Virgin Steele will be releasing their new album, "The Black Light Bacchanalia," in four formats, three of which a standard CD, limited edition CD Digipak with a bonus CD, and digital download that will be release on November 9th in North America. The fourth version is the strictly limited edition LP box set which will be released on November 23rd in North America. Each version will have its own unique artwork.
Virgin Steele mastermind David Defeis said the following about "The Black Light Bacchanalia": "It is a long album...close to 80 minutes...The album (to be really brief), concerns the reversal of all things...Once conquered by invading cultures, older Pagan deities become the demons...of the new religion. "The Black Light Bacchanalia" is a reversal of the sacred sexual customs, and the final desecration of the "Goddess Principle", switching from matrilineal descent to patrilineal descent, with the rise of the idea of the Mountain-Fire God.... And it also has to do with ancient fears such as the fear of the sun not rising...Lyrically it is a kind of continuation of the story I told on the last album...Musically it is quite something else..."
Limited Edition Digipak:
CD 1
01. By the Hammer of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
03. The Bread of Wickedness
04. In a Dream of Fire
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
07. To Crown Them With Halos Parts 1 & 2
08. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
09. The Torture's of the Damned
10. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
11. Eternal Regret
CD 2
01. When I'm Silent (The Wind Of Voices) (Bonus Track)
02. Silent Sorrow (Bonus Track)
03. From a Whisper to a Scream-(The Spoken Biography) - spoken by David DeFeis
Standard Jewel Case Edition
01. By the Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
03. The Bread Of Wickedness
04. In a Dream of Fire
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
07. To Crown Them With Halos Parts 1 & 2
08. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
09. The Torture's of The Damned
10. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
11. Eternal Regret
Strictly Limited Collector's Edition LP Box Set
Bonus Materials
-Book in LP format with the complete history of VIRGIN STEELE (written by David DeFeis)
-Extra large full color poster
-Sticker
-Postcard
-Jewel case version of the album
LP 1
Side 1
By the Hammer of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
Pagan Heart
Side 2
The Bread of Wickedness
In a Dream of Fire
LP 2
Side 1
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
Side 2
07. To Crown Them With Halos Parts 1 & 2
08. THE Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
LP 3
Side 1
09. The Torture's of The Damned
10. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
Side 2
Eternal Regret
When I'm Silent (Bonus Track)
=> all LPs come in printed inner sleeves
