The Serpent's Gold

The Serpent's Gold
Compilation album by Cathedral
Released	21 June 2004 (2004-06-21) [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
The VIIth Coming (2002) The Serpent's Gold (2004) The Garden of Unearthly Delights (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10 [4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [3]
Exclaim!	Favourable [5]
Under the Volcano	Favourable [6]

The Serpent's Gold is a compilation album by British doom metal band Cathedral, released on 21 June 2004 through Earache Records. ^[1] It consists of two discs, featuring a "Best of" collection titled "The Serpent's Treasure" and a collection of demos and rarities titled "The Serpent's Chest".

Release

Earache released the album in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2004 ^[1] and in the United States on 27 July 2004. ^[7] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

Disc 1 – The Serpent's Treasure

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Source	Length
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

Disc 2 – The Serpent's Chest

No.	Title	Writer(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

• Lee Dorrian – vocals, compilation
• Garry Jennings – bass (disc 1: 1, 4, 6, 15, disc 2: 1–3, 5, 8, 10, 11), guitar, drums (disc 2: 10), keyboard (disc 2: 4, 9), backing vocals (disc 2: 9), tambourine (disc 1: 3, 5), compilation
• Brian Dixon – drums (disc 1: 2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, disc 2: 8, 11)
• Scott Carlson – bass (disc 2: 4, 6, 9)
• Adam Lehan – bass (disc 2: 7), guitar (disc 1: 1, 3–6, 9, 10, 12, 15, disc 2: 1–3, 5, 7, 12)
• Mark Griffiths – bass (disc 1: 3, 5, 10, 12, disc 2: 2, 12)
• Mark Ramsey Wharton – drums (disc 1: 1, 3–6, 9, 15, disc 2: 1, 2, 5, 7), Hammond organ (disc 1: 3, 5), penny whistle (disc 2: 1), flute (disc 2: 5)
• Leo Smee – bass (disc 1: 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, disc 2: 8, 11)
• Ben Mochrie – drums (disc 2: 2, 12)

Live musicians

• Victor Griffin – guitar (disc 2: 6)
• Joe Hasselvander – drums (disc 2: 6)
• Dave Hornyak – drums (disc 2: 4, 9)

Technical personnel

• Matthew Vickerstaff – design, layout
• Dave Patchett – cover artwork
• Olivier Badin – liner notes
• John Paul – mastering
• Dan Tobin – compilation

References

1. "Cathedral unlock 'The Serpent's Gold'". Earache . 25 May 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
2. Heaney, Gregory. Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
3. Hocking, Mat (1 September 2004). "Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold". Drowned in Sound . Silentway. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
4. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 75. ISBN   9781-926592-20-6.
5. Ayers, Chris (1 September 2004). "Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold". exclaim.ca . Ian Danzig. ISSN   1207-6600. OCLC   1082478197 . Retrieved 7 March 2021.
6. Foster, Chuck (2004). "Cathedral "The Serpent's Gold"". Under the Volcano. No. 82. Nesconset, New York. p. 38. OCLC   61669152 . Retrieved 7 March 2021.
7. "Cathedral: Two-Disc Compilation Due In July". Blabbermouth.net . 26 May 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.