The Black Light Bacchanalia is the twelfth album by New York heavy

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

/power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 group Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele is a heavy metal band from New York, originally formed in 1981.The band released a few career highlights albums...

, released via SPV/Steamhammer

SPV GmbH

SPV GmbH is an independent German record label.Founded on January 1, 1984, it has slowly grown to be one of the largest independent distributors and record labels worldwide....

 on October 22, 2010 in Germany, Austria & Switzerland, and the rest of Europe on October 25, 2010 & on November 9, 2010, in the USA.

The album is issued in CD format, Limited Edition digi-pack (with a bonus CD) and 3.000 copies worldwide boxset (with Triple Lp Vinyl with a book, CD, and extensive packaging).

Track listing

All music and lyrics by David DeFeis

1. "By the Hammer of Zeus (And the Wrecking Ball of Thor)" - 8:05
2. "Pagan Heart" - 6:19
3. "The Bread of Wickedness" - 3:11
4. "In a Dream of Fire" - 5:57
5. "Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)" - 5:20
6. "The Orpheus Taboo" - 7:43
7. "To Crown Them with Halos (Parts 1 & 2)" - 11:16
8. "The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is to Come)" - 7:19
9. "The Tortures of the Damned" - 3:00
10. "Necropolis (He Answers Them with Death)" - 9:08
11. "Eternal Regret" - 8:58

Digipack CD bonus tracks

1. "When I'm Silent (The Wind of Voices)" - 6:00
2. "Silent Sorrow" - 4:24
3. "From a Whisper to a Scream (The Spoken Biography)" - 30:42

Reception

Band members

• David DeFeis
  David DeFeis
  David DeFeis is an American singer, keyboard player, songwriter and producer. He is the main composer and leader of the heavy metal band Virgin Steele.- Voice & musical style :...
  
  - all vocals, keyboards, orchestration, bass, producer, engineer
• Edward Pursino - 6 string guitars
• Josh Block - 7 string guitars, engineer
• Frank Gilchriest - drums