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The Serpent's Gold
The Serpent's Gold
Compilation album by Cathedral
Released	21 June 2004
Recorded	1989–2003
Genre	Doom metal, stoner metal
Length	157:08
Label	Earache
Producer	Dan Tobin, Garry Jennings, Lee Dorian
Cathedral chronology

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cathedral unlock 'The Serpent's Gold'". Earache. 25 May 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Heaney, Gregory. Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b Hocking, Mat (1 September 2004). "Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ 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.
^ Ayers, Chris (1 September 2004). "Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold". exclaim.ca. Ian Danzig. ISSN 1207-6600. OCLC 1082478197. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Foster, Chuck (2004). "Cathedral "The Serpent's Gold"". Under the Volcano. No. 82. Nesconset, New York. p. 38. OCLC 61669152. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Cathedral: Two-Disc Compilation Due In July". Blabbermouth.net. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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[earachereldate-1] "Cathedral unlock 'The Serpent's Gold'". Earache. 25 May 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[allmusicrev-2] Heaney, Gregory. Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[drownedinsoundrev-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.

[exclaimrev-5] Ayers, Chris (1 September 2004). "Cathedral: The Serpent's Gold". exclaim.ca. Ian Danzig. ISSN 1207-6600. OCLC 1082478197. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[underthevolcanorev-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.

[blabbermouthusrel-7] "Cathedral: Two-Disc Compilation Due In July". Blabbermouth.net. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

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