Life Among the Ruins
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Life Among the Ruins is the fifth full-length studio album by American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. It was released in 1993, after almost five years of inactivity. It is the first album with bassist Rob DeMartino, who replaced Joe O'Reilly, retired from the scene.
The song "Snakeskin Voodoo Man" was present only in the American release and was instead released as a single in 1992 in Europe, at the same time of the VHS Tale of the Snakeskin Voodoo Man. The VHS featured videos for "Snakeskin Voodoo Man", "Love Is Pain", "Invitation-I Dress in Black" and "Cage of Angels-Never Believed in Good-Bye", interviews and backstage footage.[1]
The music of this album is bluesy hard rock and melodic metal, more similar to early Whitesnake's recordings than the epic power metal of albums like Noble Savage and the following The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I.[2]
Track listing
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Personnel
Band members
- David DeFeis – vocals, keyboards
- Ed Pursino – guitars, bass
- Rob DeMartino – bass
- Joey Ayvazian – drums
Additional musicians
- Teddy Cook – bass on tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12
- Dave Ferrara – lead guitar on track 11
Production
- Virgin Steele – producers on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11
- DeFeis / Pursino – producers on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14
- DeFeis / Chris Bubacz – producers on tracks 13, 15
References
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