Age of Consent (Virgin Steele album)

Age of Consent
Studio album by Virgin Steele
Released October, 1988
Recorded BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York, Sonic Sound and Studio 3973, Freeport, New York, December, 1987 – July, 1988
Genre Heavy metal, power metal
Length 47:59
71:08 (1997 reissue)
Label Maze Music
Producer Chris Bubacz and David DeFeis
Virgin Steele chronology
Noble Savage
(1986)		 Age of Consent
(1988)		 Life Among the Ruins
(1993)
1997 edition CD cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Metal Crypt [2]
Metal.it [3]
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Age of Consent is the fourth full length album by US heavy metal band Virgin Steele. It took eight months to be completed, in comparison with Noble Savage that was recorded in a few weeks, and was finally released in October 1988. It received scarce promotion and distribution by their small label, resulting in very low sales. The songs of this album follow in style and content the music of the previous album Noble Savage, adding a more polished sound and production[4]. At the time of release, the band faced legal and financial setbacks that brought to the unofficial disbandment of Virgin Steele[5]. Joe O'Reilly, although credited for playing bass on the album, was ill at the time of recording and was ghosted by DeFeis and Pursino[5]. The album was reissued on CD in 1997 by Noise Records, with a new song listing, a new cover and many bonus tracks[6]. "Stay on Top" is a cover of Uriah Heep's song from the album Head First, while "Desert Plains" is a cover of Judas Priest's song from the album Point of Entry.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics by David DeFeis except "Stay on Top" and "Desert Plains", music as indicated

  1. "On the Wings of the Night" (D. DeFeis) – 4:41
  2. "Seventeen" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:19
  3. "Tragedy" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:21
  4. "Stay on Top" (T. Jackson) – 3:37
  5. "Chains of Fire" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 3:35
  6. "The Burning of Rome (Cry for Pompeii)" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 6:39
  7. "Let It Roar" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:49
  8. "Lion in Winter" (D. DeFeis) – 5:32
  9. "Cry Forever" (D. DeFeis) – 4:32
  10. "We Are Eternal" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:10

1997 CD reissue

  1. "The Burning of Rome" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 6:39
  2. "Let It Roar" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:49
  3. "Prelude to Evening" (D. DeFeis) – 1:10
  4. "Lion in Winter" (D. DeFeis) – 5:32
  5. "Stranger at the Gate" (D. DeFeis) – 1:28
  6. "Perfect Mansions (Mountains of the Sun)" (D. DeFeis) – 8:32
  7. "Coils of the Serpent" (D. DeFeis) – 1:24
  8. "Serpent's Kiss" (D. DeFeis) – 8:15
  9. "On the Wings of the Night" (D. DeFeis) – 4:41
  10. "Seventeen" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:19
  11. "Tragedy" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:21
  12. "Stay on Top" (T. Jackson) – 3:37
  13. "Chains of Fire" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 3:35
  14. "Desert Plains" (K. K. Downing, R. Halford, G. Tipton) – 4:52
  15. "Cry Forever" (D. DeFeis) – 4:32
  16. "We Are Eternal" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:10

Bonus tracks remastered reissue 2008

  1. "Screaming for Vengeance" (Judas Priest cover) – 5:11
  2. "The Curse" – 2:55

Personnel

Band members

Production

References

  1. ^ Reesman, Bryan. "Virgin Steele Age of Consent". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r21291/review. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
  2. ^ Turnbull, Bruce (2009-03-29). "Review: Virgin Steele - Age of Consent". The Metal Crypt.com. http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=4743. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  3. ^ Aimasso, Marco. "Virgin Steele - Age Of Consent (Reissue)" (in Italian). Metal.it. http://www.metal.it/album.aspx/8774/. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  4. ^ Jensen, Tommy B. (2002-09-16). "Virgin Steele - Age of Consent". RevelationZ Magazine. http://www.revelationz.net/index.asp?ID=316. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 
  5. ^ a b DeFeis, David. "Virgin Steele Biography". Virgin-Steele.com. http://www.virgin-steele.com/bio.html. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 
  6. ^ "Virgin Steele - Age of Consent". Metal-Archives.com. http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=693. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 
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