2018reissue with 8 bonus tracks

When VirginSteele began recording this self-titled debut album in 1981, theband had only been together for three weeks. That explains why thisfantasy metal effort is uneven; in 1981, Virgin Steele still hadsome growing and developing to do and was very much a diamond inthe rough (in terms of both songwriting and production).Nonetheless, one hears a lot of potential on the band’s firstrecordings, all of which are heavily influenced by Judas Priest’s’70s work. Priest, however, isn’t the only influence; there arealso hints of Deep Purple and Rainbow, and Virgin Steele’s originallineup (which consisted of David Defeis on lead vocals andkeyboards, Jack Starr on guitar, Joe Reilly on bass, and JoeyAyvazian on drums) didn’t escape the influence of progressive rock.Some of the writing, in fact, brings to mind Canadian prog-rockersRush. What does Virgin Steele’s first album have in common withprogressive rock? For one thing, an appreciation of Europeanclassical music. Virgin Steele’s debut is harder and heavier thanmost progressive rock, and yet, the headbangers share Rush’s loveof music that is driving yet intricate and involved. Unfortunately,this album (which was recorded on a shoestring budget) was out ofprint for a long time. This interesting, if inconsistent, disc isnot recommended to those who have only a casual interest in VirginSteele — in 1981, the band’s best work was yet to come. But ifyou’re a serious collector, these under-produced recordingsdefinitely have historic value.

Tracklist:
1. Minuet In G Minor
2. Danger Zone
3. American Girl
4. Dead End Kids
5. Drive On Thru
6. Still In Love With You
7. Children Of The Storm
8. Pictures On You
9. Pulverizer
10. Living In Sin
11. Virgin Steele
12. The Lesson-demo
13. Life Of Crime-demo
14. Burn The Sun-demo
15. American Girl-re-mastered original mix
16. Dead End Kids-remixed
17. Drive On Thru-re-mastered original mix
18. Living In Sin-re-mastered original mix
19. A Token Of My Hatred-live

Condition cover: nm

Condition cd: nm

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