1993 studio album by Virgin Steele
Life Among the Ruins heavy metal band Virgin Steele . It was released in 1993, after almost five years of inactivity. It is the first album with bassist Rob DeMartino, who replaced Joe O'Reilly, retired from the scene.
The song "Snakeskin Voodoo Man" was present only in the American release and was instead released as a single in 1992 in Europe, at the same time of the VHS Tale of the Snakeskin Voodoo Man . The VHS featured videos for "Snakeskin Voodoo Man", "Love Is Pain", "Invitation-I Dress in Black" and "Cage of Angels-Never Believed in Good-Bye", interviews and backstage footage.[ 4]
The music of this album is bluesy hard rock and melodic metal , more similar to early Whitesnake 's recordings than the epic power metal of albums like Noble Savage The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I [ 5]
Track listing
All lyrics by David DeFeis , music as indicated
Title Writer(s) 1. "Sex Religion Machine" (DeFeis, Ed Pursino) 4:43 2. "Love Is Pain" (DeFeis) 3:53 3. "Jet Black" (DeFeis, Pursino) 4:13 4. "Invitation" (DeFeis) 1:16 5. "I Dress in Black (Woman with No Shadow)" (DeFeis) 4:46 6. "Crown of Thorns" (DeFeis, Pursino) 6:28 7. "Cage of Angels" (instrumental) (DeFeis) 0:54 8. "Never Believed in Good-Bye" (DeFeis) 4:23 9. "Too Hot to Handle" (DeFeis, Pursino) 4:39 10. "Love's Gone" (DeFeis, Pursino, Teddy Cook) 4:29 11. "Snakeskin Voodoo Man" (American bonus track) (Dave Ferrara, Pursino, Joey Ayvazian, Rob DeMartino) 5:16 12. "Wild Fire Woman" (DeFeis, Pursino) 4:43 13. "Cry Forever" (DeFeis) 4:32 14. "Haunting the Last Hours" (instrumental) (DeFeis) 0:54 15. "Last Rose of Summer" (DeFeis) 4:19
2012 CD remastered reissue bonus tracks Title 16. "Snakeskin Voodoo Man" (live acoustic rehearsal version) 4:02 17. "Jet Black" (live acoustic rehearsal version) 4:18 18. "Purple Rain" (live acoustic rehearsal version) 4:49 19. "Wildfire Woman" (live acoustic rehearsal version) 4:35
Disc 2 (The "My Mourning Clothes" CD) Title 1. "When the Levee Breaks" (Led Zeppelin cover) 6:39 2. "Sympathy for the Devil" (Rolling Stones cover) 4:19 3. "My Mourning Clothes" 7:51 4. "Mambo Sun" 3:42 5. "Ballrooms of Mars" 3:28
The Vertical Soul Suite Title 6. "Wild Thing" 1:46 7. "The Moonrise in your Skin" 0:55 8. "Wild Thing Reprise" 0:57 9. "The Magick in your Sin" 1:12
Title 10. "Sex Religion Machine" (Rare New York Mix) 4:44 11. "Jet Black" (Rare New York Mix) 4:11 12. "Crown Of Thorns" (Rare New York Mix) 6:29 13. "Cage Of Angels" (Rare New York Mix) 0:54 14. "Never Believed In Goodbye" (Rare New York Mix) 4:24 15. "Love Is Pain" (Rare New York Mix) 3:53 16. "Invitation" (Rare New York Mix) 1:14 17. "I Dress In Black (Woman With No Shadow)" (Rare New York Mix) 4:44 18. "Too Hot To Handle" (Rare New York Mix) 4:38 19. "Love's Gone" (Rare New York Mix) 4:27 20. "Flesh And Blood" (Rare Never Released Demo) 4:41
Personnel
Band members
David DeFeis – vocals, keyboardsEd Pursino – guitars, bass
Rob DeMartino – bass
Joey Ayvazian – drums
Additional musicians
Teddy Cook – bass on tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12
Dave Ferrara – lead guitar on track 11
Production
Virgin Steele – producers on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11
DeFeis / Pursino – producers on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14
DeFeis / Chris Bubacz – producers on tracks 13, 15
References
^ Reesman, Bryan. "Virgin Steele Life Among the Ruins review" . AllMusic . Retrieved July 12, 2011 . ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties . Burlington, Ontario , Canada : Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 489. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9 .^ Tero Kukkonen (September 26, 2012). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele – Life Among The Ruins (reissue)" . Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012 . ^ "Virgin Steele – Life Among the Ruins" . Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved April 7, 2010 .^ Jensen, Tommy B. (July 15, 2004). "Virgin Steele – Life Among The Ruins" . RevelationZ Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2010 .
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