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│ + Virgin Steele - Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-11-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 14 cd2: 15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.virgin-steele.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Virgin Steele Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation l : SPV ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Going strong for almost 35 years, New York's ║ │
│║ Virgin Steele led by vocalist and lyricist David ║ │
│║ DeFeis returns with another gargantuan platter ║ │
│║ of classic melodic heavy metal, Nocturnes of ║ │
│║ Hellfire and Damnation. Yup. It's another long ║ │
│║ one, nearly 89 minutes, and that doesn't count ║ │
│║ the two CD digipak, which has another 15 songs ║ │
│║ (which I didn't get). ║ │
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│║ If you know Virgin Steele, and you probably ║ │
│║ wouldn't be reading this if you didn't, you know ║ │
│║ their sound. Surprisingly, unlike some previous ║ │
│║ albums, this one doesn't quite have that ║ │
│║ symphonic angle. No, it's more straight forward ║ │
│║ American power metal. That's not to say that the ║ │
│║ metal within isn't grand and pompous, you know, ║ │
│║ typical Virgin Steele. Mostly, it's done with, ║ │
│║ on a larger scale, with the arrangement and then ║ │
│║ throw the guitar lines and DeFeis' vocals and ║ │
│║ vocal arrangements. Honestly, I think he must 20 ║ │
│║ or more different ways to sing, scream, screech, ║ │
│║ growl, or howl. Sometimes I wonder if, excepting ║ │
│║ the lyrics, he knows what's going to come out ║ │
│║ between those pearly whites. ║ │
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│║ Largely, I think the quinessential ║ │
│║ characteristic of Virgin Steele is their ability ║ │
│║ to make any song sound epic, even the short ║ │
│║ ones. For instance, Queen Of The Dead, just over ║ │
│║ four minutes, moves on big riffs over thumping ║ │
│║ drums, a simple but boastful refrain, and some ║ │
│║ soaring guitar solos. Another song, Glamour, ║ │
│║ twists the arrangement with more tough riffs to ║ │
│║ start, only to calm down in the middle with some ║ │
│║ piano, and bring those ambitious riffs back in ║ │
│║ the end. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ But Virgin Steele likes their longer songs as ║ │
│║ well, which are abundant. Of curiosity are ║ │
│║ Delirium and Hymns To Damnation, likely some of ║ │
│║ the most subdued stuff here. They both move ║ │
│║ moderately, churning gently but building as they ║ │
│║ progress, mostly led by DeFeis' lyrics and vocal ║ │
│║ presentation. Everything eventually leads to a ║ │
│║ tight guitar solo, often with DeFeis' still ║ │
│║ singing or screeching. Actually, I kind of ║ │
│║ wanted him to shut the hell up and let guitarist ║ │
│║ Edward Pursino be heard. Another song of ║ │
│║ interest is Demolition Queen. It's possibly the ║ │
│║ closest thing to a metal rock song (complete ║ │
│║ with cow bell) on the album, at least in the ║ │
│║ first half. At the midpoint it slows down to ║ │
│║ almost metal ballad or anthem proportions with a ║ │
│║ slight blues feel to the guitar solo. Then it ║ │
│║ never quite gets the rock groove back. ║ │
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│║ The bottom line is pretty simple. Nocturnes of ║ │
│║ Hellfire and Damnation is more classic Virgin ║ │
│║ Steele, epic and outrageous, grand and pompous, ║ │
│║ all that you would expect from David DeFeis and ║ │
│║ company. Recommended. ║ │
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│║ David DeFeis - Vocals ║ │
│║ Edward Pursino - Guitars ║ │
│║ Joshua Block - Bass, Guitars ║ │
│║ Frank Gilchriest û Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Lucifer's Hammer [05:42] │
│ 02 - Queen Of The Dead [04:16] │
│ 03 - To Darkness Eternal [00:58] │
│ 04 - Black Sun-Black Mass [05:09] │
│ 05 - Persephone [07:29] │
│ 06 - Devilhead [05:22] │
│ 07 - Demolition Queen [08:20] │
│ 08 - The Plague And The Fire [06:29] │
│ 09 - We Disappear [07:54] │
│ 10 - A Damned Apparition [01:33] │
│ 11 - Glamour [05:20] │
│ 12 - Delirium [07:34] │
│ 13 - Hymns To Damnation [06:55] │
│ 14 - Fallen Angels [06:05] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Halloween Theme [01:20] │
│ 02 - D.O.A. [07:49] │
│ 03 - The Witch In The Forest [00:54] │
│ 04 - Black Sabbath [06:16] │
│ 05 - The Inmigrant Song [01:17] │
│ 06 - Black Sabbath "Reprise" [01:05] │
│ 07 - Riderless Horse (Save Yor Breath) [07:23] │
│ 08 - The Devil Drives [07:02] │
│ 09 - Angel Never Dies [06:12] │
│ 10 - Funeral Games [07:28] │
│ 11 - The Plot Thickens [00:51] │
│ 12 - Haunted Wolfshine [06:14] │
│ 13 - West Of Sumer [07:53] │
│ 14 - A Greater Burning Of Innocence [05:43] │
│ 15 - The Birth Of Beauty [06:04] │
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│ Total Length : [152:3] min │
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