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title: "The House of Atreus: Act I by Virgin Steele"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/15374764-59e4-3f13-aaa3-1f9577369127"
artist: "Virgin Steele"
year: 1999
label: "T&T Records"
---

# The House of Atreus: Act I

**The House of Atreus: Act I** is an album by Virgin Steele, released in 1999 on T&T Records.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The House of Atreus: Act I |
| Artist | Virgin Steele |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1999 |
| Label | T&T Records |
| Catalog number | TT0042-9 |
| Tracks | 22 |
| Place in discography | 10 of 21 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Kingdom of the Fearless (The Destruction of Troy) | 7:39 |
| 2 | Blaze of Victory (The Watchman's Song) | 4:00 |
| 3 | Through the Ring of Fire | 5:24 |
| 4 | Prelude in A minor (The Voyage Home) | 1:14 |
| 5 | Death Darkly Closed Their Eyes (The Messenger's Song) | 1:26 |
| 6 | In Triumph or Tragedy | 1:43 |
| 7 | Return of the King | 4:24 |
| 8 | Flames of the Black Star (The Arrows of Herakles) | 6:30 |
| 9 | Narcissus | 1:14 |
| 10 | And Hecate Smiled | 2:58 |
| 11 | A Song of Prophecy | 2:17 |
| 12 | Child of Desolation | 4:49 |
| 13 | G minor Invention (Descent Into Death's Twilight Kingdom) | 2:58 |
| 14 | Day of Wrath | 1:52 |
| 15 | Great Sword of Flame | 4:29 |
| 16 | The Gift of Tantalos | 1:56 |
| 17 | Iphigenia in Hades | 2:01 |
| 18 | The Fire God | 4:43 |
| 19 | Garden of Lamentation | 1:48 |
| 20 | Agony and Shame | 5:17 |
| 21 | Gate of Kings | 3:45 |
| 22 | Via Sacra | 1:34 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) · [US Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/us-power-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Power Metal · Symphonic Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Invictus (1998)](https://themetalnet.com/album/27006221-1dcf-310c-8628-df70a872a434)
- Next release: [Magick Fire Music (2000)](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d8867f7-1c40-3ade-9472-089932702f6d)

## Artist

- [Virgin Steele](https://themetalnet.com/band/virgin-steele)

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