Age of Consent is the fourth full length album by US

United States

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 heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele

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. It took eight months to be completed, in comparison with Noble Savage

Noble savage

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that was recorded in a few weeks, and was finally released in October 1988

1988 in music

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. It received scarce promotion and distribution by their small label, resulting in very low sales. The songs of this album follow in style and content the music of the previous album Noble Savage, adding a more polished sound and production. At the time of release, the band faced legal and financial setbacks that brought to the unofficial disbandment of Virgin Steele. Joe O'Reilly, although credited for playing bass on the album, was ill at the time of recording and was ghosted by DeFeis and Pursino. The album was reissued on CD in 1997 by Noise Records

Noise Records

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, with a new song listing, a new cover and many bonus tracks. "Stay on Top" is a cover of Uriah Heep

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's song from the album Head First

Head First (Uriah Heep album)

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, while "Desert Plains" is a cover of Judas Priest

Judas Priest

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's song from the album Point of Entry

Point of Entry

-Judas Priest:*Rob Halford: Lead Vocals*Glenn Tipton: Lead Guitars*K.K. Downing: Lead Guitars*Ian Hill: Bass Guitar*Dave Holland: Drums...

.

Track listing

All lyrics by David DeFeis except "Stay on Top" and "Desert Plains", music as indicated

1. "On the Wings of the Night" (D. DeFeis) – 4:41
2. "Seventeen" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:19
3. "Tragedy" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:21
4. "Stay on Top" (T. Jackson) – 3:37
5. "Chains of Fire" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 3:35
6. "The Burning of Rome (Cry for Pompeii)" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 6:39
7. "Let It Roar" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:49
8. "Lion in Winter" (D. DeFeis) – 5:32
9. "Cry Forever" (D. DeFeis) – 4:32
10. "We Are Eternal" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:10

1997 CD reissue

1. "The Burning of Rome" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 6:39
2. "Let It Roar" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:49
3. "Prelude to Evening" (D. DeFeis) – 1:10
4. "Lion in Winter" (D. DeFeis) – 5:32
5. "Stranger at the Gate" (D. DeFeis) – 1:28
6. "Perfect Mansions (Mountains of the Sun)" (D. DeFeis) – 8:32
7. "Coils of the Serpent" (D. DeFeis) – 1:24
8. "Serpent's Kiss" (D. DeFeis) – 8:15
9. "On the Wings of the Night" (D. DeFeis) – 4:41
10. "Seventeen" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:19
11. "Tragedy" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:21
12. "Stay on Top" (T. Jackson) – 3:37
13. "Chains of Fire" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 3:35
14. "Desert Plains" (K. K. Downing
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    , R. Halford
    Rob Halford
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    , G. Tipton
    Glenn Tipton
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    ) – 4:52
15. "Cry Forever" (D. DeFeis) – 4:32
16. "We Are Eternal" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) – 4:10

Bonus tracks remastered reissue 2008

1. "Screaming for Vengeance" (Judas Priest
   Judas Priest
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    cover) – 5:11
2. "The Curse" – 2:55

Band members

• David DeFeis
  David DeFeis
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   – vocals, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , producer
• Ed Pursino – all guitar
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  s, bass
• Joe O'Reilly – bass
• Joey Ayvazian – drums

Production

• Chris Bubacz – producer, engineer
• Al Falcon – engineer
• Doug Rose – assistant engineer
• Zoran Busic – executive producer