Guardians of the Flame (album)

Guardians of the Flame
Studio album by Virgin Steele
Released	July 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	Sonic Sound Studios, Freeport, New York
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	41:38
Label	Music for Nations (UK) Roadrunner (Europe) Mongol Horde (US) King (Japan)
Producer	David DeFeis
Virgin Steele chronology
Virgin Steele (1982) Guardians of the Flame (1983) Wait for the Night (1983)
2002 edition CD cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[2]
Imperiumi	[3]
Metal Forces	8/10[4]

Guardians of the Flame is the second album from New York power metal band Virgin Steele, released in 1983 by Music for Nations. Sanctuary reissued the album in 2002 with songs previously released in the EP Wait for the Night, a live recording, and an interview with the band.^[5]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Say Goodbye (Tonight)"	(David DeFeis)	4:23
2.	"Burn the Sun"	(Jack Starr)	4:24
3.	"Life of Crime"	(Starr)	4:40
4.	"The Redeemer"	(DeFeis, Starr)	7:05

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Birth Through Fire" (instrumental)	(DeFeis)	0:40
6.	"Guardians of the Flame"	(DeFeis, Starr)	6:45
7.	"Metal City"	(Starr)	4:12
8.	"Hell or High Water"	(Starr)	3:17
9.	"Go All the Way"	(Starr)	3:11
10.	"A Cry in the Night"	(DeFeis)	4:05

2002 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Am the One"	(DeFeis, Starr)	3:47
12.	"Go Down Fighting"	(Starr)	3:30
13.	"Wait for the Night"	(Starr)	4:19
14.	"Interview"	(DeFeis)	6:42
15.	"Blues Deluxe Oreganata (I Might Drown)" (live)	(DeFeis, Edward Pursino)	6:13

2018 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"I Am The One"	(DeFeis, Starr)	3:47
12.	"Go Down Fighting"	(Starr)	3:30
13.	"Wait for the Night"	(Starr)	4:19
14.	"Great Sword Of Flame" (live)		6:40
15.	"Rising Unchained" (alternate version)		5:55
16.	"Blighted Spring" (new bonus track)		2:22
17.	"Self Crucifixion" (demo)		4:00
18.	"Love & Death" (demo)		4:21

Personnel

Virgin Steele

• David DeFeis - all vocals, keyboards, producer
• Jack Starr - guitars
• Joe O'Reilly - bass
• Joey Ayvazian - drums

Production

• Jerry Comito - engineer
• Alvaro Falcon - engineer

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Virgin Steele Guardians of the Flame review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 399. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. Timo-Janne Kokko (2003-01-15). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
4. Ling, David (August 1983). "Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame". Metal Forces (1): 20. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
5. "Virgin Steele - Guardians of the Flame". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.