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Virgin Steele es un grupo de Heavy Metal proveniente de Long Island, Nueva York, Estados Unidos que se formó en 1981.
La banda fue fundada a comienzos de la década de los 80 por Jack Starr, un guitarrista de origen francés, quien buscaba los elementos adecuados para crear la última banda de heavy metal. El primero en responder a su llamada fue el percusionista Joey Ayvazian, y juntos comenzaron a escuchar a varios cantantes. Probaron a 30 cantantes antes de que David DeFeis fuese presentado a Jack por un amigo de Joey. Con una asombrosa interpretación de «Child In Time», David consiguió el puesto vacante de vocalista, trayendo consigo al bajista Joe O`Reilly.

Virgin Steel debutaron en 1982 con Children Of Storm (un tema amado por Metallica), incluído en la compilación «U.S. Metal Works II». Un poco más tarde editaron su primer álbum, titulado «Virgin Steele». Su estilo fue y sigue siendo muy orginal, una mezcla de heavy metal americano con la atmósfera épica de Rainbow. David, que también tocaba el piano y los teclados, demuestra tener un gusto particular para los arreglos pomposos y melódicos, mientras que Joey apuesta por un estilo más duro y directo.

Al año siguiente (1983) editaron el álbum «Guardians Of The Flame», precedido por un mini LP titulado «Wait For The Night» («A Cry In The Night» en la versión inglesa)
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  • wikuk escribió:
    Miércoles por la mañana
    The only similarity with Manowar that both those two bands are the most manly bands ever.

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  • Lionheartattack escribió:
    Domingo por la noche
    My second post in a row but... "They auditioned around 40 singers before David DeFeis was introduced to Jack by a friend of Joey. With an astounding interpretation of "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin, "Child in Time" by Deep Purple and "Catch the Rainbow" by Rainbow: David got the vacant role of singer, bringing with him bassist Joe O'Reilly. At the end of 1981 the first line-up was ready." -Wikipedia. I'd MURDER to be there and hear those! ;(

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  • Lionheartattack escribió:
    la semana pasada
    My thoughts from time to time are similar to -DarkAvenger-'s. Mostly when I'm listening to Veni, Vidi, Vici. The epic of epics.

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  • -DarkAvenger- escribió:
    El mes pasado
    I cannot understand how it's possible, band like Virgin Steele to exist, there's nothing alike them to be found in the world of music. Seriously there is no words great and powerful enough to describe greatness of VS. I would die just for the opportunity to shake hands with man behind the band, David Defeis.

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  • awienzstar escribió:
    El mes pasado
    fo eva

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  • TheTrueSeker escribió:
    El mes pasado
    Invictus kicks some major ass. These guys are the only keyboard-heavy power metal band worth giving a damn about.

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  • TrueMithrandir escribió:
    El mes pasado
    I've always glossed over Virgin Steele but after finally giving one of their albums a shot (Invictus) I can safely say this is better than anything Manowar has done over the past 2 decades,

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  • JunglemanchiId escribió:
    El mes pasado
    Virgin SteeIe !

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  • BeNgEE4 escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    new to this band thanks bruce dickinson love my cheese metal :D

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  • JunglemanchiId escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    Manowar are my 15th top artist, so it just shows how much I like Virgin Steele lol...

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  • JunglemanchiId escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    Manowar are a novelty, Virgin Steele are anything but. Could Manowar even attempt songs like Black Light on Black, Emalaith, Kingdom of the Fearless, The Burning of Rome or A Token Of My Hatred? No, they would rather rant about being the Kings of Metal and releasing sub standard hail to metal tracks. Manowar and Virgin Steele are similar because they are from the same place and formed around the same time, the music is not the same and it's a shame that VS are compared to Manowar because when it comes to power, emotion, musicianship, lyrics and everything else positive...Virgin Steele come out on top. By The Gods!

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  • W1nterfell escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    give manowar a brain, add one of the best voices ever and combine both with a shot of songwriting genious and you end up with virgin steele

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  • HumanRejection escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    6 & 7 Fixtures have started down at the Italian League! Please all JOIN the group and give your predictions each week to make my job worthwhile. Tell all your friends, any italians and shout in artist/group boxes that you think will be interested in this sort of group! Cheers!

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  • awienzstar escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    Me thinx I'le agree with prime..

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  • lean_cavalcante escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    DeFeis = music genius!

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  • wikuk escribió:
    Octubre 2009
    Underrated isn't a good word. Almost everyone who knows this band and likes the style loves the band. Overlooked is a better word, because no one has ever heard of them

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  • JunglemanchiId escribió:
    Septiembre 2009
    When I first heard Virgin Steele it seemed like Manowar with better musicians, better lyrics and better music in general but there was still a similarity, Virgin Steele are better in every way in my opinion and the best Manowar music for me is Triumph of Steel and backwards, Virgin Steele would be 1994, Marriage albums and onward. If we are comparing bands, the best Manowar stuff is better than the weakest Virgin Steele but the rest of Virgin Steeles music is different class.

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  • V_Shaft escribió:
    Septiembre 2009
    To me Virgin Steele sound like a crossover between Manowar and Lost Horizon (it was on their forum I learned about VS, because almost no music topic there goes without mentioning the name VS). Compared to Manowar in particular I find VS having better and more complex music and lyrics. But I like Manowar equally, because of their simplicity and the no-bullshit metal attitude. Bottom line is, Manowar and Virgin Steele both kick ass.

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  • PrimevalScum escribió:
    Septiembre 2009
    Invictus and Visions of Eden are the two best albums ever released. Manowar can't even touch that shit, fo reelz...

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  • Lionheartattack escribió:
    Septiembre 2009
    DeFeis is one of the most enthusiastic musicians I know. He's like Eric Adams from Manowar, except that DeFeis particularly does everything by himself. And yes, I even compare Virgin Steele to Manowar musically, but I recognize that Manowar don't say anything in particular in their stuff, whereas Virgin Steele tells an epic story with their every album. Anyway, I think DeFeis' pure will and enthusiasm makes it so his music doesn't even become worse due time - actually I think he's kind of evolving all the time :D - and his very unique voice stays year after year. \m/

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