| Virgin Steele | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 1982 | |||
| Studio | Studio 3973, Freeport, New York | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:15 | |||
| Label | Virgin Steele Records (USA) Music for Nations (Europe) Maze Records (Canada) | |||
| Producer | David DeFeis | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[3] |
| Imperiumi |   [4] |
Virgin Steele is the eponymous debut album by New York heavy metal band Virgin Steele, released independently in 1982. This was the first album released by Music for Nations in Europe and was subsequently released by Mongol Horde Records and Maze Records in Canada.[5] Music for Nations pressed 5,000 copies of the original LP.[2] Sanctuary Records reissued the album on CD in 2002, with bonus tracks and some previously unreleased demos.
- ^ "Metal Archives". 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Virgin Steele Virgin Steele review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 399. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Kimmo Jaramo (2003-01-15). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - Virgin Steele". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Virgin Steele - Virgin Steele". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2010-04-06.