Age of Consent is the fourth full-length album by the American heavy metal band Virgin Steele.

The album took eight months to complete, a change from Noble Savage which was recorded in only a few weeks, and was finally released in October 1988.

[5] At the time of release, the band faced legal and financial setbacks that brought to the unofficial disbandment of Virgin Steele.

[6] Joe O'Reilly, although credited for playing bass on the album, was ill at the time of recording and was ghosted by DeFeis and Pursino.

[7] All lyrics by David DeFeis except "Stay on Top", "Desert Plains", "Screaming for Vengeance", "Breach of Lease", and "Down by the River"