VIRGIN STEELE — Hymns To Victory

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Boxset / Compilation · 2002

Tracklist

1. Flames Of Thy Power (From Blood They Rise) (5:38)
2. Through The Ring Of Fire (5:25)
3. Invictus (5:35)
4. Crown Of Glory (Unscarred) (In Fury mix) (6:39)
5. Kingdom Of The Fearless (The Destruction Of Troy) (7:39)
6. The Spirit Of Steele (acoustic) (3:24)
7. A Symphony Of Steele (Battle mix) (5:20)
8. The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii) (6:37)
9. I Will Come For You (5:44)
10. Saturday Night (4:09)
11. Noble Savage (Long Lost Early mix) (7:06)
12. Mists Of Avalon (5:09)
13. Emalaith (9:54)

Total Time: 78:22

Line-up/Musicians

- David DeFeis / vocals, keyboards and orchestration, swords (5 and 8), bass (1, 3 and 8) and all instruments (6)
- Edward Pursino / guitars and bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 12)
- Frank Gilchrist / drums (1, 2 and 3)
- Joey Ayvazion / drums (7, 8, 9, 10 and 11)
- Joe O'Relly / bass (11)
- Steve Young / slide guitar solo (12)

About this release

Release date: January 2002
Label: T&T/Noise Records


Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13 remastered
Track 4, 7, 10 preciously unreleased alternate mix
Track 6 previously unreleased acoustic version
Tracks 11, 12 previously unreleased songs

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My first exposure to Virgin Steele was last years godawful The House Of Atreus Act II. I still place that record high on my “Worst CD’s I have ever heard” list. Had I heard their older material first, not only would I have been just as scathing in my review, but I would have been a bit saddened because judging by their pair of new rarities collections, the band was way better back then.

Am I back peddling? Nah, I don’t think so. I still find David DeFeis vocals thin and weak in many places, but the music, coupled with the updated production, on this older material is leaps and bounds above what I heard before. Let’s take them one at a time, shall we? On Hymns To Victory, we find mostly re-mixed/re-mastered tracks with two new/unreleased songs and an unreleased acoustic version of “The Spirit Of Steele.” Several standouts here, including the re-mastered House Of Atreus track “Through The Ring Of Fire” – much better mix and good vocal stacking in this one. DeFeis comes close to a King Diamond-ish vocal mix here with his layering of harmonies. I’ll say it again, although I think DeFeis is a bit on the thin side vocally, he knows how to stack his harmonies. They are all in perfect unison and dead on.

The aforementioned “The Spirit Of Steele” has some absolutely beautiful piano and violin work. DeFeis sounds good in this softer setting. The melody is emotional and heartfelt as well. “The Burning Of Rome” is a killer! I love the chorus hook and the overall melody of the song is good and catchy. One song I could do without is the previously unreleased “Saturday Night.” This sounds like a bad attempt at an old school party rocker ala Autograph or Summertime Girls-era Y&T. This song should have stayed in the vaults because it was obviously there for a reason. Now, the other “new old song” here, “The Mists Of Avalon,” is a gem. The acoustic textures and the flowing melodies make this the standout cut of the disc. Other notable tracks include “Crown Of Glory,” “Noble Savage” and “Emalaith.”

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