(Heavy Metal) Serpent's Knight (первая группа вокалиста Warrel Dane - Sanctuary, Nevermore) - Silent Knight ...of myth and destiny (The Best Of/Compilation, 2CD) - 2010, MP3, 320 kbps

Треклист:

01. The Serpent's Reign
02. Sorcerer's Apprentice
03. Disturbing Your Peace
04. White Rabbit
05. Sleaze
06. Trial By Fire
07. No Sanctuary
08. Tears Of Love
09. Apollyon The Destroyer
10. Beyond The Valley (Band Practice)
11. Beyond The Valley
12. Long Live Heavy Metal
13. After The Dark (Father Scorn-Vocals)
14. Mystic Psalms (Father Scorn-Vocals)
15. Conceived For Hypocrisy

Треклист:

01. Sick Bloody Cunt
02. The Lightning Chaser
03. Serpent's Knight
04. Betrayed
05. Cracks in the Paint
06. Pinned to the Ground
07. Eisoptrophobia
08. Dellusions of Grandeur
09. Battle Angels (1981)
10. The First Spider After Winter (2009)

Mark G. - Vocals
Brad Poland - Guitar
John Kimmel - Bass
Michael Witkowski - Drums
Warrel Dane - Vocals (Nevermore, Sanctuary (US) (1983-1985)
Doug Stibbs - Guitar

Подборка записей группы SERPENT’S KNIGHT, в которой вокалист Уоррел Дэйн (Warrel Dane, сейчас в NEVERMORE) пел до присоединения к SANCTUARY, выходит на лейбле Shadow Kingdom под названием "Silent Knight...Of Myth And Destiny". Пресс-релиз по этому поводу гласит: "Это самая первая хэви-металлическая группа, в которой участвовал Уоррел. Группе так и не удалось сделать нормальную запись этих песен, но они выжали все, что можно, из оборудования для домашней записи. Так что имейте в виду, что все эти годы музыка хранилась на кассетах, а в 2009 году была ремастирована гитаристом SERPENT'S KNIGHT Брэдом Поландом (Brad Poland).

Музыка на этих старых кассетах отличалась качеством композиторской работы, мрачной атмосферой и безумно высоким вокалом.

У группы запутанная история (вы сможете ее прочесть в буклете компакт-диска), но в итоге она распалась, Уоррел занялся SANCTUARY, а все остальное вы уже знаете.

В конце 80-х Брэд смог найти нового вокалиста и захотел записать новый альбом, что он в итоге и сделал, так что в этом издании вы получите оба альбома на двух компакт-дисках".

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In the glory days of 80's rock and metal, if you stacked every band who was trying to make it in the business from end to end, they would probably reach from New York to LA. Now subtract the amount that actually had the talent to possibly make it, and the actual line might cut off at the Missippi River. Then subtract the number who actually did deserive a record contract, and the line may stop at Harrisburg. Somewhere in there fits Seattle's Serpent's Knight, an early American heavy metal band that bridged a gap between the dark and heavy Sabbath with early NWOBHM. Adding Warrel Dane's (later to Sancturay) interpretation of Halford on vocals and you will have a snapshot of those fundamental years. Silent Knight of Myth and Destiny is a two disc compilation of two releases Released from the Crypt (1983) and 3000 Degrees in the Shade (1989).

Essentially, this is vintage early 80's American heavy metal from those magnificent tape-trading days. Actually, Released from the Crypt is remastered from tapes (probably cassette from the quality). The subterrean sound production comes from a recording by equipment made by tinkertoys in a basement. Hey, it's the best that many bands could do back then to get there music down and out there. 3000 Degrees in the Shade is a bit better, but not by much. Musically, I preferred Serpent's Knight's first recording (despite Dane's screeching, uneven vocals), with the cover of Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit a real highlight.

The two CD pacakge comes with a lengthy history of the band, which is barely readable thanks to the graphic layout, and many interesting pictures. The pictures will make you either grimace in pain or laugh in absurdity. However, they display how it really was 'back in the day.' This is what the bands and fans did look like. (I remember; I was there, and I recall some of the dumbass clothing I wore to concerts.) Some of the most remarkable, and hilarious, pictures are from a photo shoot of the band in a traditional church. Serpent's Knight, in full metal regalia are posing before a stain glass image of Jesus Christ as the Great Shepherd. Freaky. True fans of heavy metal history will have to pick up Serpent's Knight's Silent Knight of Myth and Destiny.