The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II
Studio album by Virgin Steele
Released February 7, 1996
Recorded 1995
Studio Media Recording, Babylon, New York
Genre Power metal
Length 66:25
Label T&T / Noise
Producer David DeFeis, Steve Young, Axel Thubeauville
Virgin Steele chronology
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I
(1995)The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I1995		 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II
(1996)		 Invictus
(1998)Invictus1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Imperiumi[2]

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II was the seventh studio album by American power metal band Virgin Steele and it was the second of three albums in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" series. It was mostly written and composed by David DeFeis and Edward Pursino. It is a well received album for its romantic and lyrical approach and its being a major influence on symphonic metal.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics by David DeFeis, music as listed

  1. "A Symphony of Steele" (DeFeis) - 5:19
  2. "Crown of Glory" (DeFeis) - 5:53
  3. "From Chaos to Creation" (DeFeis) - 1:44
  4. "Twilight of the Gods" (DeFeis) - 4:00
  5. "Rising Unchained" (DeFeis, Ed Pursino) - 5:40
  6. "Transfiguration" (DeFeis) - 3:53
  7. "Prometheus the Fallen One" (DeFeis, Pursino) - 7:42
  8. "Emalaith" (DeFeis) - 9:53
  9. "Strawgirl" (DeFeis) - 5:27
  10. "Devil/Angel" (DeFeis, Pursino) - 4:08
  11. "Unholy Water" (DeFeis, Pursino) - 5:30
  12. "Victory Is Mine" (DeFeis, Pursino) - 4:19
  13. "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Revisited" (DeFeis) - 2:14

Personnel

Band members

  • David DeFeis - all vocals, keyboards, producer
  • Edward Pursino - all guitars
  • Rob DeMartino - bass
  • Joey Ayvazian - drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12
  • Frank Gilchriest - drums on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Additional musicians

  • Frank Zummo - drums on track 13

Production

  • Steve Young - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Axel Thubeauville - executive producer

References

  1. ↑ Reesman, Bryan. "Virgin Steele The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, Pt.2 review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  2. ↑ Jussi Kallinen (2009-03-16). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell part 2 (reissue)". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Virgin Steele - The Marriage of Heaven & Hell: Part II". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
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