10/13/2008 21:01

Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele: Reissues information

On October 31st... Halloween... Virgin Steele will be re-releasing their albums 'Life Among the Ruins', 'The Marriage of Heaven & Hell Part I', and 'The Marriage of Heaven & Hell Part II'. These discs will be issued in Europe through Dockyard 1.
All three albums will contain bonus tracks and new booklets and liner notes. As bonus tracks on 'The Marriage Part 2' album, Virgin Steele has included two live performances recorded in Germany, and on 'Life Among the Ruins', they have included several live acoustic tracks that were recorded in the living room of David DeFeis' house during rehearsals. As regards these live acoustic rehearsal tapes David DeFeis had this to say:

"Upon listening back to those recordings, we felt that we had achieved a really interesting mood... The performances are really raw, honest and direct. We did not add any multi-track overdubs or any additions whatsoever, they are just the stereo recordings presented live and unvarnished as we played them. In this age of high technology we felt that it was nice to do something really raw and low-tech. The songs work well in this stripped down format, and the feeling in the room was incredible. At some point we may actually release an entire disc of these various live onstage performances and rehearsals we have in our archives. As regards the full band live tracks... It is the same... No overdubs or enhancements. The tracks were recorded with just a simple stereo cassette player... Not a multi-track high-end machine."

The full TRACK LISTING FOR THE 3 RE-ISSUES is as follows:

LIFE AMONG THE RUINS:
1. SEX RELIGION MACHINE
2. LOVE IS PAIN
3. JET BLACK
4. INVITATION
5. I DRESS IN BLACK (WOMAN WITH NO SHADOW)
6. CROWN OF THORNS
7. CAGE OF ANGELS
8. NEVER BELIEVED IN GOODBYE
9. TOO HOT TO HANDLE
10. LOVE’S GONE
11. SNAKESKIN VOODOO MAN-bonus track
12. WILDFIRE WOMAN
13. CRY FOREVER
14. HAUNTING THE LAST HOURS
15. LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
Additional Bonus Tracks:
16. SNAKESKIN VOODOO MAN-Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version
17. JET BLACK-Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version
18. PURPLE RAIN-Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version
19. WILDFIRE WOMAN-Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version

THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL PART I:
1. I WILL COME FOR YOU
2. WEEPING OF THE SPIRITS
3. BLOOD AND GASOLINE
4. SELF CRUCIFIXION
5. LAST SUPPER
6. WARRIOR’S LAMENT
7. TRAIL OF TEARS
8. THE RAVEN SONG
9. FOREVER WILL I ROAM
10. I WAKE UP SCREAMING
11. HOUSE OF DUST
12. BLOOD OF THE SAINTS
13. LIFE AMONG THE RUINS
14. THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN & HELL
Bonus Track:
15. BLOOD AND GASOLINE (New Duet Version with Crystal Viper)

THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL PART II:
1. A SYMPHONY OF STEELE
2. CROWN OF GLORY (UNSCARRED)
3. FROM CHAOS TO CREATION
4. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS
5. RISING UNCHAINED
6. TRANSFIGURATION
7. PROMETHEUS THE FALLEN ONE
8. EMALAITH
9. STRAWGIRL
10. DEVIL/ANGEL
11. UNHOLY WATER
12. VICTORY IS MINE
13. THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL REVISITED
BONUS TRACKS:
14. LIFE AMONG THE RUINS- (Live Version)
15. I WAKE UP SCREAMING- (Live Version)

A brand new Virgin Steele album will appear early in the new year.

(source: Virgin Steele)