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. 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)