Guardians of the Flame (album)
| Guardians of the Flame | ||||
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| Studio album by Virgin Steele | ||||
| Released | August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Sonic Sound Studios, Freeport, New York, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:38 | |||
| Label |
Music for Nations (UK) Roadrunner (Europe) Mongol Horde (US) King (Japan) | |||
| Producer | David DeFeis | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Imperiumi | [2] |
| Metal Forces | (8/10)[3] |
| Martin Popoff | [4] |
Guardians of the Flame is the second album from New York power metal band Virgin Steele, released in 1983 by Music for Nations. Sanctuary reissued the album in 2002 with songs previously released in the EP Wait for the Night, a live recording, and an interview with the band.[5]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Don't Say Goodbye (Tonight)" (David DeFeis) - 4:23
- "Burn the Sun" (Jack Starr) - 4:24
- "Life of Crime" (Starr) - 4:40
- "The Redeemer" (DeFeis, Starr) - 7:05
- Side two
- "Birth Through Fire" (instrumental) (DeFeis) - 0:40
- "Guardians of the Flame" (DeFeis, Starr) - 6:45
- "Metal City" (Starr) - 4:12
- "Hell or High Water" (Starr) - 3:17
- "Go All the Way" (Starr) - 3:11
- "A Cry in the Night" (DeFeis) - 4:05
2002 CD reissue 2002 bonus tracks
- "I Am the One" (DeFeis, Starr) - 3:47
- "Go Down Fighting" (Starr) - 3:30
- "Wait for the Night" (Starr) - 4:19
- "Interview" (DeFeis) - 6:42
- "Blues Deluxe Oreganata (I Might Drown)" (live) (DeFeis, Edward Pursino) - 6:13
Personnel
Virgin Steele
- David DeFeis - all vocals, keyboards, producer
- Jack Starr - guitars
- Joe O'Reilly - bass
- Joey Ayvazian - drums
Production
- Jerry Comito - engineer
- Alvaro Falcon - engineer
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Virgin Steele Guardians of the Flame review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ Timo-Janne Kokko (2003-01-15). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ Ling, David (August 1983). "Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame". Metal Forces (1): 20. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ "Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
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