...And They Shall Take Up Serpents
…And They Shall Take Up Serpents is the second studio album from Byzantine. It was released on July 12, 2005.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Justicia" |
4:07 |
| 2. |
"Taking Up Serpents" |
3:12 |
| 3. |
"Jeremiad" |
6:00 |
| 4. |
"Ancestry of the Antichrist" |
5:54 |
| 5. |
"Temporary Temples" |
4:59 |
| 6. |
"Five Faces of Madness" |
5:29 |
| 7. |
"Red Neck War" |
5:39 |
| 8. |
"Pity None" |
3:58 |
| 9. |
"The Rat Eaters" |
4:31 |
| 10. |
"Salem, Ark" |
4:31 |
Personnel
- Chris "OJ" Ojeda – Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Piano
- Tony Rohbrough – Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar
- Matt Wolfe – Drums, Acoustic Guitar
- Drew Mazurek;– mixing
- Aaron Fisher;- Production
Singles
Trivia
- Album was recorded at 101 Productions, which is located inside an active daycare school called Little Kidz. The studio used to be one of the classrooms.
- Throughout the whole recording process, the band was followed by a video camera for the making of a documentary DVD.
- The small clean break in the song "Temporary Temples" was recorded with a Smokey Amp. This is a cigarette pack with a tweeter and a 9-volt battery inside it
- Wolfe played the acoustic guitar intro to "Red Neck War" and OJ played the piano intro to "Five Faces of Madness"
- Tony & Producer Arron Fisher played all the bass parts on the album due to losing their bassist, Cid, before recording started
- Tony played rhythm guitars on "Justicia", "Jeremiad", "The Rat Eaters" and "Ancestry of the Antichrist" while OJ played rhythm on the rest of the album.
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