Invictus [IMPORT]

, Virgin Steele

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Noise Int'l
• ASIN: B000QXDHDI
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,569 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2007 Reissue of the Heavy Metal Band's 1998 Album.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Their best Albvum, July 14, 2007

By	A. Coulson "nightsblood" (Columbia SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While VS had made plenty of solid albums in the past, the stars truly seemed to align on this release. The production is fuller than on some previous albums where it was often thin, robbing the songs of some power. The songwriting and performances are truly inspired, capturing the passion, anger, and defiance outlined in the lyrics perfectly. The sound effects are used well, giving the album a soundtrack quality that suits the material well. Earlier albums never consisntently captured this level of majesty, and later albums, while following a similar formula, have contained more filler material that tend to hold the albums back somewhat (e.g., the rather large number of short 'interludes' on the Atreus albums). 'Invictus' is IMO the VS album most deserving of the 'barbaric romantic opera' label applied to the band's music. Think of the best Manowar albums with more grandeur and less cheese, and you'll have a good idea of what to expect.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Virgin Steele Album, August 19, 2002

By	Mr. S. J. Shuttlewood "strangehighways" (England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Invictus (Audio CD)

Until i got this album i had The Marriage of Heaven and Hell 1 and 2 and The House of Atreus 1 and 2. Invictus is an amazing album, with a powerful guitar sound and more metal in it than other releases, and David Defeis is very attacking but also mellow in slower parts. If you wanted to hear the definitive VS album , this is it. One of my favourite cds out of my 250 cd collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars invictus forever, February 20, 2001

By	alexis (quito, Ecuador, southamerica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Invictus (Audio CD)

great job ! mr. dave dionisius de feis, i cant believe that in the world exists such a band, is the best heavy-melodic thrash that i have listened to, there`s a couple of instumental songs,and all the rest of the songs are a great job by dave de feis and ed pursino, i really thank this life to have this cd with me, (i got it at amazon.com!), it`s one of the gratest compacts that virgin steele have created, it`s really worth awarded to purchase this cd, right now at amazon.com!!!