There is a lot of tempo, mood, and influence variations in “The Serpent and the Lamb” which makes it an interesting album. “Dead Man’s Song,” for instance, is a moody 1970’s inspired track with clean guitars and a slow, very slow drumming. Vocals here have an unexpected influence of the soul music of that time. As a reference, it reminds Deep Purple’s “Burn” era when Glenn Hughes used to share vocals with David Coverdale – well, I guess this is a valid reference if my dear fan knows Deep Purple. Sometimes I forget that I’m from a very different Metal generation and Deep Purple is a valid reference. In fact, this album has lots of the 1970s music in it. The fan that listens to “End of the Sun” with no further explanation will think the track is from that time. Black Sabbath’s influences are obvious here due to the guitar overtones and the slow and sludge tempo though the drumming isn’t so prominent. Though those influences, it’s possible to feel some Metal influences as the guitar riffing in tracks as “Get the Gun” and the aforementioned track. As many today’s bands, Sea of Snakes incorporate and mix influences from all over decades. Kids today have lots of references to make their music and incorporating and mixing those influences give them their personality.
I see no contradiction the mix Sea of Snakes do here. To me it’s such a natural thing that bands have been doing it for such a long time. Pioneer Metal bands show that kind of influence from the Blues or even The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Music is a living thing and it’s natural to adapt.
Sea of Snakes “The Serpent and the Lamb” will be released on October 14th via Metal Assault Records.
Track Listing:
- Start a War
- Demon Seed
- Get the Gun
- End of the Sun
- Dead Man’s Song
- Third Kind
- In Hell
- God of Creation
- Hands are Tied
- The Ritual
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