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Virgin Steele - Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation
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7.2 | 67 votes |
Release date: 17 June 2015
Style: Heavy metal, Symphonic metal

Owners:
49 have it
7 want it


Disc I
01. Lucifer's Hammer
02. Queen Of The Dead
03. To Darkness Eternal
04. Black Sun - Black Mass
05. Persephone
06. Devilhead
07. Demolition Queen
08. The Plague And The Fire
09. We Disappear
10. A Damned Apparition
11. Glamour
12. Delirium
13. Hymns To Damnation
14. Fallen Angels

Disc II [Limited Edition Digipak bonus]
01. Halloween Theme
02. D.O.A.
03. The Witch In The Forest
04. Black Sabbath [Black Sabbath cover]
05. The Immigrant Song [Led Zeppelin cover]
06. Black Sabbath "Reprise"
07. Riderless Horse (Save Your Breath)
08. The Devil Drives
09. Anger Never Dies
10. Funeral Games
11. The Plot Thickens
12. Haunted Wolfshine
13. West Of Sumer
14. A Greater Burning Of Innocence
15. The Birth Of Beauty
Review Lyrics (14)

Line-up
Edward "Van Dorian" Pursino - guitars
David DeFeis - keyboards, vocals
Joshua "The Sorceror" Block - bass, guitars

Additional info
Release dates:
  • Scandinavia: June 17th.
  • Germany: June 19th.
  • France: June 22nd.
  • USA: June 23rd.

    Originally titled Hymns To Damnation prior to release.

    Available as a CD, 2 CD digipak, and 2 LP gatefold, each version with a different album cover as shown below. The 2 CD digipak is the only release to contain any bonus tracks. The 2 LP gatefold edition includes the album on CD, but does not include the bonus disc.

    Artwork:
    Standard CD.
    Limited Edition Digipak.
    2 LP Gatefold.

    • Staff review by
    Belegûr
    Rating:
    8.2
    Containing 14 tracks and clocking in at almost 80 minutes, Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation certainly has a lot of material to digest. The band has managed to create an album that should offer something to please fans of their earlier work, as well as fans of the more recent darkened sounds.

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    published 01.06.2015 | Comments (15)

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    Comments: 17   Visited by: 255 users
    09.05.2015 - 21:16
    Ellrohir
    Heaven Knight
    This better be good...
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    My rest seems now calm and deep
    Finally I got my dead man sleep

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    13.05.2015 - 17:41
    blindg
    The release is only a month away and still no review"?
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    23.05.2015 - 05:12
    Rating: 10
    Roy_Batty
    Written by blindg on 13.05.2015 at 17:41

    The release is only a month away and still no review"?

    Here samples: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y18ZAL6/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp
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    23.05.2015 - 15:31
    blindg
    Written by Roy_Batty on 23.05.2015 at 05:12

    Written by blindg on 13.05.2015 at 17:41

    The release is only a month away and still no review"?

    Here samples: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Y18ZAL6/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp

    Oh no, not that again! I only heard 1 or 2 upbeat songs. The rest is midtempo or that annoying melancholy of the last 2 albums.
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    27.05.2015 - 01:47
    thefallenalchmst
    I just heard the whole thing as a promo. There are a lot of soft moments on the record and it is QUITE long, but it's much better than their last one. I don't think it's amazing, but it will be worth hearing at least.
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    02.06.2015 - 22:17
    blindg
    Is it the only place to discuss the band? Do they have a forum or anything?
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    Album Release day (June 17, 2015)
    17.06.2015 - 16:37
    Rating: 8
    Belegûr
    Arise In Might!
    Written by blindg on 02.06.2015 at 22:17

    Is it the only place to discuss the band? Do they have a forum or anything?

    Facebook page
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    19.06.2015 - 02:22
    Rating: 10
    Incalus
    I just heard...

    9,2/10!!!

    Best album since House of Atreus Act II...

    Highlights:


    Lucifer´s Hammer
    Black-Sun Black Mass
    Persephone
    Demolition Queen
    Plague And The Fire
    Glamour
    Hymns To Damnation


    Great Work, Mr Defeis!
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    20.06.2015 - 14:21
    FB_10
    I THINK NOCTURNRES OF HELLFIRE & DAMNATION IS AREALLY GOOD ALBUM
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    21.06.2015 - 21:07
    Charly546
    Well, finally managed to listen to this one and I didn't really like it. Although there are good moments scattered around (especially bonus tracks and Lucifer's Hammer), but they are quite sparse on that boring, plodding swamp that album is. Also, I didn't like the production.

    Definitely best after Atreus II, but given what kind of albums have followed "Atreus II: Now with 100 % more of Atreus!" that's not really saying much.
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    22.06.2015 - 01:00
    Bad English
    Tage Westerlund
    What a boring album 2-4 good songs, rest is just I don't know, only VS element is David DeFeis vocals, rest is I don't know , opera, symphony , seems ppl care more about band name not music , I didn't like it , seems band wont write anything good, IMO overated band
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    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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    28.06.2015 - 16:51
    Rating: 8
    JOPE OF STEELE
    Steelemeister
    I think the album is fine for what it is. Sure it's slowish and arguably boring on a few parts, but there's variation as well in a couple of faster songs. The album has classic Virgin Steel characteristics in melodies, and of course DeFeis' voice, which sounds great on most parts. Worth of a few listen I'd say.
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    My vision is augmented
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    04.07.2015 - 15:14
    Rating: 6
    joshsteph
    Repetitive, boring, uninspired, dragging on and on. Couldn't find anything special on this album, and the vocals were annoying sometimes.
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    09.07.2015 - 19:15
    blindg
    Written by Charly546 on 21.06.2015 at 21:07

    Well, finally managed to listen to this one and I didn't really like it. Although there are good moments scattered around (especially bonus tracks and Lucifer's Hammer), but they are quite sparse on that boring, plodding swamp that album is. Also, I didn't like the production.

    Definitely best after Atreus II, but given what kind of albums have followed "Atreus II: Now with 100 % more of Atreus!" that's not really saying much.

    What are the bonus tracks?
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    22.08.2015 - 04:33
    Gopherhawk
    Is it just me or are the vocals mixed way too fucking high on this album?
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    Follow your heart, not trends.
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    28.12.2015 - 14:33
    LuciferOfGayness
    Account deleted
    Satan makes the best music, and this is supposed to be a dark album. But both the vocals and the music lacks the power of Satan, which makes the lyrics a farce. Music wise this album is a step back to where they were before the symphonic era started, so even if its VS its leaning towards VS-hair metal. And David DeFeis voice isnt what it used to be. This album is overly pretentious, Biggest disappointment of the year.
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    28.12.2015 - 14:37
    Karlabos
    Written by [user id=157444] on 28.12.2015 at 14:33

    Satan makes the best music, and this is supposed to be a dark album. But both the vocals and the music lacks the power of Satan, which makes the lyrics a farce.

    You always get me with these kinds of comments
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    - Reimu Hakurei
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