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Blood Of The Snake - Derek Sherinian

Blood Of The Snake - Derek Sherinian

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(9 tracks - 48 mins)

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Solo albums with big name special guests have become quite commonplace in the realm of heavy metal circa the early 21st century.

And one of hard rock/metal's most sought-after keyboardist, Derek Sherinian, followed suit with his 2006 solo effort, Blood of the Snake.

With a star-studded guest list that includes Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, and John Petrucci (among others), Blood of the Snake is -- rather expectedly -- a metallic potpourri.

The Wylde-penned "Man with No Name" sounds very much like (go ahead, take a guess) latter-day Ozzy Osbourne, the title track includes tricky riffery à la Dream Theater, while the album opening "Czar of Steel" allows Sherinian to show off his keyboard dexterity.

To sum it all up, Blood of the Snake consists of challenging metal that would take the average musician a dog's age to replicate.

Title/Composers Performer Listen Time Size Size
1
Czar of Steel
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay06:0113 MB42 MB
2
Man with No Name
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay06:5315 MB50 MB
3
Phantom Shuffle
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay04:209 MB33 MB
4
Blood of the Snake
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay06:0914 MB41 MB
5
On the Moon
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay04:3410 MB27 MB
6
The Monsoon
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay06:0513 MB41 MB
7
Prelude to Battle
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay02:556 MB16 MB
8
Viking Massacre
Derek Sherinian
Derek SherinianPlay04:5811 MB35 MB
9
In the Summertime
Derek SherinianPlay06:3214 MB28 MB
48 mins111 MB
48 mins317 MB
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
Artist Job
1
John "JD" DeServio
Bass
2
Brandon Fields
Sax (Alto)
3
Matt Flinker
Engineer
4
Tony Franklin
Fretless Bass
5
Jivan Gasparyan
Duduk
6
Brad Gillis
Engineer, Guitar
7
Jerry Goodman
Violin
8
Matt Hall
Engineer
9
William Hames
Photography
10
Billy Idol
Vocals
11
Jimmy Johnson
Bass
12
Yngwie Malmsteen
Engineer, Guitar
13
Mattias Norén
Artwork, Design
14
John Petrucci
Guitar
15
Simon Phillips
Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Producer
16
Keith Rose
Engineer
17
Mike Shapiro
Percussion
18
Derek Sherinian
Composer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer
19
Brian Tichy
Bass, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Producer
20
Alex Todorov
Engineer, Mixing
21
Zakk Wylde
Guitar

Derek Sherinian

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