Virgin Steele - Invictus
| Release date: | 1998 |
| Style: | Heavy metal, Symphonic metal |
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Disc I [Invictus]
01. The Blood Of Vengeance
02. Invictus
03. Mind, Body, Spirit
04. In The Arms Of The Death God
05. Through Blood And Fire
06. Sword Of The Gods
07. God Of Our Sorrows
08. Vow Of Honour
09. Defiance
10. Dust From The Burning
11. Amaranth
12. A Whisper Of Death
13. Dominion Day
14. A Shadow Of Fear
15. Theme From "The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell"
16. Veni, Vidi, Vici
Disc II [Fire Spirits] [2014 Re-issue bonus]
01. Dark Distant Future - Live Rehearsal Great Hall Medley #1 [acoustic version]
1 - A Whisper Of Death (Intro)
2 - Unholy Water
3 - Trail Of Tears
02. With Vengeance Divine - Live In The Studio Medley #2 [acoustic version]
1 - Rising Unchained
2 - Veni, Vidi, Vici
3 - Defiance
4 - I Will Come For You
5 - Victory Is Mine
03. Conquering Hero - Live Fireplace Rehearsal Medley #3 [acoustic version]
1 - Serpent's Kiss (Intro)
2 - A Whisper Of Death (Main Section Of Song)
3 - Great Sword Of Flame
4 - Emalaith
5 - The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii)
6 - Perfect Mansions (Mountains Of The Sun)
7 - Do You Walk With God
Top 20 albums of 1998: 14
01. The Blood Of Vengeance
02. Invictus
03. Mind, Body, Spirit
04. In The Arms Of The Death God
05. Through Blood And Fire
06. Sword Of The Gods
07. God Of Our Sorrows
08. Vow Of Honour
09. Defiance
10. Dust From The Burning
11. Amaranth
12. A Whisper Of Death
13. Dominion Day
14. A Shadow Of Fear
15. Theme From "The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell"
16. Veni, Vidi, Vici
Disc II [Fire Spirits] [2014 Re-issue bonus]
01. Dark Distant Future - Live Rehearsal Great Hall Medley #1 [acoustic version]
1 - A Whisper Of Death (Intro)
2 - Unholy Water
3 - Trail Of Tears
02. With Vengeance Divine - Live In The Studio Medley #2 [acoustic version]
1 - Rising Unchained
2 - Veni, Vidi, Vici
3 - Defiance
4 - I Will Come For You
5 - Victory Is Mine
03. Conquering Hero - Live Fireplace Rehearsal Medley #3 [acoustic version]
1 - Serpent's Kiss (Intro)
2 - A Whisper Of Death (Main Section Of Song)
3 - Great Sword Of Flame
4 - Emalaith
5 - The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii)
6 - Perfect Mansions (Mountains Of The Sun)
7 - Do You Walk With God
Top 20 albums of 1998: 14
Review
Lyrics Production:
Steve Young - producer, engineer, mixing
Michael Sarsfield - mastering
Rating:
8.9
8.9
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Rating: 8.9 |
Sharpen your sword it is time for some classic Heavy Metal. In Virgin Steele discography, Invictus remains my favorite release. Don't expect something brutal, those guys are the masters of refined Heavy Metal influenced by classical music. Right from the get-go, the band leaves little doubt as to what the album is all about. Epic Heavy Metal with driving guitar riffs and mind-blowing vocals are on the menu. However, the surprise lies in how much of it is available on this album. Every track seems to grow on the listener quite rapidly, whether it is the catchy "Mind, Body, Spirit" or more intricate opuses such as "A Whisper of Death". Read more ›› |
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
Second album i listened today and another "wooo, this is so great music!" especially the riff from "Dust From The Burning" destroyed me with its awesomeness
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| Cryzpin Posts: 113  |
Very entertaining album, but regarding the genre - that's definitely Power! And it's quite obvious imo, much more Power than Symphonic or Heavy as tagged.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002  |
Is it concept album  Those small parts and talking parts is OK in concept album but still more I think this band is overated This was most manowar album ever from band, what is problem use same lyrics and put 80's sound guitar , heavyer riffs why band cant do it ? what is the problem , boring album only ending part gets heavyer
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by Bad English on 26.05.2012 at 17:11 So interludes and spoken word passages are okay until you find out it's not a concept album? Then all of a sudden the music sucks. Seems legit.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 27.05.2012 at 01:07 no it dosnt but its be better if such parts is in concept album about one theme it fits more
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| qlacs "The Quaker" Posts: 1547  |
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| Belegûr Arise In Might! Posts: 365  |
Written by Bad English on 26.05.2012 at 17:11 Ending part gets heavier? The album opens with the heaviest song the band has probably ever recorded "Invictus". It's also a concept album, it follows from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II. I don't think this band is for you based on your comments under each album 
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62002 |
Written by Belegûr on 01.07.2015 at 17:53 shit I mean lighter
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die" I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333  |
An another great album by VS. I usually talk shit about 75+ min albums, but this time I have to make an exception to that, because this album really don't have that many filler moments. Even though it's concept the songs actually work really well as individual pieces. There's no need to skip many of the tracks, at least the longer tracks are all pretty much safe to listen again.
---- My vision is augmented
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| Maco Pvt Funderground Posts: 3593  |
Veni Vidi Vici is omg 1000/10
---- Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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| majormalfunction Posts: 1507  |
Oh this is such awesome work and both Edward and Frank is beasts on this album. Delivering some excellent and furious performances. The band overall was also best musical wise at this point in time, I remember listening to a bootleg from the tour supporting this album and the band was out of this world. They should try to release some live material from this era
---- Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Contributor Posts: 5301  |
Written by GrimReaper85 on 07.01.2022 at 14:18 Yep! it's certainly epic, much like most of the album 
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| Jack_Torrance Posts: 182  |
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