The Book of Burning
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The Book of Burning is a compilation album of the American heavy metal
band Virgin Steele
. It was released in January, 2002 by Noise Records
, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the band, together with the compilation Hymns to Victory
. The Book of Burning was cause of a new controversy between founding members David DeFeis
and Jack Starr
about the format of the recording, with the result of Starr renouncing to any involvement in the production of the album and in other reunion projects.
This album contains primarily re-arranged and re-recorded songs taken from the first two Virgin Steele albums, published only in vinyl and at the time out of print. Also included are songs written at various points in their career but never before released. Tracks 5-8 are re-recorded versions of songs written by David DeFeis and Jack Starr in 1997.
"Conjuration Of The Watcher" and "The Succubus" are two cover songs originally written in 1986 by original sin on their LP Sin Will Find You Out..
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Virgin Steele
Virgin Steele
Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981.The band released a few career highlights albums...
. It was released in January, 2002 by Noise Records
Noise Records
Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any...
, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the band, together with the compilation Hymns to Victory
Hymns to Victory
Hymns to Victory is a compilation album of the American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. It was released in January, 2002 by Noise Records, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the band, together with the compilation The Book of Burning....
. The Book of Burning was cause of a new controversy between founding members David DeFeis
David DeFeis
David DeFeis is an American singer, keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He is the main composer and leader of the heavy metal band Virgin Steele.- Voice & musical style :...
and Jack Starr
Jack Starr
Jack Starr was an outsider musician who recorded in 1960s Texas and whose recordings have been released by Norton Records. A comprehensive compilation of his work has recently been repressed as the "Born Petrified" LP...
about the format of the recording, with the result of Starr renouncing to any involvement in the production of the album and in other reunion projects.
This album contains primarily re-arranged and re-recorded songs taken from the first two Virgin Steele albums, published only in vinyl and at the time out of print. Also included are songs written at various points in their career but never before released. Tracks 5-8 are re-recorded versions of songs written by David DeFeis and Jack Starr in 1997.
"Conjuration Of The Watcher" and "The Succubus" are two cover songs originally written in 1986 by original sin on their LP Sin Will Find You Out..
Track listing
- "Conjuration of the Watcher" (Original sin cover) - 4:24
- "Don't Say Goodbye (Tonight)" (D. DeFeis, Jack StarrJack StarrJack Starr was an outsider musician who recorded in 1960s Texas and whose recordings have been released by Norton Records. A comprehensive compilation of his work has recently been repressed as the "Born Petrified" LP...
- re-recorded version) – 4:42 - "Rain of Fire" (D. DeFeis - new song) – 6:27
- "Annihilation" (D. DeFeis - new song) – 1:05
- "Hellfire Woman" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - new song) – 6:57
- "Children of the Storm" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - re-recorded version) – 6:19
- "The Chosen Ones" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - new song) – 8:04
- "The Succubus" (Original sin cover)> – 3:15
- "Minuet in G Minor" (J.S. BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
- re-recorded version) – 0:48 - "The Redeemer" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - re-recorded version) – 5:42
- "I Am the One" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - re-recorded version) – 3:48
- "Hot and Wild" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino - new recording of a song written for Noble SavageNoble Savage (album)Noble Savage is the third album of the American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. The album was released in 1986 by Cobra Records and reissued in 1997 on CD by Noise Records, with six bonus tracks. The remastered edition of 2008 by Dockyard 1 added two other extra tracks...
) - 4:05 - "Birth through Fire (D. DeFeis - re-recorded version) – 0:39
- "Guardians of the Flame" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - re-recorded version) – 6:44
- "The Final Days" (D. DeFeis, J. Starr - new song) – 5:50
- "A Cry in the Night" (D. DeFeis - re-recorded acoustic version) – 4:45
Band members
- David DeFeisDavid DeFeisDavid DeFeis is an American singer, keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He is the main composer and leader of the heavy metal band Virgin Steele.- Voice & musical style :...
- all vocals, keyboards, percussions, guitars, orchestration, effects, producer - Edward Pursino - acoustic and electric guitars, bass
- Frank Gilchriest - drums
Additional musicians
- Joshua Block - bass, guitar
- Steve YoungSteve Young (guitarist)Steve Young is an engineer, filmmaker, designer, publisher, guitarist, and songwriter. He has written and published several songs that were played on the MTV shows The Real World and Road Rules...
- guitar, bass, programming, engineer, mastering - Frank Zummo - drums
- Jim Hooper - backing vocals