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VIRGIN STEELE BIOGRAPHY
Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, founded in 1981.
They play what they call "barbaric-romantic" metal, which is very symphonic and contains many elements from classical music. Band-leader David DeFeis describes the music as "From a whisper to a scream, barbaric, romantic, bombastic, yet subtle, grandiose, yet earthy. A call, a shout, an invocation to Freedom and the continual awakening to the awareness that every moment of life is lived to its fullest potential. It is a force, a sacred quest which drives Virgin Steele on."
VIRGIN STEELE GENRES Classic, Power
VIRGIN STEELE LYRICAL THEMES Mythology
VIRGIN STEELE ORIGIN United States of America (Long Island, NY), formed in 1981
VIRGIN STEELE CURRENT RECORD LABEL Noise Records
VIRGIN STEELE STATUS Active
VIRGIN STEELE CURRENT LINE-UP David "The Lion/Young Zeus" Defeis - Vocals, Keyboards, Orchestration (guest in Avantasia)
Edward "Van Dorian" Pursino - Guitars (ex-Piledriver, Exorcist (US))
Joshua "The Sorceror" Block - Bass (Dividing Light)
Frank "The Animal/The Baron/The Kraken" Gilchriest - Drums (Riot, Gothic Knights, Holy Mother)
VIRGIN STEELE PREVIOUS LINE-UP Kelly Nichols - Bass (1981) (L.A. Guns)
Jack Starr - Guitars (1981-84) (Guardians of the Flame, Burning Starr, Phantom Lord (US), Devil Childe, Strider (US), Thrasher (US))
Joey Ayvazian - Drums (1981-1995) (Exorcist (US))
Joe O'Reilly - Bass (1981-1992) (Exorcist (US))
Teddy Cook - Bass (1992) (ex-Dio, Great White)
Rob DeMartino - Bass (1993-2001)
Frank Zummo - Drums (2001)
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