Virgin Steele's first album in five years is much reviled by many for its blues/metal style, very different from their other work. They sound rather like Whitesnake here (further enhanced by David DeFeis' vocals being similar to David Coverdale's), a band I'm not terribly fond of. Having said that, this album starts off pretty well, but soon becomes quite tedious, and reaches its nadir with ballads in the second half like "I Never Believed In Good-bye", "Wildfire Woman" and "Cry Forever".
Overall, "Life Among The Ruins" is not too bad, but it's easy to see why so many hate it, especially those familiar with the rest of the band's catalogue.
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