Noble Savage is the third album of the American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band Virgin Steele

Virgin Steele

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. The album was released in 1986 by Cobra Records and reissued in 1997 on CD by Noise Records

Noise Records

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, with six bonus tracks. The remastered edition of 2008 by Dockyard 1 added two other extra tracks. Before the recording of Noble Savage, original guitarist Jack Starr

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 resigned from the band and was replaced by Edward Pursino, an old friend of DeFeis, whose guitar playing fit immediately very well Virgin Steele's music and style. Pursino contribution came also in the form of new musical ideas and compositions and he is still a mainstay in Virgin Steele's line-up. The band's frontman David Defeis considers this album one of the most important in the history of the band. The disc was the first in which the band was completely satisfied with the music and sound. This is the first album where the current musical style of the band is fully manifested, containing grandiose compositions with multilayered keyboard sound and more sophisticated arrangements than in previous offerings. Noble Savage has become one of the most popular Virgin Steele albums and it includes the songs "We Rule the Night" and "Noble Savage", which the band still plays in concert.

Track listing

All lyrics by David DeFeis, music as indicated

1. "We Rule the Night" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) - 5:40
2. "I'm on Fire" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) - 3:56
3. "Thy Kingdom Come" (D. DeFeis) - 3:41
4. "Image of a Faun at Twilight" (instrumental) (D. DeFeis) - 1:16
5. "Noble Savage" (D. DeFeis) - 7:30
6. "Fight Tooth and Nail" (D. DeFeis) - 3:32
7. "The Evil in Her Eyes" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) - 4:44
8. "Rock Me" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) - 3:38
9. "Don't Close Your Eyes" (D. DeFeis) - 5:07
10. "The Angel of Light" (D. DeFeis) - 7:00

Bonus tracks reissue 1997

1. "Obsession (It Burns for You)" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) - 5:37
2. "Love and Death" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino, R. DeMartino) - 4:26
3. "Where Are You Running To" (D. DeFeis) - 4:16
4. "Come On and Love Me" (D. DeFeis, E. Pursino) - 3:52
5. "The Spirit of Steele" (D. DeFeis) - 2:51
6. "The Pyre of Kings" (instrumental) (???) - 1:17

Bonus tracks remastered reissue 2008

1. "Fight Tooth and Nail (Roman Sword Remix)"
2. "Noble Savage (Early Take & Mix)"

Band members

• David DeFeis
  David DeFeis
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   - vocals, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , orchestration, producer
• Ed Pursino - all guitar
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• Joe O'Reilly - bass
• Joey Ayvazian - drums

Production

• Al Falcon - engineer
• Artie Ware, Jerry Comito - assistant engineers
• Steve Young - remastering engineer
• Hugh Syme
  Hugh Syme
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  - art direction and design
• Dimo Safari - photos