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The House of Atreus: Act II
Virgin Steele
Released: 2001
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 Vengeance5:12
2Hymn to the Gods of Night0:47
3Fire of Ecstasy5:16
4The Oracle of Apollo1:34
5The Voice as Weapon4:41
6Moira2:24
7Nemesis3:28
8The Wine of Violence5:40
9A Token of My Hatred8:24
10Summoning the Powers7:59
1Flames of Thy Power (From Blood They Rise)5:38
2Arms of Mercury4:50
3The By the Gods Suite: By the Gods4:05
4The By the Gods Suite: Areopagos0:27
5The By the Gods Suite: The Judgment of the Son1:57
6The By the Gods Suite: Hammer the Winds1:32
7The By the Gods Suite: Guilt or Innocence1:09
8The Legends Suite: The Fields of Asphodel1:17
9The Legends Suite: When the Legends Die5:59
10The Legends Suite: Anemone (Withered Hopes... Forsaken)0:56
11The Waters of Acheron1:15
12Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor (The Death of Orestes)4:22
13Resurrection Day (The Finale)10:29
