The Serpent's Gold | ||||
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Released | 21 June 2004 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1989–2003 | |||
Genre | Doom metal, [2] stoner metal [3] | |||
Length | 157:08 | |||
Label | Earache | |||
Producer | Dan Tobin, Garry Jennings, Lee Dorian | |||
Cathedral chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [3] |
Exclaim! | Favourable [4] |
Under the Volcano | Favourable [5] |
The Serpent's Gold is a compilation album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 21 June 2004 through Earache. [1] It consists of two discs, featuring a "Best of" titled "The Serpent's Treasure" and a collection of demos and rarities titled "The Serpent's Chest".
Earache released the album in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2004 [1] and in the United States on 27 July 2004. [6] The booklet contains an interview with singer Lee Dorrian and a track-by-track interview about the songs on the second disc with guitarist Garry Jennings.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Source | Length |
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1. | "Ride" | Garry Jennings, Lee Dorrian | Jennings, Dorrian | The Ethereal Mirror | 4:46 |
2. | "Hopkins (Witchfinder General)" | Dorrian, Jennings | Dorrian, Jennings | The Carnival Bizarre | 5:18 |
3. | "Autumn Twilight" | Mark Griffiths | Jennings, Griffiths | Soul Sacrifice | 5:49 |
4. | "Midnight Mountain" | Jennings, Dorrian | Jennings, Dorrian | The Ethereal Mirror | 4:55 |
5. | "Soul Sacrifice" | Griffiths | Jennings | Soul Sacrifice | 4:32 |
6. | "Enter the Worms" | Adam Lehan, Dorrian, David Bianco | Lehan, Dorrian, Bianco | The Ethereal Mirror | 6:05 |
7. | "Stained Glass Horizon" | Dorrian, Jennings | Dorrian, Jennings | Supernatural Birth Machine | 5:30 |
8. | "Vampire Sun" | Jennings, Dorrian, Scott Carlson | Jennings, Dorrian, Carlson | The Carnival Bizarre | 4:07 |
9. | "Cosmic Funeral" | Jennings, Dorrian | Jennings, Dorrian | Statik Majik | 6:59 |
10. | "Ebony Tears" | Dorrian | Jennings | Forest of Equilibrium | 7:42 |
11. | "Melancholy Emperor" | Endtyme | 5:35 | ||
12. | "Equilibrium" | Dorrian | Jennings | Forest of Equilibrium | 6:04 |
13. | "Utopian Blaster" | Dorrian, Jennings | Dorrian, Jennings | The Carnival Bizarre | 5:38 |
14. | "Voodoo Fire" | Dorrian, Jennings, Leo Smee, Brian Dixon | Dorrian, Jennings, Smee, Dixon | Caravan Beyond Redemption | 5:11 |
15. | "Imprisoned in Flesh" | Jennings, Dorrian | Jennings, Dorrian | The Ethereal Mirror | 1:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hide & Seek" | 1:41 | |
2. | "Neophytes for Serpent Eve" (Demo Version) | 8:16 | |
3. | "Violet Breath" | 3:00 | |
4. | "Night of the Seagulls" (Demo Version) | 5:24 | |
5. | "Magic Mountain" | 6:16 | |
6. | "A Funeral Request" (Live in Brussels, Belgium 18/4/94) | 9:06 | |
7. | "The Olde Oak Tree" | 4:01 | |
8. | "Schizoid Puppeteer" | 12:14 | |
9. | "Carnival Bizarre" (Demo Version) | 9:30 | |
10. | "Rabies" | Witchfinder General | 4:41 |
11. | "Blue Light" (Live in Tokyo, Japan 30/5/01) | 9:56 | |
12. | "Commiserating the Celebration (of Life)" (Demo Version) | 3:14 |
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