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Virgin Killer is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Kiss. Those roots explain a lot about how Virgin Killer arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Firewind, Therion and Pain of Salvation, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Virgin Killer, reaching back through Kiss and forward to Firewind. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Virgin Killer is the fourth studio album by the German rock band Scorpions, released on 22 November 1976 by RCA Records. It was the band's first album to attract attention outside Europe. The title is described as being a reference to time as the killer of innocence. The original cover featured a nude ten-year-old girl, which stirred controversy in the United Kingdom, the United States, and elsewhere. As a result, the album was re-issued with a different cover in some countries.
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Virgin Killer grew out of Kiss, went on to shape Firewind, Therion and Pain of Salvation. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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