Virgin Steele - 'The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell I+II'

It could be argued that, over the past 30 years, Virgin Steele have been one of the most maligned, under-rated and controversial - the latter in respect of the fact that they divide fans straight down the middle of the love 'em or hate 'em divide - metal bands of all... In the mid 1990s, theyIt could be argued that, over the past 30 years, Virgin Steele have been one of the most maligned, under-rated and controversial – the latter in respect of the fact that they divide fans straight down the middle of the love 'em or hate 'em divide – metal bands of all… In the mid 1990s, they somewhat belatedly jumped on the concept album bandwagon, with their most ambitious project to date – the two part 'The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell' opus, released in consecutive years… and now re-issued two decades later in one glorious double disc package. A problem with re-issued albums, and particularly those which are not given the 'benefit' of a modern technological 'makeover', is that they can sound very dated, of their time.  And, certainly, 'The Marriage…' has very much the feel of the Nineties about it:  but, great albums also stand the test of time, and that also is the case here, as beautifully packaged edition shows exactly why it helped to re-established the Steele's credibility as a viable metal band after a pretty dodgy period and helped them to progress to the most creatively and critically successful period of their career. In his liner [...]

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