Hymns to Victory

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Hymns to Victory
Compilation album by
Virgin Steele
Released7 January 2002
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length78:23
LabelT&T / Noise / Sanctuary
ProducerDavid DeFeis
Virgin Steele chronology
The House of Atreus Act II
(2000)
Hymns to Victory
(2002)
The Book of Burning
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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 album The Book of Burning.

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics by David DeFeis. Music by David DeFeis except tracks 8, 10, 12 by DeFeis / Edward Pursino

  1. "Flames of Thy Power (From Blood They Rise)" – 5:38
  2. "Through the Ring of Fire" – 5:25
  3. "Invictus" – 5:35
  4. "Crown of Glory (Unscarred) (In Fury mix)" – 6:40
  5. "Kingdom of the Fearless (The Destruction of Troy)" – 7:39
  6. "The Spirit of Steele (acoustic version)" – 3:24
  7. "A Symphony of Steele (Battle mix)" – 5:20
  8. "The Burning of Rome (Cry for Pompeii)" – 6:38
  9. "I Will Come for You" – 5:48
  10. "Saturday Night" – 4:09
  11. "Noble Savage (early mix)" – 7:06
  12. "Mists of Avalon" – 5:09
  13. "Emalaith" – 9:55

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 13 remastered
Track 4, 7, 11 previously unreleased alternate mix
Track 6 previously unreleased acoustic version
Tracks 10, 12 previously unreleased songs

Members[edit]

  • David DeFeis – Lead vocals, keyboards and orchestration, swords on 5, 8, bass on 1, 3, 8, all instruments on 6
  • Edward Pursino – guitars, bass on 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12
  • Frank Gilchriest – drums on 1, 2, 3
  • Joey Ayvazian – drums on 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
  • Joe O'Reilly – bass on 11
  • Steve Young – slide guitar solo on 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ O'Neill, Brian. "Virgin Steele Hymns to Victory review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.