The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I
Studio album by Virgin Steele
Released	January 23, 1995 (Europe), February 8, 1995 (Japan)
Recorded	1994
Studio	Media Recording, Babylon, New York
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	70:25
Label	T&T / Noise
Producer	David DeFeis, Axel Thubeauville
Virgin Steele chronology
Life Among the Ruins (1993) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I (1995) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Imperiumi	[2]

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I is the sixth studio album by American power metal band Virgin Steele, released in 1995. It is the first part of a trilogy of concept albums, comprising also The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II and Invictus , about the relationship between humanity and divinity. The songs of the album do not follow a storyline, but they were inspired by religion, mythology, poetry and the personal beliefs of lyricist David DeFeis. ^[3]

David De Feis and Ed Pursino played all the bass lines on the album after bass player Rob DeMartino had left the band. ^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics by David DeFeis, music as listed

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Will Come for You"	(DeFeis)	5:47
2.	"Weeping of the Spirits"	(DeFeis, Ed Pursino)	5:42
3.	"Blood and Gasoline"	(DeFeis)	5:31
4.	"Self Crucifixion"	(DeFeis)	4:03
5.	"Last Supper"	(DeFeis)	6:36
6.	"Warrior's Lament" (instrumental)	(DeFeis)	2:17
7.	"Trail of Tears"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	6:54
8.	"The Raven Song"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	5:00
9.	"Forever Will I Roam"	(DeFeis)	5:20
10.	"I Wake Up Screaming"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	4:36
11.	"House of Dust"	(DeFeis)	4:04
12.	"Blood of the Saints"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	4:48
13.	"Life Among the Ruins"	(DeFeis)	6:02
14.	"The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" (instrumental)	(DeFeis)	3:38

Personnel

Band members

• David DeFeis – vocals, keyboards, producer
• Ed Pursino – guitars, bass
• Joey Ayvazian – drums

Production

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

References

1. Reesman, Bryan. "Virgin Steele The Marriage of Heaven & Hell review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 12, 2011.
2. Jussi Kallinen (February 16, 2009). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele – The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell part 1 (reissue)". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
3. Ramas, Clara (March 7, 2003). "Interview to David DeFeis". Virgin-Steele.com. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
4. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I (CD sleeve). Virgin Steele. Berlin, Germany: T&T (TT0012-2). 1994.