The Black Light Bacchanalia
| The Black Light Bacchanalia | ||||
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| Released | October 22, 2010 (Germany) October 25, 2010 (Europe) November 9, 2010 (USA) | |||
| Recorded | The Hammer of Zeus, New York | |||
| Genre | Power metal, heavy metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 77:22 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | David DeFeis | |||
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The Black Light Bacchanalia is the twelfth album by New York power metal group Virgin Steele. It was released via SPV/Steamhammer on October 22, 2010 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, on October 25, 2010 in the rest of Europe, and on November 9, 2010 in the U.S.
The album is issued in CD format, limited edition digipak (with a bonus CD) and 3,000 copies worldwide boxset (with triple LP vinyl with a book, CD and extensive packaging).
With a duration of over 11 minutes, "To Crown Them with Halos (Parts 1 & 2)" was the longest track Virgin Steele had ever recorded until it was surpassed by the 13-minute "The Ritual of Descent" from their 2023 album The Passion of Dionysus.