer that brings you back to the era of the Atreus albums. Thumping guitars, pompous keyboards and catchy melodies all brought together by the roars of DeFeis. This is a song that reeks of that good old Virgin Steele brand and there’s a lot more where that came from on this album.
When Virgin Steele go for their more complex, reflective, high-art approach to European-styled, classical-influenced power metal, they still hit spot-on for the most part. Combined with the moments when the far more dominant aggressive approach does succeed, the overall result certainly makes this a very good album overall.
Virgin Steele have had a long and storied career. Their early albums Virgin Steele I and Guardians Of The Flame showed the first signs of singer David Defeis' fondness for the epic sound the band is known for. When their guitarist, Jack Starr, left the group following the release of album number two, a young Edward Pursino stepped up to the plate.
Nov 3, 2024 · Hot on the heels of the bands 2023 album ‘The Passion Of Dionysus’, 2024 will see the reissue of Virgin Steele’s self titled debut album – originally released in 1981. The bands founding member DeFeis, has included an additional sub-title to this re-release, “The Anniversary Edition” as he calls it. For he has completely re-mixed ...
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Straight off the bat I’m going to say this is one of, if not the hardest Virgin Steele album to review. There are a number of reasons that makes this so, from the various pressings of the album doing the rounds, to the material included – some of which I might add is the finest the band has cut to tape – this is a hard job, but I’ll do my best to clear everything up both for fans and ...
