U.S. metallers VIRGIN STEELE will release their new album, "The Black Light Bacchanalia", via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 22
Rest of Europe: October 25
USA, Canada: November 9
The effort will be made available as limited-edition digipak, standard CD, limited-edition LP box set and as a digital download. The limited-edition LP box set will be released on November 23 in North America. Each version will have its own unique artwork.
Commented vocalist David DeFeis: "It will be 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..."
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"
08. "To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)"
09. "The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)"
10. "The Tortures Of The Damned"
11. "Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)"
12. "Eternal Regret"
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 Tortures 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)
Limited-Edition LP Box Set:
LP 1
Side 1
01. "By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)"
02. "Pagan Heart"
Side 2
01. "The Bread Of Wickedness"
02. "In A Dream Of Fire"
LP 2
Side 1
01. "Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)"
02. "The Orpheus Taboo"
Side 2
01. "To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)"
02. "The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)"
LP 3
Side 1
01. "The Tortures Of The Damned"
02. "Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)"
Side 2
01. "Eternal Regret"
02. "When I'm Silent" (bonus track)
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
All LPs come in printed inner sleeves.
Source: www.Blabbermouth.Net
