Dancing on the Head of the Serpent

Dancing on the Head of the Serpent
Studio album by Jerusalem
Released 1987
Recorded Jerusalem Studio, Uppsala, Sweden
Genre Heavy metal
Hard rock
Length 40:38
Label JM Records
Producer Ulf Christiansson
Jerusalem chronology
In His Majesty's Service – Live in USA
(1985)		 Dancing on the Head of the Serpent
(1987)		 10 Years After
(1988)
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US cover
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Dancing on the Head of the Serpent is the fifth studio album, and the sixth album overall, by the Swedish hard rock band Jerusalem. Unlike their first four studio albums, it was recorded only in English, although there are two different versions. The original version was released in Scandinavia in 1987 on JM Records. [1] In 1988, Refuge Records released a re-recorded and remixed version in the United States, with slightly different artwork. [2] This was the first Jerusalem album to be released on CD.

The general lyrical theme of the album is "war against Satan", but songs such as "Still" focus on forgiveness and restoration.[3]

Album cover controversy

Several record stores in Scandinavia banned it because of its album cover[3] (painted by Rolf Jansson of Norway).

Track listing

All songs by Ulf Christiansson.

  1. "Dancing on the Head of the Serpent"
  2. "Plunder Hell and Populate Heaven"
  3. "Rebels of Jesus Christ"
  4. "Listen to Me"
  5. "Woe, Woe... The Great Fall"
  6. "We're Gonna Take Europe"
  7. "Come Higher"
  8. "Catch the Devil, Catch the Thief"
  9. "The Night When Revelation Came Into My Life"
  10. "Still"

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Firestream Music Vault". Firestreamvault.com. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Firestream Music Vault". Firestreamvault.com. 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  3. 1 2 Van Pelt, Doug (November 1988). "Metal Reviews: Dancing on the Head of the Serpent". CCM 11 (5): 33,35.
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