A Virgin and a Whore

Studio album by Eternal Tears of Sorrow

Released

7 November 2001

Recorded

Tico-Tico Studio, Kemi, Finland, 2001

Genre

Symphonic death metal, Gothic metal

Length

47:06

Label

Spinefarm

Eternal Tears of Sorrow chronology

Chaotic Beauty
(2000)

A Virgin and a Whore
(2001)

Before the Bleeding Sun
(2006)

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A Virgin and a Whore is the fourth album by Finnish symphonic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It was their last album before their break they had between 2003 and 2005. This is the last EToS album to feature keyboardist Pasi Hiltula (who had been in the band since early 1999) and the only album to feature guitarist Antti Kokko.

The seventh song on the album, "Sick, Dirty and Mean" is a cover song, originally written and performed by Accept. The band had rehearsed the song for a two-part tribute album (Tribute to Accept vol. 1 & 2) in 1999 but didn't have any extra time to record it. So, they decided to include the song on A Virgin and a Whore.

The album cover art was made by Niklas Sundin of Cabin Fever Media and guitarist of Dark Tranquillity.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Aurora Borealis"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Hiltula & Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	5:04
2.	"Heart of Wilderness"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Kokko & Hiltula	3:40
3.	"Prophetian"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho & Sankala	Hiltula & Puolakanaho & Kokko	5:24
4.	"Fall of Man"	Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	Puolakanaho & Hiltula	4:58
5.	"The River Flows Frozen"	Veteläinen & Kokko & Puolakanaho	Kokko & Puolakanaho	5:47
6.	"The Last One for Life"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Puolakanaho & Kokko & Hiltula	4:59
7.	"Sick, Dirty and Mean"	Accept	Accept	4:16
8.	"Blood of Hatred"	Veteläinen	Kokko & Hiltula	3:12
9.	"Aeon"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Veteläinen & Hiltula & Puolakanaho & Kokko	5:45

Japanese bonus tracks:

"As I Die" (Paradise Lost cover) – 4:03
"The River Flows Frozen" (Acoustic Version) – 5:47

Credits

Band members

Guest appearances

Juha Kylmänen – clean vocals (on tracks #5, #6 and #11)

Eternal Tears of Sorrow

Altti Veteläinen Jarmo Kylmänen Jarmo Puolakanaho Mika Lammassaari Janne Tolsa Juho Raappana Olli-Pekka Törrö Pasi Hiltula Antti-Matti Talala Antti Kokko Petri Sankala Risto Ruuth

Studio albums	Sinner's Serenade (1997) Vilda Mánnu (1998) Chaotic Beauty (2000) A Virgin and a Whore (2001) Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) Children of the Dark Waters (2009) Saivon Lapsi (2013)

Singles	Sacrament of Wilderness (1998) The Last One for Life (2001) Tears of Autumn Rain (2009) Dark Alliance (2013)

Demos	The Seven Goddesses of Frost (1994) Bard's Burial (1994)

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