Noble Savage (album)

Noble Savage

Studio album by Virgin Steele

Released

1985

Recorded

Sonic Sound and Studio 3973, Freeport, New York, 1985

Genre

Heavy metal, power metal

Length

46:04

Label

Cobra

Producer

David DeFeis

Virgin Steele chronology

Wait for the Night EP
(1983)

Noble Savage
(1986)

Age of Consent
(1988)

2008 edition CD cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Imperiumi	^[2]
The Metal Crypt	^[3]
Martin Popoff	^[4]

Noble Savage is the third studio album of the American heavy metal band Virgin Steele, released in 1985 by Cobra Records. The album was reissued in 1997 on CD by Noise Records with six bonus tracks. The remastered edition of 2008 by Dockyard 1 added two other extra tracks. In May 2011, the album was reissued once more by Steamhammer Records, a subsidiary of SPV with the same track list as the 1997 release, but with an added bonus CD containing 13 additional tracks.^[5]

Before the recording of Noble Savage, original guitarist Jack Starr resigned from the band and was replaced by Edward Pursino, an old friend of DeFeis, whose guitar playing immediately fit very well with Virgin Steele's music and style. Pursino's 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.^[6]

Noble Savage was the first album where the band was completely satisfied with its music and sound. It is also the first album on which the current musical style of the band is fully manifested, containing grandiose compositions with multi-layered keyboard sound and more sophisticated arrangements. 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 written by David DeFeis.

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"We Rule the Night"	DeFeis, Edward Pursino	5:40
2.	"I'm on Fire"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:56
3.	"Thy Kingdom Come"	DeFeis	3:41
4.	"Image of a Faun at Twilight" (instrumental)	DeFeis	1:16
5.	"Noble Savage"	DeFeis	7:30

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Length
6.	"Fight Tooth and Nail"	DeFeis	3:32
7.	"The Evil in Her Eyes"	DeFeis, Pursino	4:44
8.	"Rock Me"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:38
9.	"Don't Close Your Eyes"	DeFeis	5:07
10.	"The Angel of Light"	DeFeis	7:00

1997 Noise Records CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Obsession (It Burns for You)"	DeFeis, Pursino	5:37
12.	"Love and Death"	DeFeis, Pursino	4:26
13.	"Where Are You Running To"	DeFeis	4:16
14.	"Come On and Love Me"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:52
15.	"The Spirit of Steele"	DeFeis	2:51
16.	"The Pyre of Kings" (instrumental)	D. DeFeis	1:17
Total length:			68:23

2008 Dockyard 1 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Obsession (It Burns for You)"	DeFeis, Pursino	5:37
12.	"Love and Death"	DeFeis, Pursino	4:26
13.	"Where Are You Running To"	DeFeis	4:16
14.	"Come On and Love Me"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:52
15.	"The Spirit of Steele"	DeFeis	2:51
16.	"The Pyre of Kings" (instrumental)	DeFeis	1:17
17.	"Fight Tooth and Nail (Roman Sword Remix)"	DeFeis	3:34
18.	"Noble Savage (Early Take & Mix)"	DeFeis	6:55
Total length:			78:52

2011 SPV reissue bonus CD tracks
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"To the Devil a Daughter"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:26
2.	"God of Violence Kill"	DeFeis	4:36
3.	"Viking"	DeFeis	4:27
4.	"Ase's Death" (instrumental)	Edvard Grieg	1:38
5.	"Bitches from Hell"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:13
6.	"Fight Tooth and Nail (Roman Sword Re-Mix)"	DeFeis	3:34
7.	"Tales from the Hammer"	DeFeis	0:44
8.	"We Rule the Night (Live Pre-Production Rehearsal)"	DeFeis, Pursino	5:10
9.	"I'm on Fire (Live Pre-Production Rehearsal)"	DeFeis	3:24
10.	"Fight Tooth and Nail (Live Pre-Production Rehearsal)"	DeFeis	3:17
11.	"Rock Me (Live Pre-Production Rehearsal)"	DeFeis, Pursino	3:24
12.	"We Rule the Night (Bigger Gongs & Bombs - Early Rough Mix)"	DeFeis, Pursino	5:23
13.	"Noble Savage (Flanging to Eternity - Early Rough Mix)"	DeFeis	6:55
Total length:			49:11

Personnel

Band members

David DeFeis – vocals, keyboards, orchestration, producer
Ed Pursino – all guitars
Joe O'Reilly – bass
Joey Ayvazian – drums

Production

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

References

↑ Reesman, Bryan. "Virgin Steele Noble Savage review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
↑ Starbuck (2008-04-23). "Levyarviot: Virgin Steele - Noble Savage (reissue)". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
↑ Turnbull, Bruce (2009-04-22). "Review: Virgin Steele - Noble Savage". The Metal Crypt.com. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
↑ "Virgin Steele - Noble Savage". Metal-Archives.com. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ DeFeis, David. "Virgin Steele Biography". Virgin-Steele.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.

Virgin Steele

Discography Albums

Studio albums	Virgin Steele Guardians of the Flame Noble Savage Age of Consent Life Among the Ruins The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part II Invictus The House of Atreus Act I The House of Atreus Act II Visions of Eden The Black Light Bacchanalia

EPs	Wait for the Night Magick Fire Music

Compilations	Hymns to Victory The Book of Burning

Band members	David DeFeis Jack Starr

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