The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I

1994 studio album by Virgin Steele

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I is the sixth studio album by American power metal band Virgin Steele, released in 1994. 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 DeFeis.^[3]

De Feis and 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

Personnel

Band members

• David DeFeis - vocals, keyboards, producer
• Ed Pursino - all 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. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
2. Jussi Kallinen (2009-02-16). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell part 1 (reissue)". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
3. Ramas, Clara (2003-03-07). "Interview to David DeFeis". Virgin-Steele.com. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
4. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I (CD sleeve). Virgin Steele. Berlin, Germany: T&T (TT0012-2). 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)