VIRGIN STEELE – Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation

Hailing from New York, USA for over 3 decades, Virgin Steele is releasing their 13^th full-length album entitled Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation. Virgin Steele had always been more of a Fantasy/Epic Metal band with a straight-forward approach to their music, but their last few releases have added Progressive elements. Topically, this new release still shows Virgin Steele taking themselves and their own collective intelligence too seriously, but by and large Nocturnes Of Hellfire & Damnation is a solid, enjoyable, catchy-at-times album. The album’s 14 tracks could’ve been reduced to uphold the highest quality standards, but a good effort nonetheless.