The Serpent is the second studio album by Still Remains

Still Remains

Still Remains is a metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition. They released two studio albums, Of Love and Lunacy and The Serpent, both to positive reviews, and had minor UK chart success with the single "Dancing with the Enemy"....

, released on August 7, 2007 on Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records

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. The first single to be released was the track "Stay Captive," which was followed by "Dancing with the Enemy". The lyrics and title for the song "Avalanche" are inspired by the role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII

is a role-playing video game developed by Square and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers and in 2009...

. The Serpent reached number 95 in the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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Track listing

1. "The Serpent" (Instrumental) – 2:14
2. "The Wax Walls of an Empty Room" – 3:42
3. "Stay Captive" – 4:09
4. "Anemia in Your Sheets" – 3:59
5. "Maria" – 4:32
6. "Dropped from the Cherry Tree" – 3:40
7. "Dancing with the Enemy" – 3:04
8. "The River Song" – 4:00
9. "Sleepless Nights Alone" – 3:42
10. "An Undesired Reunion" – 3:24
11. "Avalanche" – 5:21

Bonus tracks on Special Edition

1. "What is Love?" - 3:51*
2. "Float Like a Feather" - 3:39
3. "I Can Never Be Your Lover" - 2:52

(*) Released on Myspace on June 2, 2008

Personnel

• T.J. Miller - lead vocals
• Mike Church - guitar
  Guitar
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   and backing vocals
• Jordan Whelan - guitar
  Guitar
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• Steve Hetland - bass
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• Ben Schauland - keyboards
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• Adrian "Bone" Green - drums
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