Warrel Dane's Serpent's Knight to be released

Warrel Dane's (of Sanctuary and Nevermore, duh) first band, Serpent's Knight, will see their work officially released in a fancy-schmancy 2-cd set. Warrel only apprears on disc 1 however. Another vocalist is featured on the 2nd disc.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135104

Could be interesting or it could be horribly dated, poorly recorded garage-band stuff. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

If this sounds anything like Sanctuary's first release,it will be good. I hope that's the case because that thing rocks!

Sanctuary are simply outstanding.

\m/ \m/

Yup, it's out as of today. Get your's @ www.shadowkingdomrecords.com. Unfortunately one of the guitar players didn't want the material to be remastered, and insisted on using that horrible cover...

When you're at it, also get the Argus, Sinister Realm, Genocide Nippon and Altar of Oblivion discs over at Shadow Kingdom. METAL!

007 wrote:

If this sounds anything like Sanctuary's first release,it will be good. I hope that's the case because that thing rocks!

I agree 100%!!!


I'm STOKED to hear this!!!

One of the posts under this news item @ Blabbermouth claims that Warrel Dane is "super pissed" about this being released.

Fat Freddy wrote:

One of the posts under this news item @ Blabbermouth claims that Warrel Dane is "super pissed" about this being released.

I wonder why? Is he somehow ashamed of it?

Metallic Blaze wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

One of the posts under this news item @ Blabbermouth claims that Warrel Dane is "super pissed" about this being released.

I wonder why? Is he somehow ashamed of it?

Possibly. I suppose for Warrel, it could be kinda like looking at a high school yearbook photo. "Man! I was dorky as hell!"

Or maybe he's not getting a cut of the sales.

Regardless, I'm still stoked for this one.

I have been hoping for quite some time that this would eventually be released.

This has been floating around out there for years. I wonder if the sound quality is better.

And man, that artwork is so f*cking lame! Haha.

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Possibly. I suppose for Warrel, it could be kinda like looking at a high school yearbook photo. "Man! I was dorky as hell!"

I could see that. Just because it can be released doesn't always mean it should.

As far as money goes, I doubt anyone's getting rich off of this release. This sounds like something for real die-hard fans. How many are they gonna sell realistically?

I'm a Warrel fanboy, and I heard one of the "floating copies" a few years ago......and I just didn't care for it. I don't remember why at the moment, but I just remember being less than excited about it.

Eyesore wrote:

This has been floating around out there for years. I wonder if the sound quality is better.

i was wondering that myself. i have this on a cassette i got from a trade years ago. the sound quality is very bad.

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How many are they gonna sell realistically?

A couple thou I would guess.

Here is what I have.

http://rapidshare.com/files/351203542/Serpent_s_Knight.zip

I downloaded it years ago, and it's called Released From the Crypt. Whether that title is correct is beyond me. Sounds like the name of a bootleg.

Temple of Blood wrote:

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How many are they gonna sell realistically?

A couple thou I would guess.

I doubt they're gonna sell that much. Sure, it's got Warrel Dane on it, but Shadow Kingdom isn't exactly Metal Blade when it comes to distribution. Oh well, I'll get a copy of this sooner or later.

Eyesore wrote:

This has been floating around out there for years. I wonder if the sound quality is better.

And man, that artwork is so f*cking lame! Haha.

The article says that the guitarist did the re-mastering. Who knows what kinda studio magic can be performed on 25 year old tapes? And yea, my 12 year old neice coulda created a better cover in MS Paint.

You listen to what I uploaded? It's going to be those songs...louder.

Eyesore wrote:

You listen to what I uploaded? It's going to be those songs...louder.

I didn't hear them. I'm getting that "server is overloaded right now" message. I'll try again later.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

And yea, my 12 year old neice coulda created a better cover in MS Paint.

Pozer! That cover is the epitome of KULT! Quality artwork is not tr00 mettle!!

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

You listen to what I uploaded? It's going to be those songs...louder.

I didn't hear them. I'm getting that "server is overloaded right now" message. I'll try again later.

Yeah, I got sick of that so I paid for a premium account. Haha.

Eyesore wrote:

Here is what I have.

http://rapidshare.com/files/351203542/Serpent_s_Knight.zip

I downloaded it years ago, and it's called Released From the Crypt. Whether that title is correct is beyond me. Sounds like the name of a bootleg.

That's it. Their one and only album that ever got released back in the early 80s.

This new reissue will be that PLUS another album that was never released (with a different vocalist than Dane).

Based on what I've heard, I might be picking this one up.

Leatherface wrote:

Based on what I've heard, I might be picking this one up.

I will for sure.

Even if only for the collection's sake.