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| Author: | Empyreal [ Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: keep telling you guys - Ghost Harvest 1 has some of his best songs post-Atreus. One day you will see the light  I've tried a few times since I did my review, but the closest I can get even now is "well it's good he's doing what he wants to do." |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: keep telling you guys - Ghost Harvest 1 has some of his best songs post-Atreus. One day you will see the light The idea of a lesser commercialized version of Life Among the Ruins is cool, but I'll be lying of any of those tunes stick... As far as this new album is concerned, I might as well try to write a review for it in which I describe my thoughts better. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Sat Jul 01, 2023 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I really don't think the Ghost Harvest 1 songs have much to do with Life Among the Ruins, other than sometimes being more rock-influenced. They're much darker. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: So a more extroverted Bacchanalia would be cool. called it |
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| Author: | Bryan White [ Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I dig the new album. I have some hearing loss due to working body shop for few years …so when I listened to the new album…you could say the new album is for the deaf or hearing impaired…couple body shop people were surprised by the album… |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
There's some really genuinely good melodies on this, but it also tends to sound a lot like one really long song. Curious to see how it keeps growing! Completely weird outsider music; flawed but I mean I think he hit on something this time. Might have to go back to Nocturnes too soon. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
it's good but there's so many plodding parts that could have been completely excised and cut the thing down closer to 65-70 minutes. The ending to "You'll Never See the Sun Again" (which is a great song) did not need to be that long. The whole second part of "The Ritual of Descent" doesn't do anything. The spoken word section that goes on for almost 2 minutes in "Spiritual Warfare" does nothing. He used to know how to edit even though the albums were always super long. None of the prime albums had a wasted moment. Still good though because he can write a great melody and these overlong songs still contain good shorter songs within them, you just have to put up with the bloat. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Yeah, I mean most of these are essentially like jams that he seems to have cut off at random points. Very odd. |
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| Author: | Jophelerx [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Listening to this, I mean, without a doubt this is better than the piles of complete dogshit that were Nocturnes (mostly) and especially Ghost Harvest. Feels closer to TBLB overall. Shit production and vocal style, but some cool ideas. Probably the best we're ever likely to get from Defeis again at this point. Maybe he could pull off something on par with VoE, but I dunno. The biggest issue here to me is a lack of focus. The songs just kind of seem to wander without unifying around specific themes. Not much is actively bad, it just never really grabs me. "The Ritual of Descent" and "I Will Fear No Man For I Am A God" are kinda cool, might go back to those two, but as others have said, the tracks are just too long. That's my mini review of the album after hearing it. 5.5-6/10 I'd say. Still more than I expected haha. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Empyreal wrote: Yeah, I mean most of these are essentially like jams that he seems to have cut off at random points. Very odd. ooh I don't hear that at all. They're overcomposed, if anything. His melodies are still better than most things coming out these days. Like that friggin' AI-written Blind Guardian that everyone likes for some bizarre reason. |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: His melodies are still better than most things coming out these days. Sounds like you need to listen to more metal that's coming out these days, my friend.  EDIT: Am I the only one who gets some Lepaca Kliffoth vibes from this new album? 
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: Empyreal wrote: Yeah, I mean most of these are essentially like jams that he seems to have cut off at random points. Very odd. ooh I don't hear that at all. They're overcomposed, if anything. His melodies are still better than most things coming out these days. Like that friggin' AI-written Blind Guardian that everyone likes for some bizarre reason. I mean there's obviously a lot of thought put in, but it's just odd the way they all flow - if I'm not paying close enough attention I don't even know when they've ended, and it feels like many of em just keep playing out and sort of vibing without much in the way of the usual kinds of dramatic build ups or fade-outs. Like I'm not a songwriter myself, but my impression is that he could've cut them shorter or kept going with a lot of them and either way it would've made the same amount of sense. It's dense stuff. That isn't a critique - it's just a unique way of doing the songs, haha. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
yeah that's what I mean by overcomposed. It's like he can't stop writing even to the overall piece's detriment. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
colin040 wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: His melodies are still better than most things coming out these days. Sounds like you need to listen to more metal that's coming out these days, my friend. I've yet to hear too many metal bands use the kind of melodies that DeFeis uses. I don't know anything about theory but it seems like his harmonic ideas are more extensive than what most bands use. To my unschooled ears, it seems most metal bands work within the same box of melodic ideas and only go so far with it. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
colin040 wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: His melodies are still better than most things coming out these days. Sounds like you need to listen to more metal that's coming out these days, my friend. What do you think is better now? I mean I know what I'd answer, but curious what you'd say anyway. Oddly I'd say what he does these days is comparable to some of the weird stuff Sonata Arctica was doing around Days of Grays or so. Just completely its own path and with weird involved melodies. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Tue Jul 04, 2023 5:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
don't mention some boring one-note band like Atlantean Kodex lol |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Empyreal wrote: colin040 wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: His melodies are still better than most things coming out these days. Sounds like you need to listen to more metal that's coming out these days, my friend. What do you think is better now? I mean I know what I'd answer, but curious what you'd say anyway. Arch/Matheos, Cauldron Born, Magnabolt, Satan, Vultures Vengeance, Sacral Rage, Saber Tiger and Persuader have released solid/great things lately. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Some of those are good for sure... Arch/Matheos also came to mind when listening to VS as they're similarly ornate, complex pieces of work. Definitely want to see more like that. Some of the others you listed like Persuader and Satan are great but aiming for totally different stuff than VS is, so I'd say all of it can comfortably exist together. |
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| Author: | Metal_On_The_Ascendant [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
colin040 wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: keep telling you guys - Ghost Harvest 1 has some of his best songs post-Atreus. One day you will see the light The idea of a lesser commercialized version of Life Among the Ruins is cool, but I'll be lying of any of those tunes stick... As far as this new album is concerned, I might as well try to write a review for it in which I describe my thoughts better. I'd advise you to hold off on what is likely to be a negative review and give this album the perspective it deserves. As far as current Virgin Steele stands (TBLB - onwards, but really the change begins Visions of Eden), this is the most involved and eccentric and layered the music has been. |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Metal_On_The_Ascendant wrote: colin040 wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: keep telling you guys - Ghost Harvest 1 has some of his best songs post-Atreus. One day you will see the light The idea of a lesser commercialized version of Life Among the Ruins is cool, but I'll be lying of any of those tunes stick... As far as this new album is concerned, I might as well try to write a review for it in which I describe my thoughts better. I'd advise you to hold off on what is likely to be a negative review and give this album the perspective it deserves. What the flying fuck are you talking about?
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| Author: | Metal_On_The_Ascendant [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
^ It's a decent album and you've gone on all thread long about production. What did you think I meant? It's been a while since the Atreus albums, holding this band to those same standards is ridiculous. |
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| Author: | wEEman33 [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
The first rule of musicianship is getting all your instrument tones right, before you begin recording the opening note. And id Software's pseudo-3D, PC gaming masterpiece, DOOM, sounded more EPIC and MENACING coming out of a 1993 SoundBlaster audiocard than these sorry-excuse-for-VSTs do. Maybe DD's label should have advised him to hold-off on releasing these ****ty shareware demos, until they could give his album the IRL instrumentation it deserves. Dude couldn't even be bothered to record his lightweight piano parts on a real strings-and-hammers setup, which almost all music studios have, stored somewhere on-site. Plus let's not pretend like TPoD's compositions are on the top-tier, Atheist-level of complexity; some session musicians could've easily been hired to capture all the humdrum backing parts, in acceptable-for-2023-quality, with a week or two of freelance work, tops. DeFeis also badly needs to pull a late-career Mark Shelton, and find a young soundalike to replace him behind the mic, because his withered, battered windpipes haven't been able to produce appealing vocals since the House of Atreus days. His high-range was already permanently lost by 2006's Visions of Eden, which is likely to remain the last good Virgin Steele release. Jon Schaffer might've forgotten how to write good music pretty early in his power metal career, but at least he was always smart enough to hire the likes of Steve DiGiorgio, Richard Christy, Ripper Owens, and Jim Morris to come play or record all his dopey, star-spangled ****. SPV SteamHammer didn't even need to book the metal equivalent of The New York Philharmonic, just at least level-up TPoD's instrumental quality from its current, Otakus-only, PS1 import release status, to a more modern-sounding, PS4 SquEnix RPG OST. Then replace the aged-out DeFeis with someone who doesn't sound like an autotuned, beached seagull, being strangled by the discarded plastic strings of a store-brand sixpack of cheap, wine-and-spirits-free, Long Island piss-water. I like Virgin Steele enough to have cultivated a 48-track, greatest hits playlist, but no songs from The pASSion of DionySUS will ever be added to it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmA3Er3uO7EvkXKBa4k3GfulJk5Ykx78X |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I mean I'd take any of the recent Virgin Steele albums over pretty much any Ripper Owens output in the past 20 something years anyway. Him and Schaffer have to both be some of metal's lamest hacks. Most of the recent VS stuff has been far from perfect or even really good at all, but it's the exact wrong answer for me to say a bunch of studio control and hired guns would be the right way to go; that would just make it boring rather than weird as fuck. |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Metal_On_The_Ascendant wrote: ^ It's a decent album and you've gone on all thread long about production. What did you think I meant? It's been a while since the Atreus albums, holding this band to those same standards is ridiculous. You do realize that everything I touched upon played a huge role in the band's earlier days, right? Could you seriously imagine 90's Virgin Steele with the weird-ass production, autotuned vocals and programmed drums? Besides, I mentioned pretty clearly that I'd write a review to express myself in a more proper manner. I know that opinions are like assholes, but I'm seriously wondering what the hell people find appealing of this new record. Certainly, I'm not a fan of VoE and TBLB either, but you could make a decent EP out of those tunes had they featured real drums, better vocal lines (regarding TBLB) and louder guitars (something which the re-mix of VoE fixed) at least. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 1:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I mean it's easy to see why you wouldn't like this, I barely even know what I think. I just don't think "it doesn't sound like their 90s albums" is really a very interesting way to talk about it. |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Now that I think of it, you could have made a decent EP out of some of the Nocturnes stuff even (same criticism applies though), but yeah. |
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| Author: | Coastliner [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I don't think the songs are too long, meandering or aimless but the album as a whole is a bit long and cumbersome. There's a good flow to the first five tracks but then the one-dimenional "Black Earth and Blood" kills the momentum. The album's back on track with the title track but I can't take to the overly saccharine "Unio Mystica". Eight tracks would have been enough in my book. Also, the closer, though ok as a song, is a bit too positive and uplifting as a finale. I'd prefer something darker and more melancholic. |
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| Author: | Dungeon_Vic [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
wEEman33 wrote: The first rule of musicianship is getting all your instrument tones right, before you begin recording the opening note. And id Software's pseudo-3D, PC gaming masterpiece, DOOM, sounded more EPIC and MENACING coming out of a 1993 SoundBlaster audiocard than these sorry-excuse-for-VSTs do. Maybe DD's label should have advised him to hold-off on releasing these ****ty shareware demos, until they could give his album the IRL instrumentation it deserves. Dude couldn't even be bothered to record his lightweight piano parts on a real strings-and-hammers setup, which almost all music studios have, stored somewhere on-site. Plus let's not pretend like TPoD's compositions are on the top-tier, Atheist-level of complexity; some session musicians could've easily been hired to capture all the humdrum backing parts, in acceptable-for-2023-quality, with a week or two of freelance work, tops. DeFeis also badly needs to pull a late-career Mark Shelton, and find a young soundalike to replace him behind the mic, because his withered, battered windpipes haven't been able to produce appealing vocals since the House of Atreus days. His high-range was already permanently lost by 2006's Visions of Eden, which is likely to remain the last good Virgin Steele release. Jon Schaffer might've forgotten how to write good music pretty early in his power metal career, but at least he was always smart enough to hire the likes of Steve DiGiorgio, Richard Christy, Ripper Owens, and Jim Morris to come play or record all his dopey, star-spangled ****. SPV SteamHammer didn't even need to book the metal equivalent of The New York Philharmonic, just at least level-up TPoD's instrumental quality from its current, Otakus-only, PS1 import release status, to a more modern-sounding, PS4 SquEnix RPG OST. Then replace the aged-out DeFeis with someone who doesn't sound like an autotuned, beached seagull, being strangled by the discarded plastic strings of a store-brand sixpack of cheap, wine-and-spirits-free, Long Island piss-water. I like Virgin Steele enough to have cultivated a 48-track, greatest hits playlist, but no songs from The pASSion of DionySUS will ever be added to it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmA3Er3uO7EvkXKBa4k3GfulJk5Ykx78X This contains a lot of truth. I don't think DeFeis would ever contemplate bringing a replacement for his vocals - but if he did, he should use Nick (current Omen singer). He is from my town and he always reminded me of DeFeis! I've managed to go through a little of the album. It reminded me of Running Wild's reunion albums. Obviously written and recorded mostly on a PC. Demos. Absolutely unacceptable for the band's standards. I don't care if they were 30 or 40 years ago, this is so terribly executed and sounds so poor that it is offensive to the actual material. SPV is as guilty as DeFeis, shame on them. Some musicians, like so many people, lose it as they grow older I guess. I marvel at the effort fans of his music make to appreciate the inspiration behind the final result. But I cannot personally do that, I've given up with much better things from people I love infinitely more (I am thinking Kai Hansen here). This is *embarassing*. I mean at times I thought I was listening to Amiga mods, what the FUCKING FUCK David? Can’t you stay awake for one…one fucking hour!!!??? Bastards! Motherfucker…Bitch…. (inspiring lyrics too) I kinda can see where the comparison to Arch/Matheos comes from, they are both melodically rich and adventurous I guess - but that's about it, come on, seriously guys! One is a masterpiece with stellar musicianship all around and production and the other is the musical equivalent of the Dance of Death album cover ("what do you mean demo? This is perfect as it is! To the press!!"). I will see Virgin Steele live in my hometown at the end of August. I don't understand why they were chosen but I am getting mentally prepared for the cheesiest, saddest cringefest of a lifetime. Anything better than that will be a pleasant surprise. I know what he sounded live years ago (absolutely horrible), I am expecting the worst. Which is a good thing, only way up from here. I am fully prepared to eat my words but I don't see how. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I never said it was comparable in quality to Arch Matheos (whose last album I said was my album of the decade) - just that they both have this crazy sprawling style that would be interesting to see more of. |
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| Author: | Dungeon_Vic [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I know, I know, it's just funny to see them mentioned in the same sentence. Good choice for album of the decade too!I also kinda wanted to put my Dance of Death analogy in there. I am only sorry I cannot pinpoint which song is the armpit (that armpit, you know the one) of the new VS album. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Fri Jul 07, 2023 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Dungeon_Vic wrote: I know, I know, it's just funny to see them mentioned in the same sentence. Good choice for album of the decade too!I also kinda wanted to put my Dance of Death analogy in there. I am only sorry I cannot pinpoint which song is the armpit (that armpit, you know the one) of the new VS album. Yeah I mean I haven't liked anything else he's done since Visions of Eden until this new one. It's a mess but it's an interesting mess. It isn't unpleasant like the last few were. |
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| Author: | MatsBG [ Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
After listening to the album a couple of times (read: many), I think I really enjoy it! The singles did not impress me at all, and especially, as mentioned before, the production does not help. That being said though, as I was listening through the album, the production bothered me less and less. The melodies (as also mentioned earlier) really are quite nice! "You'll Never See The Sun Again" is probably my favourite from the album. The melodies, the piano, and the different sections really work for me! The title track is also really cool, reminding me of Eternal Regret off of Black Light. "To Bind and Kill a God" is probably my second favourite, and I just can't seem to get the chorus out of my head. I've come around to enjoy "The Gethsemane Effect" as well, as in context with the album, it works as the opener. Those melodies sprinkled in there are really classic VS! "I Will Fear No Man For I Am A God" is both a typical classic VS closer (more upbeat and troumphant ala "Veni, Vidi, Vici", "Resurrection Day", and the Marriage themes), but as with both Visions and Black Light, as the album is leaning more to the dark side, it would be better with something like "Eternal Regret" or "Visions of Eden". I do enjoy the song though, as the section where DeFeis goes all in with his roars is really memorable! Speaking of, the album does feel like a marriage (no pun intended) between Visions and Black Light, as the songs have both the heavy reliance on piano and grand storytelling (Visions) as well as some interesting structures and riffs (Black Light). "A Song of Possession" feels straight from Visions while "The Ritual of Descent" would fit right in on Black Light. That being said, the album would be ten times better with Frank on the drums, as I feel he really made those previous albums as ferocious and complex as they were (the drum patterns and fills on tracks like "The Hidden God" and "By the Hammer of Zeus" really make those songs)! I have come to accept that the piano has replaced the guitars in DeFeis' music though, and, as dumb as it sounds, that makes me really appreciate the few spots of riffs and solos on this album. Like when the guitar takes over some of the piano melodies in the first few tracks. I want to write a review, but I still think I need to give the album a bit more time. So far, I think I'm on a 6/10. Maybe even 6,5! |
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| Author: | I_Am_Vengeance [ Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: don't mention some boring one-note band like Atlantean Kodex lol Yeah why listen to something interesting when you can just listen to whatever Defeis is shitting out at this computer. So many apologists for this absolute drivel. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Yeah but that's the thing though. I think Atlantean Kodex is great and there are other bands I'd substitute for what he said (Eternal Champion, Visigoth, Enforcer etc). And also plenty of what VS has done is pretty bad but this new one is actually at least interesting if nothing else. Talking about apologists like this is politics is weird. Just talking about the production alone is lazy too, not even mentioning anything else. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
I_Am_Vengeance wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: don't mention some boring one-note band like Atlantean Kodex lol Yeah why listen to something interesting when you can just listen to whatever Defeis is shitting out at this computer. So many apologists for this absolute drivel. AK is interesting? They have one mood that they repeat ad nauseum. |
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| Author: | jdmunyon [ Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
DeFeis continues to be a (flawed) genius, I'm getting more enjoyment with the album on each listen. "You'll Never See the Sun Again" is beautiful, those melodies (vocal, piano, guitar) are just wonderful. |
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| Author: | Benedict Donald [ Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Chaosmonger wrote: I_Am_Vengeance wrote: Chaosmonger wrote: don't mention some boring one-note band like Atlantean Kodex lol Yeah why listen to something interesting when you can just listen to whatever Defeis is shitting out at this computer. So many apologists for this absolute drivel. AK is interesting? They have one mood that they repeat ad nauseum. They are very monotonous but I do really enjoy them. |
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| Author: | colin040 [ Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Still convinced that the album is piece of crap and the more I listen to it, the less of an elaborated record it actually seems to be. I'm in the process of writing a negative review for it, but we'll see whenever that one will be up on the site.... cause I do believe that even a negative review should be well constructed and shouldn't read as a rant. |
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| Author: | Empyreal [ Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
Benedict Donald wrote: They are very monotonous but I do really enjoy them. AK is very good at what they do. Strong stuff - made with care... but sure, not the most varied I guess. |
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| Author: | Chaosmonger [ Fri Jul 28, 2023 11:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Virgin Steele - The Passion of Dionysus (new album June 30th) |
HERE'S a review that gets it: https://soundsfromthedarkside.com/2023/ ... ment-13440 |
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