The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II
Studio album by Virgin Steele
Released	February 7, 1996
Recorded	1995
Studio	Media Recording, Babylon, New York
Genre	Power metal, heavy metal
Length	66:25
Label	T&T / Noise
Producer	David DeFeis, Steve Young, Axel Thubeauville
Virgin Steele chronology
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I (1995) The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II (1996) Invictus (1998)

Professional ratings

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

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II is the seventh studio album by American power metal band Virgin Steele and the second of three albums in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" series. It was mostly written and composed by David DeFeis and Edward Pursino. It is a well received album for its romantic and lyrical approach and its being a major influence on symphonic metal. ^[3]

Track listing

All lyrics by David DeFeis, music as listed

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Symphony of Steele"	(DeFeis)	5:19
2.	"Crown of Glory"	(DeFeis)	5:53
3.	"From Chaos to Creation"	(DeFeis)	1:44
4.	"Twilight of the Gods"	(DeFeis)	4:00
5.	"Rising Unchained"	(DeFeis, Ed Pursino)	5:40
6.	"Transfiguration"	(DeFeis)	3:53
7.	"Prometheus the Fallen One"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	7:42
8.	"Emalaith"	(DeFeis)	9:53
9.	"Strawgirl"	(DeFeis)	5:27
10.	"Devil/Angel"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	4:08
11.	"Unholy Water"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	5:30
12.	"Victory Is Mine"	(DeFeis, Pursino)	4:19
13.	"The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Revisited"	(DeFeis)	2:14

Personnel

Band members

• David DeFeis – vocals, keyboards, producer
• Edward Pursino – guitars
• Rob DeMartino – bass
• Joey Ayvazian – drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12
• Frank Gilchriest – drums on tracks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Additional musicians

• Frank Zummo – drums on track 13

Production

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

References

1. Reesman, Bryan. "Virgin Steele The Marriage of Heaven & Hell, Pt.2 review". AllMusic . Retrieved July 12, 2011.
2. Jussi Kallinen (March 16, 2009). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele – The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell part 2 (reissue)". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
3. "Virgin Steele – The Marriage of Heaven & Hell: Part II". Encyclopaedia Metallum . Retrieved August 12, 2010.