Released 1987 Producer Ulf Christiansson Artist Jerusalem Label Refuge Records | Length 40:38 Dancing on the Head of the Serpent
(1987) 10 Years After
(1988) Release date 1987 Genres Hard rock, Heavy metal | |
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Recorded Jerusalem Studio, Uppsala, Sweden Similar Krigsman, Vi Kan Inte Stoppas, In His Majesty's Service, 10 Years After, Prophet | ||
Jerusalem dancing on the head of the serpent 1987 full album
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. In 1988, Refuge Records released a re-recorded and remixed version in the United States, with slightly different artwork. This was the first Jerusalem album to be released on CD.
Contents
- Jerusalem dancing on the head of the serpent 1987 full album
- Jerusalem dancing on the head of the serpent
- Album cover controversy
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The general lyrical theme of the album is "war against Satan", but songs such as "Still" focus on forgiveness and restoration.
Jerusalem dancing on the head of the serpent
Album cover controversy
The record sleeve, painted by Rolf Jansson of Norway, depicts the leg of a person wearing jeans and boots—the standard attire among rockers—jumping on the head of a "demonic creature". This radical image proved too shocking for Swedish Christians and was banned by some resellers.
Track listing
All songs by Ulf Christiansson.
- "Dancing on the Head of the Serpent"
- "Plunder Hell and Populate Heaven"
- "Rebels of Jesus Christ"
- "Listen to Me"
- "Woe, Woe... The Great Fall"
- "We're Gonna Take Europe"
- "Come Higher"
- "Catch the Devil, Catch the Thief"
- "The Night When Revelation Came into My Life"
- "Still"
Personnel
Songs
1Dancing4:08
2Plunder Hell and Populate Heaven4:08
3Rebels of Jesus Christ3:19