Blood of the Snake

　　Keyboardist and former member of Dream Theater, Derek Sherinian, has yet again joined plenty of first-rate musicians on his current album Blood of the Snake: Besides John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen and Simon Phillips (Toto), 80s rock icon Billy Idol and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash feature as special all-star line-up. Blood of the Snake is composed of varied keyboard sounds, à la Sherinian, that cross freaky and slick guitar riffs of the guest guitarists. All in all, this album offers an amazing blend of cool fusion, progressive metal and straight-forward rock. Absolute highlights are Man With No Name, featuring Zakk Wylde on vocals, as well as The Monsoon with its teasing oriental influences and Phantom Shuffle that has somewhat of a jazzy touch. And not to forget the finely arranged cover version of Mungo Jerry's classic song In the Summertime featuring Billy Idol and Slash.

　　Czar Of Steel 6:01

　　Man With No Name 6:55

　　Phantom Shuffle 4:21

　　Been Here Before 4:30

　　Blood Of The Snake 6:09

　　On The Moon 4:34

　　The Monsoon 6:08

　　Prelude To Battle 2:55

　　Viking Massacre 4:58

　　In The Summertime 3:51

Instrumental(2)  Progressive-Metal(1)  ProgressiveMetal(1)