Life Among the Ruins

by Virgin Steele

Life Among the Ruins cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1993
  • Label: Shark
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 2:32:12
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: David DeFeis

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Life Among the Ruins' marks a pronounced, blues-infused detour for the power metal veterans into commercial hard rock and glam territory. Seeking broader accessibility, the band emphasizes highly melodic, energetic song structures and anthemic choruses reminiscent of the late eighties arena rock era.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Sex Religion Machine (4:44)
  2. Love Is Pain (3:52)
  3. Jet Black (4:12)
  4. Invitation (1:16)
  5. I Dress in Black (Woman With No Shadow) (4:45)
  6. Crown of Thorns (6:28)
  7. Cage of Angels (0:54)
  8. Never Believed in Goodbye (4:22)
  9. Too Hot to Handle (4:39)
  10. Love's Gone (4:26)
  11. Snakeskin Voodoo Man - Full Electric Version (5:12)
  12. Wildfire Woman - Full Electric Version (4:43)
  13. Haunting the Last Hours - Full Electric Version (0:55)
  14. Last Rose of Summer - Full Electric Version (4:20)
  15. Snakeskin Voodoo Man - Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version (4:02)
  16. Jet Black - Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version (4:18)
  17. Purple Rain - Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version (4:50)
  18. Wildfire Woman - Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version (4:34)
  19. Eyes Without a Face - Live Acoustic Rehearsal Version (4:25)
  20. When the Levee Breaks - Bonus Track (6:38)
  21. Sympathy for the Devil - Bonus Track (4:19)
  22. My Mourning Clothes - Bonus Track (7:50)
  23. Mambo Sun - Bonus Track (3:42)
  24. Ballrooms of Mars - Bonus Track (3:27)
  25. Wild Thing - Bonus Track (1:45)
  26. The Moonrise in Your Skin - Bonus Track (0:55)
  27. Wild Thing Reprise - Bonus Track (0:57)
  28. The Magick in Your Sin - Bonus Track (1:11)
  29. Sex Religion Machine - Previously unreleased New York Mix (4:43)
  30. Jet Black - Previously unreleased New York Mix (4:11)
  31. Crown of Thorns - Previously unreleased New York Mix (6:28)
  32. Cage of Angels - Previously unreleased New York Mix (0:54)
  33. Never Believed in Goodbye - Previously unreleased New York Mix (4:23)
  34. Love Is Pain USA - Previously unreleased New York Mix (3:53)
  35. Invitation - Previously unreleased New York Mix (1:13)
  36. I Dress in Black (Woman With No Shadow) - Previously unreleased New York Mix (4:43)
  37. Too Hot to Handle - Previously unreleased New York Mix (4:37)
  38. Love's Gone - Previously unreleased New York Mix (4:27)
  39. Flesh and Blood - Previously unreleased Bonus Track (4:41)

Credits

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