The Serpent's Gold

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The Serpent's Gold
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Compilation album by
Released21 June 2004 (2004-06-21) [1]
Recorded1989–2003
Genre Doom metal, [2] stoner metal [3]
Length157:08
Label Earache
Producer Dan Tobin, Garry Jennings, Lee Dorian
Cathedral chronology
The VIIth Coming
(2002)
The Serpent's Gold
(2004)
The Garden of Unearthly Delights
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [3]
Exclaim! Favourable [4]
Under the VolcanoFavourable [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".

Contents

Release

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.

Track listing

Disc 1 – The Serpent's Treasure
No.TitleLyricsMusicSourceLength
1."Ride" Garry Jennings, Lee Dorrian Jennings, Dorrian The Ethereal Mirror 4:46
2."Hopkins (Witchfinder General)"Dorrian, JenningsDorrian, Jennings The Carnival Bizarre 5:18
3."Autumn Twilight"Mark GriffithsJennings, GriffithsSoul Sacrifice5:49
4."Midnight Mountain"Jennings, DorrianJennings, Dorrian The Ethereal Mirror 4:55
5."Soul Sacrifice"GriffithsJenningsSoul Sacrifice4:32
6."Enter the Worms" Adam Lehan, Dorrian, David BiancoLehan, Dorrian, Bianco The Ethereal Mirror 6:05
7."Stained Glass Horizon"Dorrian, JenningsDorrian, Jennings Supernatural Birth Machine 5:30
8."Vampire Sun"Jennings, Dorrian, Scott CarlsonJennings, Dorrian, Carlson The Carnival Bizarre 4:07
9."Cosmic Funeral"Jennings, DorrianJennings, Dorrian Statik Majik 6:59
10."Ebony Tears"DorrianJennings Forest of Equilibrium 7:42
11."Melancholy Emperor"   Endtyme 5:35
12."Equilibrium"DorrianJennings Forest of Equilibrium 6:04
13."Utopian Blaster"Dorrian, JenningsDorrian, Jennings The Carnival Bizarre 5:38
14."Voodoo Fire"Dorrian, Jennings, Leo Smee, Brian DixonDorrian, Jennings, Smee, Dixon Caravan Beyond Redemption 5:11
15."Imprisoned in Flesh"Jennings, DorrianJennings, Dorrian The Ethereal Mirror 1:38
Disc 2 – The Serpent's Chest
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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

Personnel

Cathedral

Live musicians

Technical personnel

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