Virgin Steele � Hymns To Victory 
Label: Noise Records
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You gotta hand it to Virgin Steele, when they decided to put out a "best of" collection they really put some thought into it and wanted to give the fans a true value for their bucks. 

Virgin Steele have been rockin' along in the metal underground for 20 years and in that time they have released an impressive catalog of material. I wouldn't have wanted to be the one who set out to decide which songs to put on this disc but whoever did make that decision did one hell of a job! 

The songs here were pulled from the group's entire career and instead of just slapping a bunch of album tracks together, putting a cover on it and calling it a greatest hits CD, Virgin Steele decided to give their fans remastered as well as alternative mixes of these classic songs. So even if you own all of the albums, there is a good reason to add this one to your collection aside from the 2 brand new songs, Saturday Night", and " The Mists of Avalon"

You have to respect any band that have braved the music industry for over 20 years and hung in there without compromising themselves or their music in-order to make it big. These guys are heroes to their fans and for good reason, they have some amazing music and this CD is just a showcase of some highlights. 

Like what you hear? The band just reissued their first two albums, the first time these albums will be available on CD.  Also in December they will be filming a performance in New York for their very first DVD!  So lots of great Virgin Steele coming up and this CD should get you started!