Visions of Eden
Encyclopedia
Visions of Eden is the eleventh album by American heavy metal
band Virgin Steele
, released on September 8, 2006 via Sanctuary Records
. The album is subtitled The Lilith Project - A Barbaric Romantic Movie of the Mind. It is a concept album
based on Gnostic beliefs, which critically revisits the traditional Christian mythology
about the creation of the Earth, the Biblical accounts of Adam and Eve
and the legend of Lilith
.
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...
band 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 on September 8, 2006 via Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
. The album is subtitled The Lilith Project - A Barbaric Romantic Movie of the Mind. It is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
based on Gnostic beliefs, which critically revisits the traditional Christian mythology
Christian mythology
Christian mythology is the body of myths associated with Christianity. In the study of mythology, the term "myth" refers to a traditional story, often one which is regarded as sacred and which explains how the world and its inhabitants came to have their present form.Classicist G.S. Kirk defines a...
about the creation of the Earth, the Biblical accounts of Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve were, according to the Genesis creation narratives, the first human couple to inhabit Earth, created by YHWH, the God of the ancient Hebrews...
and the legend of Lilith
Lilith
Lilith is a character in Jewish mythology, found earliest in the Babylonian Talmud, who is generally thought to be related to a class of female demons Līlīṯu in Mesopotamian texts. However, Lowell K. Handy notes, "Very little information has been found relating to the Akkadian and Babylonian view...
.
Track listing
All songs by David DeFeisDavid 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 :...
- "Immortal I Stand (The Birth of Adam)" – 6:33
- "Adorned with the Rising Cobra" – 9:40
- "The Ineffable Name" – 7:48
- "Black Light on Black" – 7:03
- "Bonedust" – 6:10
- "Angel of Death" – 8:37
- "God Above God" – 7:13
- "The Hidden God" – 6:51
- "Childslayer" – 5:22
- "When Dusk Fell" – 6:57
- "Visions of Eden" – 7:16
Band members
- David DeFeisDavid DeFeisDavid 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, effects, producer - Edward Pursino - acoustic and electric guitars, bass
- Frank Gilchriest - drums