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(1981 – present)

Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, founded in 1981.

They play what they call “barbaric-romantic” metal, which is very symphonic and contains many elements from classical music. Band-leader David DeFeis describes the music as “From a whisper to a scream, barbaric, romantic, bombastic, yet subtle, grandiose, yet earthy. A call, a shout, an invocation to Freedom and the continual awakening to the awareness that every moment of life is lived to its fullest potential. It is a force, a sacred quest which drives Virgin Steele on. “

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heavy metal, power metal, epic metal, metal, symphonic metal
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-DarkAvenger- wrote:
Friday afternoon

I cannot understand how it's possible, band like Virgin Steele to exist, there's nothing alike them to be found in the world of music. Seriously there is no words great and powerful enough to describe greatness of VS. I would die just for the opportunity to shake hands with man behind the band, David Defeis.

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awienzstar wrote:
last month

fo eva

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TheTrueSeker wrote:
last month

Invictus kicks some major ass. These guys are the only keyboard-heavy power metal band worth giving a damn about.

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TrueMithrandir wrote:
last month

I've always glossed over Virgin Steele but after finally giving one of their albums a shot (Invictus) I can safely say this is better than anything Manowar has done over the past 2 decades,

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JunglemanchiId wrote:
last month

Virgin SteeIe !

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BeNgEE4 wrote:
October 2009

new to this band thanks bruce dickinson love my cheese metal :D

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JunglemanchiId wrote:
October 2009

Manowar are my 15th top artist, so it just shows how much I like Virgin Steele lol...

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JunglemanchiId wrote:
October 2009

Manowar are a novelty, Virgin Steele are anything but. Could Manowar even attempt songs like Black Light on Black, Emalaith, Kingdom of the Fearless, The Burning of Rome or A Token Of My Hatred? No, they would rather rant about being the Kings of Metal and releasing sub standard hail to metal tracks. Manowar and Virgin Steele are similar because they are from the same place and formed around the same time, the music is not the same and it's a shame that VS are compared to Manowar because when it comes to power, emotion, musicianship, lyrics and everything else positive...Virgin Steele come out on top. By The Gods!

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W1nterfell wrote:
October 2009

give manowar a brain, add one of the best voices ever and combine both with a shot of songwriting genious and you end up with virgin steele

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HumanRejection wrote:
October 2009

6 & 7 Fixtures have started down at the Italian League! Please all JOIN the group and give your predictions each week to make my job worthwhile. Tell all your friends, any italians and shout in artist/group boxes that you think will be interested in this sort of group! Cheers!

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awienzstar wrote:
October 2009

Me thinx I'le agree with prime..

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lean_cavalcante wrote:
October 2009

DeFeis = music genius!

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wikuk wrote:
October 2009

Underrated isn't a good word. Almost everyone who knows this band and likes the style loves the band. Overlooked is a better word, because no one has ever heard of them

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JunglemanchiId wrote:
September 2009

When I first heard Virgin Steele it seemed like Manowar with better musicians, better lyrics and better music in general but there was still a similarity, Virgin Steele are better in every way in my opinion and the best Manowar music for me is Triumph of Steel and backwards, Virgin Steele would be 1994, Marriage albums and onward. If we are comparing bands, the best Manowar stuff is better than the weakest Virgin Steele but the rest of Virgin Steeles music is different class.

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V_Shaft wrote:
September 2009

To me Virgin Steele sound like a crossover between Manowar and Lost Horizon (it was on their forum I learned about VS, because almost no music topic there goes without mentioning the name VS). Compared to Manowar in particular I find VS having better and more complex music and lyrics. But I like Manowar equally, because of their simplicity and the no-bullshit metal attitude. Bottom line is, Manowar and Virgin Steele both kick ass.

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PrimevalScum wrote:
September 2009

Invictus and Visions of Eden are the two best albums ever released. Manowar can't even touch that shit, fo reelz...

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Lionheartattack wrote:
September 2009

DeFeis is one of the most enthusiastic musicians I know. He's like Eric Adams from Manowar, except that DeFeis particularly does everything by himself. And yes, I even compare Virgin Steele to Manowar musically, but I recognize that Manowar don't say anything in particular in their stuff, whereas Virgin Steele tells an epic story with their every album. Anyway, I think DeFeis' pure will and enthusiasm makes it so his music doesn't even become worse due time - actually I think he's kind of evolving all the time :D - and his very unique voice stays year after year. \m/

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-DarkAvenger- wrote:
September 2009

Most of the people have never heard of them and some people just don't like good music.

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olzzy wrote:
September 2009

I can't understand why they are so fucking underrated :S

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-DarkAvenger- wrote:
August 2009

I really hope that they will start touring more after the new album's release.

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