The Black Light Bacchanalia

The Black Light Bacchanalia
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2010 (Germany)
October 25, 2010 (Europe)
November 9, 2010 (USA)
RecordedThe Hammer of Zeus, New York
GenrePower metal, heavy metal, symphonic metal
Length77:22
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerDavid DeFeis
Virgin Steele chronology
Visions of Eden
(2006)
The Black Light Bacchanalia
(2010)
Nocturnes of Hellfire & Damnation
(2015)

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.