After a period marked by the failure of the record label following the release of Age Of Consent in '88, many considered Virgin Steele to be dead and buried. In '93, Defeis and Pursino returned with an album that diverged from their usual sound, focusing more on AOR, while astonishingly maintaining the sophistication and class that have always distinguished this band. Among the standout tracks are Sex Religion Machine, the energetic I Dress In Black (Woman With No Shadow), Too Hot To Handle, and Jet Black. It may be different from their other work, but not too much.
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