A Virgin and a Whore

A Virgin and a Whore is the fourth album by Finnish melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It was their last album before the band's hiatus between 2001 and 2004.^[1] This is the last EToS album to feature keyboardist Pasi Hiltula (who had been in the band since early 1999) and the only album to feature guitarist Antti Kokko.

A Virgin and a Whore
Studio album by Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Released	7 November 2001
Recorded	2001
Studio	Tico-Tico Studio, Kemi, Finland
Genre	Melodic death metal, gothic metal
Length	47:06
Label	Spinefarm
Eternal Tears of Sorrow chronology
Chaotic Beauty (2000) A Virgin and a Whore (2001) Before the Bleeding Sun (2006)

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The seventh song on the album, "Sick, Dirty and Mean" is a cover song, originally written and performed by Accept. The band had rehearsed the song for a two-part tribute album (Tribute to Accept Vol. 1 & 2) in 1999 but didn't have any extra time to record it. So, they decided to include the song on A Virgin and a Whore.

The album's cover art was made by Niklas Sundin of Cabin Fever Media and guitarist of Dark Tranquillity.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Aurora Borealis"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Kokko & Hiltula & Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	5:04
2.	"Heart of Wilderness"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Kokko & Hiltula	3:40
3.	"Prophetian"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho & Sankala	Hiltula & Puolakanaho & Kokko	5:24
4.	"Fall of Man"	Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	Puolakanaho & Hiltula	4:58
5.	"The River Flows Frozen"	Veteläinen & Kokko & Puolakanaho	Kokko & Puolakanaho	5:47
6.	"The Last One for Life"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho & Kokko & Hiltula	4:59
7.	"Sick, Dirty and Mean"	Accept	Accept	4:16
8.	"Blood of Hatred"	Veteläinen	Kokko & Hiltula	3:12
9.	"Aeon"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Veteläinen & Hiltula & Puolakanaho & Kokko	5:45

Japanese edition bonus tracks:

10. "As I Die" (Paradise Lost cover) – 4:03
11. "The River Flows Frozen" (Acoustic Version) – 5:47

Credits

Band members

• Altti Veteläinen – vocals, bass
• Jarmo Puolakanaho – guitar
• Antti Kokko – lead guitar
• Pasi Hiltula – keyboards
• Petri Sankala – drums

Guest appearances

• Juha Kylmänen – clean vocals (on tracks 5, 6 and 11)

References

1. Eternal Tears of Sorrow. "Facebook post from 12 December 2018". Facebook. Retrieved 19 November 2021.