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The House of Atreus: Act II
Virgin Steele
Released: 2001
- Genre
- Heavy Metal
- Label
- SPV GmbH
- Format
- Album
The House of Atreus Act II, released in 2000, is the tenth studio album by the American heavy metal band Virgin Steele. It was released as a double CD album, October 16, 2000 on the Noise label. This album is the second and final part of a metal opera inspired by the Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus which concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The music was intended to be the soundtrack for theatrical shows, with actors impersonating the characters of the tragedy. The metal opera was actually performed under the name "Klytaimnestra - The House Of Atreus" in European theatres from 1999 to 2001, with the production of the Memmingen Opera House company and Landestheater Production.
Track List
1Wings of Vengeance
2Hymn to the Gods of Night
3Fire of Ecstasy
4The Oracle of Apollo
5The Voice as Weapon
6Moira
7Nemesis
8The Wine of Violence
9A Token of My Hatred
10Summoning the Powers
1Flames of Thy Power (From Blood They Rise)
2Arms of Mercury
3The By the Gods Suite: By the Gods
4The By the Gods Suite: Areopagos
5The By the Gods Suite: The Judgment of the Son
6The By the Gods Suite: Hammer the Winds
7The By the Gods Suite: Guilt or Innocence
8The Legends Suite: The Fields of Asphodel
9The Legends Suite: When the Legends Die
10The Legends Suite: Anemone (Withered Hopes... Forsaken)
11The Waters of Acheron
12Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor (The Death of Orestes)
13Resurrection Day (The Finale)
